EVEN though London achieved its best ever GCSE results, more than half of its pupils failed to get five decent grades that prepare them for the workplace. New government figures show 54.2% of pupils ...

Teenagers who fail to achieve a standard pass in their English and maths GCSEs face ‘dire’ life consequences, a social mobility expert has warned. A sign on a door saying 'Quiet please, Exams in ...

Teenagers who “perform poorly” in their core GCSEs tend to face worse health outcomes and are more likely to be engaged in criminal behaviour than their higher-achieving peers, research has suggested.

As many as 350,000 school-leavers are failing to achieve basic standards in GCSE English and maths, official figures revealed yesterday. More than half have such weak mastery of the three Rs they are ...