STUDENTS across Swindon and the surrounding areas celebrated their GCSE results today.
This year's results were based on teachers' assessments after a controversial algorythm was abandoned a few days ago.
More than one in four (25.9%) GCSE entries in England scored one of the three top grades this year, up from just over a fifth (20.7%) last summer, figures from exams regulator Ofqual show.
It comes after GCSE and A-level students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland were told they would now be awarded the higher of either their teachers’ grade or the moderated grade following an outcry.
Ofqual has confirmed that students in England who are unhappy with GCSE grades awarded by their school or college will not be able to appeal – unless there was an administrative error.
Here are some photos of students celebrating their achievements.
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GCSE results day 2020
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