GCSE results day 2022 live blog: Pupils across the Portsmouth area eagerly collecting results as grades fall from 2021 but above pre-pandemic levels
.jpg?width=96&crop=1:1,smart)
PUPILS from across the Portsmouth area are lining up to find out their GCSE results.
Students from across the city found out their A-level and T-level results last week, with many achieving stunning grades and Oxbridge placements.
Just like their A-level counter parts, it is the first time these young people have taken exams since the Covid-19 outbreak.
Top grades for GCSEs are down on last year – but remain higher than pre-pandemic levels
Results are calculated in a 9-1 system, with nine being the highest mark.
A four is broadly equivalent to a C grade, and a 7 is broadly equivalent to an A.
Figures published by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) – covering GCSE entries from students predominantly in England, Wales and Northern Ireland – showed top grades of 7/A have fallen from 28.9 per cent in 2021 to 26.3 per cent this year, a drop of 2.6 percentage points.
This remains higher than the equivalent figure for 2019 of 20.8 per cent.
Separate figures, published by exams regulator Ofqual, showed that 2,193 16-year-olds in England got grade 9 in all their subjects – including 13 students who did at least 12 GCSEs.
The News has reporters at several schools across the Portsmouth area.
You can stay updated by following the live blog at the bottom of this article.