Optimism and hope for the future as Manchester's students receive GCSE results
manchestereveningnews.co.uk"I've done so much better than I thought I would!" Abdul was shocked opening his GCSE results at Coop Academy Manchester in Blackley this morning.
He said he's been worried about the grade boundaries following changes to exams over the last two years due to covid. But his worries disappeared when he opened his envelope, and now he's excited for where a great set of results will take him.
His surprise was echoed across Greater Manchester, as students received results from exams they sat in-person for the first time for two years.
Across the country, pass grades fell since 2021 but are overall still higher than pre-pandemic rates. READ MORE: Iceland's three-week warning to Greater Manchester pensioners eligible for voucher However, there results saw a marked north-south divide, with 32.6% of papers from London being marked at grade 7 and above, compared to just 22.4% in north-east England and in Yorkshire and the Humber.
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