Pupils picking up GCSE results.
Hundreds of thousands of pupils across the country have picked up their GCSE results this morning (Picture: LNP)

The pass rate for GCSE results across England, Wales and Northern Ireland has fallen for the third year running.

It comes after hundreds of thousands of pupils across the country pick up their results.

67.6% of all grades were rated at grade 4/C and above which is considered the pass rate, compared to 68.2% in 2023 and 67.3% in 2019.

Despite the drop in the pass rate, the prime minister Sir Keir Starmer said in a post on X: ‘Congratulations to those receiving their GCSE results today – you’ve done an incredible job.

‘I know the power of education and opportunity. My government will make sure everyone’s path is determined by their talent, skills and ambition, not where you come from.’

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