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Join revision course that helps students beat national average grades

GCSE and A-level students who studied online revision courses with MyEdSpace achieved impressive grade improvements that far outpaced national averages.placeholder image

How online revision course can help you get top GCSE & A-Level grades

GCSE and A-level students can study smarter and for a shorter time with MyEdSpace revision courses.placeholder image

GSCE and A-level revision sessions that are actually manageable

Experts warn that unstructured revision over Easter could hold students back in GCSE and A-level examsplaceholder image

The Easter revision mistake that could cost exam grades

These local schools were amongst Wakefield's highest performersplaceholder image

Wakefield's 11 'above average' secondary schools for 2025

These schools all have admissions policies recorded as 'non-selective', but still boast excellent academic performancesplaceholder image

England's 13 top comprehensive state schools for 2025

These schools were among Yorkshire's top performers this yearplaceholder image

Yorkshire's 24 highest-achieving secondary schools of 2025 GCSE season

When it comes to average grades, some parts of the country scored a little more highly than others in the most recent exam seasonplaceholder image

Each region's average GCSE grade in 2025 - from highest to lowest

Unlike Progress 8 scores, Attainment 8 scores are solely based on performanceplaceholder image

Why 2025's secondary school performance rankings have changed

These elite grammar schools all rank amongst England's best in 2025placeholder image

England's 21 top-performing secondary schools in 2025 GCSE season

Schools needed exceptional GCSE results to make the top of the Telegraph's latest league tableplaceholder image

The 15 best secondary schools in England, named by new Telegraph guide

When it came to GCSE top grades, there were some significant disparities between different parts of Englandplaceholder image

England's best performing counties for GCSE top grades this year

Significant attainment gaps between state and private school pupils have remained this GCSE results dayplaceholder image

How state and private schools compared on GCSE grades this results day

The proportion of GCSE entries achieving top grades of 9 rose a little this yearplaceholder image

What were this year's GCSE grade boundaries for maths and English

Top grades were up this year, while the standard pass rate fell a littleplaceholder image

How 2025's GCSE candidates did overall and by region this results day

It's important to speak to school staff as soon as possible if you'd like to explore appealing a gradeplaceholder image

How to appeal your GCSE grade - and deadlines pupils need to know

It’s important to take swift action to avoid missing the strict deadlines 📜

Amber Allott

The grade boundaries for each subject will also be released on GCSE results dayplaceholder image

Where learners can find the 2025 grade boundaries on GCSE results day

Thousands of students across the country will find out how they did in their GCSEs this weekplaceholder image

Everything you need to know about GCSE results day 2025

NEU general secretary Daniel Kebede (centre) believes the current exam system is too high stakesplaceholder image

Are GCSE and A Level exams outdated? One teaching union thinks so

As pupils start to prepare for a new school year, these are England's top performing secondary schoolsplaceholder image

England's top secondary schools, according to our 2025 'gold standard'

The long wait for results day can be a constant weight for teensplaceholder image

Psychologist's top tips to help students cope with results day anxiety

From the different grades you can get, to how to get your results, the end of GCSEs raises some big questionsplaceholder image

5 of your big questions answered as GCSE exam season ends

The benefits of learning another language in secondary school may go far beyond the classroomplaceholder image

5 ways taking a language GCSE could help you in the future

Sometimes, exams just don't go how you might have hopedplaceholder image

5 tips for moving forward if your GCSE or A Level exam goes wrong

There are a number of alternatives to traditional exams widely supported by teachersplaceholder image

Many parents and teachers fear exams outdated - 5 popular alternatives

Each of the nine new grades means something slightly differentplaceholder image

New 9-1 GCSE grades explained as pupils tackle 2025 exams

Exam stress can manifest in all sorts of different waysplaceholder image

7 signs of exam stress parents need to look out for

Exam stress can manifest in many ways, from just unhelpful to outright dangerous 😟

Amber Allott

Well-meaning phrases can sometimes do more harm than good when it comes to exam stressplaceholder image

5 things you should never say to your child during exam season

Only about one in 10 of the students surveyed felt ready for their examsplaceholder image

The top 20 excuses teens admit using to get out of studying for exams

From studying to the big day, exam season can be a tough time for young peopleplaceholder image

Five places parents and students can get support this exam season

GCSE results day could look a little different for thousands of students this yearplaceholder image

Big change coming to GCSE Results Day - what you need to know

Core GCSE exam subjects will be spaced out over the next two monthsplaceholder image

Key GCSE subject exam dates for 2025 season

These apps can help prepare pupils ahead of the summer exam seasonplaceholder image

7 of the top education apps for last-minute GCSE and A Level revision

This year's GCSE takers will still get extra help in three examsplaceholder image

The three GCSE exams pupils will still get Covid-era help in

These next few months of exam prep will be crucialplaceholder image

21 things parents can do at home to help teens prepare for GCSEs

There are six passing grades GCSE candidates can earn this year, with 9 being the highestplaceholder image

What GCSE pupils and families should know about grades as exams near

Common study mistakes can mean students aren't learning as efficiently as they couldplaceholder image

6 of the most common GCSE study mistakes - and what to do instead

These Yorkshire secondary schools boast incredibly low absence ratesplaceholder image

Yorkshire's 13 top state secondary schools for attendance

Most of these schools, which had some of the lowest attendance rates in the country, were also extremely high performersplaceholder image

The 15 top state secondary schools in England for attendance named

It looks like the review will recommend the current exam system as a whole stay largely intact placeholder image

How GCSE exams and other assessments could change in curriculum review

Eagle-eyed parents will spot some familiar names from last year's rankingsplaceholder image

The 20 top state secondary schools in West Yorkshire for 2025

GCSEs could see some changes over the coming yearsplaceholder image

Three ways GCSE exams could change in 2025 and beyond

The Latin Excellence Programme was run in 40 state schools across Englandplaceholder image

Latin programme for state schools cut - what you need to know

The core science GCSEs cover a wide array of physics, chemistry and biology conceptsplaceholder image

Your complete guide to the core science GCSEs

English GCSE exams for some pupils may be available onscreen in the near futureplaceholder image

English GCSEs may soon move onscreen - with more soon to follow

These are some of the key dates parents need to know for 2025placeholder image

The key dates in education that parents need to know in 2025

Selective grammar schools and comprehensive schools alike made the list in different parts of Englandplaceholder image

Each region's top 5 state secondary schools for 2025

Algebra, geometry and statistics will all make an appearance in GCSE-level mathsplaceholder image

What this year's GCSE maths pupils will learn before their final exam

Resits take place much like standard GCSE examsplaceholder image

Everything you need to know about GCSE resits

Homeschooling can offer more flexibility for families, an education expert saysplaceholder image

'I'm a GCSEs tutor - here's what you should know before homeschooling'

Gordonstoun was one of two Scottish schools to make the listplaceholder image

The UK's 25 finest private senior schools, named among world's best

It is now likely GCSE maths and science students will not need to remember formulas for their exams until at least 2027 (Photo: Adobe Stock)placeholder image

GCSE students to get extra Covid exam help in these key subjects

Secondary schools are typically ranked by their 'Progress 8' scores (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)placeholder image

How England's best performing secondary schools are ranked

The reading lists for each exam board are periodically updated (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)placeholder image

A full guide to the GCSE English literature reading list this year

Exams and results day can be an anxiety-inducing time for many young people (Image: National World/Adobe Stock/Getty)placeholder image

Four out of five young people say exams 'harmed their mental health'

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