Lola Mayor
Reporting from Caldicot School, Monmouthshire

Yaroslav, who moved to Wales from Ukraine in 2022 with his mother, received an A in English and a B in Welsh language despite speaking neither fluently when he arrived in Wales.

“It was a hard time to keep studying with everything going on at home," says the Caldicot School pupil, who previously said he wanted to become an engineer to "help my own country".

Perhaps even more impressively, he got A*s across the board in his other subjects.

"I think my mum will ask why I didn’t get an A* in English," he jokes.

He says since moving he has been able to return to Ukraine to visit family members who are "in a safe place".

"I’ve been trying to make my family proud and happy, and my results are amazing," Yaroslav adds.

"English language is not easy for me, so I’m really proud."

It's a few hours now since students began tearing open results envelopes, so whether you're happy or disappointed with how you scored, we'd love to hear your thoughts.

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James Kelly
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Sian Hamlet, 39, wanted to make sure she could help her son Lucas with his maths exams, so she decided to take the test herself.

"I passed with a grade four, which I’m very happy with," Sian, from Tamworth, says.

"Lucas is 12 and about to go into Year 8, and I wanted to be able to help him with his homework and, when the time comes, his GCSE revision."

Sian is also a learning support assistant at Tamworth's South Staffordshire College, and says she's now able to "support the students better".

In Rochdale, Year 11 pupil Isla is wearing a sash that reads: "I smashed my GCSEs, I’m going to Ibiza."

Her parents surprised her with the trip after she opened her results and the family will be heading to the airport this evening.

"I’m really happy, I passed everything," Isla says.

She's going to study chemistry, biology, and psychology in sixth form, but says she'll enjoy her "party weekend" first.

Emily Holt
Reporting from Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy, West Midlands

Here in the West Midlands, twins Daniel and Joshua have passed all their exams and are delighted.

"I wasn’t nervous before, but today I was," Daniel says.

"But I got what I wanted and passed."

Joshua says he wasn't expecting to get the grades he got and is very happy.

Daniel is going on to do a BTec in music and performance, while Joshua is going to pursue musical theatre.

Alex Taylor
Education reporter

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If you've opened your results this morning and they aren't quite what you were hoping for, it's easy for panic to set in.

Here are a few practical steps from Tom Egleton, better known online as Teacher Tommy T, who's been giving advice on the BBC News livestream:

• Take a deep breath: A simple but important first step. It'll help you calm down

• GCSEs are not the only key: Don't think this is the be-all-and-end-all - it's not. GCSEs are like keys to open different pathways, but they are one of many. Your personality and resilience are just as important in shaping your success

• Talk to your teachers: They know you well, in school at least. Today is the day to use that knowledge as you consider what to do next. They can advise on resit options and, potentially, remarks

• Go to your enrolment appointment: It's still worth going to any enrolment meetings you have scheduled at your local school or college, where staff can help you look at the available alternatives

• Don't compare yourself to others: Some friends may be celebrating or have recieved better grades, but try not to let that define how you feel about yourself. Your journey is your own. You're on your own timeline

BBC Radio 1Xtra's Kaylee Golding has popped out of the booth to wish everyone opening their results today a "massive well done".

"I know it can be so scary and so much pressure," she says.

"I hope you got the result that you wanted, if not - don't worry. Regardless, you are a superstar."

Kate McGough
Education reporter

Today marks the first time that some Year 11s across England can view their grades on an app, after a pilot last year involving thousands of students across Greater Manchester and the West Midlands.

The Department for Education told us about 750 schools across England have signed up to use the app this year, which is about one in five secondary schools.

So, if you’ve not already heard from your school that they’re signed up to use it, chances are you will still have to go and get your results in person.

That’s because school staff have to generate a QR code for you to scan so you can download the app. This is so they can vouch for your identity and make sure you’re seeing your own results and not someone else's.

The idea of the app is to have a digital record of your results that you can share with future employers or use to enrol on courses. It won’t replace the paper results slips that will still be provided by your school and will be available from 08:00.

If you really don’t want to go in, some individual schools or exam boards might still publish results through a school portal online or send them via email.

And you might be able to get your results posted out to you, but usually this needs arranging with your school in advance.

Results should be available on the app from 11:00 BST.

Jessie and Ellie, who have been best friends for more than a decade, opened their results together in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.

Both were happy with their results, which they say is "such a relief".

Ellie, who got full marks for her English Literature exam, thanked their "amazing teacher, Miss Evie" for pushing her.

And both girls received sevens in maths, which they say is all down to Mr Price.

"We both weren’t natural at maths but we wanted those sevens so he pushed us hard," Jessie says.

"We’ve grown up with these people, so it’s nice to see them happy," she adds, looking around at her fellow classmates.

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We've heard a lot from 15 and 16-year-old pupils, but not everyone opening their GCSE results today is a teenager.

Wynne Hindle, a 52-year-old grandmother, says she is "shocked" but "very happy" to have passed her maths exam with a grade four. It was her fifth time trying.

"Keep at it," she says when asked what her message is to other adult learners.

“I just wanted to achieve something and I’m a resilient person. I find it hard to quit so I just kept going."

The former nanny and nursery nurse studied at the West Suffolk College, and now wants to work in a school as a teaching assistant or a learning support officer.

Kay Davidson
Reporting from Consett Academy, County Durham

We're hearing from students across England, Wales and Northern Ireland as they open their envelopes and see their results for the first time.

Aspiring dancer Finn is overjoyed to discover he's got what he needs to go on to dance college in Hartlepool.

"I passed everything, I can't believe it," he says.

"I'm really glad, I did not think I was going to pass everything, I can't lie.

"I'm glad it's done, but I enjoyed it."

Hazel Shearing
Education correspondent

More now on the national GCSE results data released around half an hour ago.

The gap between the pass rates for boys and girls across all three nations has narrowed again, to its lowest since 2000.

Girls continue to outperform boys - but their grades have dropped, while boys' results have risen very slightly.

It means there's a difference of 5.8 percentage points this year, down from 6.2 last year.

Looking at data that goes all the way back to the year 2000, that gap is the lowest it's been at any point this century.

It was at its widest in 2017 - 9.5 percentage points - and has been falling ever since.

Analysis from the Education Policy Institute last year suggested that girls' performance has been "declining in absolute terms" since the Covid pandemic.

It linked this to "worrying trends around girls' wellbeing" such as worsening mental health and social media use.

It’s an issue we explored in depth after last year's GCSE results, and we'll be taking another look today.

Robbie Meredith
NI education correspondent

Almost a third of GCSE entries in Northern Ireland have again been awarded the top A* and A grades.

That is much higher than in England or Wales.

More than 32,000 students have received their GCSE results in Northern Ireland today, with 31.7% of GCSE entries awarded A* or A.

That compares to 31.6% in 2025.

In English language and maths, which are compulsory subjects, over a quarter of entries were awarded grade A or A*.

Robbie Meredith
NI education correspondent

About 32,000 students in Northern Ireland have received their GCSE and some vocational qualification results.

Precious, a student from Integrated College Glengormley, in County Antrim, achieved two A*s, six As and one B.

"I'm very, very happy," Precious says, adding: "I was really nervous last night, but my mum was more nervous."

Oliver, from the same school, says he exceeded his expectations with five A*s and five As.

"It's been a nervous wait, but I'm really happy to have gotten my results," he says.

Hazel Shearing
Education correspondent

Nearly a quarter of maths and English GCSEs in England were taken by people aged 17 and older this year.

They made up 24.3% of maths and English grades – up from 23.4% last year.

Their pass rates are lower than last year. And, as is the case every year, they are also much lower than the pass rates among 16-year-olds.

In England, 19.8% of English language entries and 15.3% of maths entries from people aged 17 and over were marked at grade 4 - the pass rate - or higher.

Some of those older students will be mature students sitting exams for the first time, but most will be young people resitting papers.

In England, pupils who don't get at least a grade 4 in GCSE English and maths have to continue studying for it alongside their next course - their A-levels or their T-level, for example.

Resitting is not a requirement, according to the DfE, but colleges will generally enter students into exams when they think they are ready.

Hazel Shearing
Education correspondent

The GCSE results are similar to last year.

Here's a breakdown of the proportion of GCSEs marked at 4/C in each nation:

• 67% in England, down from 67.1% in 2025
• 62.3% in Wales, down from 62.5%
• 83.6% in Northern Ireland, up from 83.5%

Hazel Shearing
Education correspondent

The national data giving us an overall picture of GCSE results and how they compare to previous years has just been released.

The overall GCSE pass rate has remained stable - with 67.3% of all grades across England, Wales and Northern Ireland at 4/C and above.

That’s only very slightly down from 67.4% last year.

What we’re seeing is a picture of consistency, broadly, after years of flux in 2020 and 2021 when exams were cancelled because of the Covid pandemic and results were based on teachers' assessments.

In fact, today’s pass rate is exactly the same as it was in 2019.

The proportion of top grades - marked at 7/A or above - has also remained steady, rising very slightly from 21.9% last year to 22% this year.

We’ll be digging into the data today to work out what’s happening beyond those headline figures.

Emily Holt
Reporting from Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy

Reagan has achieved merits in his business and sports science BTecs, as well as an eight in GCSE English, and is very pleased to have passed maths too.

"I got exactly what i needed, I'm delighted," he says.

"Maths was difficult and it was looking like I wasn't going to do well, but I'm so happy."

He says it feels great that he doesn't have to resit maths this year, and he is now going on to do three A-levels in psychology, PE and criminology.

Whether you're happy with your exam results or you're unsure of what to do next, we want to hear from you.

We've got a panel of experts on hand to answer your questions later this morning.

You can Get in touch by pressing the button at the top of the page - or you can share comments and videos with us in the following ways:

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