Which state schools have achieved the best exam results over the past 6 years?
This video charts the percentage of students achieving grades A- A* (7-9 in the new metric). Data was collated using official UK government results reports and includes Grammar schools
▶Data source: UK Government official GCSE results database.
The last pen has dropped, the final answer bubbling up from the depths of memory has been scrawled, and the exam hall, once a pressure cooker of nerves and intellectual exertion, now stands quiet.
Have you ever had that unsettling feeling that you’re making a decision, but somehow the decision was already made before you even thought about it?
With 2025 GCSEs well underway, we take a quick look at the key takeaways from last years results for insights and to see how they match up against this years results when they arrive.
