Girls have once again achieved better GCSE results than boys - but the gap between the genders is getting smaller. Thousands of pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland discovered their ...

Overall results slightly better than last year, with share receiving grades 7, 8 and 9 rising by 0.1 of a percentage point to 23.1% ...

Nearly a quarter of girls’ entries received one of the higher grades against around a fifth of those from boys Almost one in four boys in England get top grades in maths The proportion of GCSE ...