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The Guardian view on GCSE results day: mind the disadvantage gap

Editorial: Entrenched regional variations and other disparities illustrate the challenge Labour ministers face on educational inequality
Ella Baron on GCSE exams stress – cartoon

Grades have largely returned to pre-pandemic levels in England, Wales and Northern Ireland – but there are marked regional variations within England
England’s GCSE results show ingrained social and regional inequality post-Covid

Analysis of grades shows disparities also conceal enormous variations in performance within each region
‘I’m really proud’: GCSE pupils tell of relief at results after Covid disruption

Students at Sandymoor Ormiston academy in Runcorn say lockdown in year 7 was a struggle but hard work has paid off

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