Thousands of students across Hampshire are celebrating their GCSE results today after years of hard work, revision and anticipation.
Year 11 pupils returned to their schools for one final time to discover their results before embarking on the next chapter of their education.
We visited schools across Portsmouth and the surrounding area to capture the nerves, excitement, tears and celebrations.
See our gallery of 84 pictures capturing the best moments from GCSE results day 2026 across the city and beyond:
9. GCSE Results: Priory School Southsea
Students finding out their GCSE results at Priory School, Southsea. Pictured: Isobelle Capon and mum Vicky Smith Picture: Habibur Rahman | Habibur Rahman
10. GCSE Results: Priory School Southsea
Students finding out their GCSE results at Priory School, Southsea. Picture: Habibur Rahman | Habibur Rahman
11. GCSE Results: St Edmund's Catholic School
Enrico Trapani (left) got a 6 in English literature last year but worked so hard this year he brought it up to a 9. Tomasz Zelezny (right) thought he had failed history before he opened his results envelope but got an 8. | The News
12. GCSE Results: St Edmund's Catholic School
Teenagers have turned out in huge crowds to get their GCSE results at St Edmund's Catholic School. Pictured: Jagoda Kurakowksa | The News