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Some of Samuel Whitbread Academy's highest-performing students: Harry Plumley and Rosa Ray-Smith

GCSE results up at Samuel Whitbread Academy

Twins Alesha and Zahrah Zaman were both among Etonbury Academy's top-performing GCSE students

Hard work pays off as Etonbury Academy students celebrate GCSE results

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Stratton School celebrates fantastic GCSE results

Where pupils can get free food to celebrate GCSE results day (Photo: Macus - stock.adobe.com)

Restaurants offering free food to GCSE students on results day

Single sex grammar schools took out most of the top spots across England (Photo: National World/Google)

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Special measures to make sure students sitting major exams weren't unfairly impacted by the pandemic have gradually slowed down (Photo: National World/Getty/Adobe Stock)

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There's still nearly two months to go until students will find out how they did in their GCSE exams (Photo: National World/Getty/Adobe Stock)

GCSE marking system explained as pupils await exam results

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Students at Etonbury Academy celebrate a fantastic set of GCSE results

Etonbury Academy celebrates GCSE and BTEC results

Samuel Whitbread Academy students celebrate GCSE results

Samuel Whitbread Academy celebrates excellent set of GCSE and BTEC exam results

Here’s what you can do if you fail your GCSE exams. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) (Photo by Peter Nicholls/Getty Images)

How to resit your GCSE exams if you fail

NHS nurse Kelly Foster, who failed her GCSEs

Woman becomes high ranking senior NHS nurse despite failing GCSEs

Students are gearing up for GCSE exams

Quiz: Can you answer these GCSE maths questions

GCSE results day at Etonbury Academy. Image: BEST.

Arlesey's Etonbury Academy celebrates GCSE results

GCSE results at Samuel Whitbread Academy. Image: BEST

Clifton's Samuel Whitbread Academy thrilled with GCSE and BTEC results

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Nandos is giving out free food to students

Nando’s is giving away free food to students on results day this month

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Students can choose A-Level and GCSE exam topics next year - Ofqual and educatio...

Sandy Secondary School GCSE results day

Sandy Secondary School builds on successes with 'excellent' GCSE results

A number of big restaurant chains - including Nando’s - are offering free food deals to A Level and GCSE students this week (Photos: Getty Images/Flickr)

Where to get free food on GCSE results day 2021 - including Nando’s, Las Iguanas...

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Poorer white pupils suffer years of neglect due to terms like ‘white privilege’,...

GCSE and A Level grades will be decided by teachers this year, exams watchdog Ofqual has announced (Photo: Shutterstock)

GCSE and A Level results will be decided by teachers this year - despite 2020's ...

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GCSE, A Levels and SATs exams in England will be replaced by teacher assessments...

'Alternative arrangements’ will be made for GCSE and A Level exams this year - w...

GCSE and A Level exams will be adapted in 2021 to help students - including adva...

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The exam board is regrading all of the results (Photo: Shutterstock)

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Ofqual is reviewing its process for appeals (Photo: Shutterstock)

Ofqual has suspended its criteria for pupils wanting to appeal their A levels an...

Pupils will be able to use their mock exam results as the basis for an appeal (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is how to appeal your GCSE and A level results

Grades will be decided in a different way this year due to cancelled exams (Photo: Shutterstock)

A Level students will not be awarded final grades lower than their mock exam res...

This year's grades have been marked differently due to school closures caused by the pandemic. (Shuttertsock)

Students unable to appeal exam results this year are being handed a ‘life senten...

Exams across the UK were cancelled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, meaning grades this year have been calculated in a different way (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s when GCSE results will be out in England - and how to collect grades

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The tool features three to five minute revision videos presented in a Netflix-style layout (Photo: Shutterstock)

GCSE students can access a free learning resource while schools are closed - her...

How many of these GCSE exam questions can you answer correctly? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Quiz: Can you get these GCSE exam questions right?

Could you pass GCSE maths? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Quiz: Can you pass this maths GCSE exam?

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Many schools in the UK are currently closed, and it's not just the pupils who are pleased about it (Photo: Shutterstock)

The funniest, most gleeful tweets from teachers who are off work because of the ...

Quiz: would you pass the new, harder GCSE maths exam?

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