Lancashire GCSE results 2022: Live updates as students across the county as students get their grades

Top grades for GCSEs are down on last year – but remain higher than pre-pandemic levels, as UK students received their results on Thursday.

In 2021, the proportion of GCSE entries awarded top grades surged to an all-time high after exams were cancelled for the second year in a row due to Covid-19 and pupils were given results determined by their teachers.

Similar to the pattern with A-level results, published last week, it had been expected that grades would drop below last year, but remain above those from 2019 as students returned to sitting exams for the first time in three years.

Figures published by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) – covering GCSE entries from students predominantly in England, Wales and Northern Ireland – showed top grades of 7/A have fallen from 28.9% in 2021 to 26.3% this year, a drop of 2.6 percentage points.

But this remains higher than the equivalent figure for 2019 of 20.8%.

County Councillor Jayne Rear, Lancashire County Council’s cabinet member for education and skills said: “Our ambition in Lancashire is for all children and young people to reach their full potential, regardless of where their starting point is.

“Maintaining those high standards was always going to be a difficult task for this year group, who are the first to sit formal exams since the start of the pandemic.

“Our GCSE results this year demonstrate the incredible resilience our pupils have shown throughout the pandemic, and they deserve to be justifiably proud of themselves.

“I’d like to congratulate and thank our pupils for all their hard work, and I would also like to thank our teaching staff for supporting our children through this immensely challenging period.”

The council adds that young people are urged to contact the college or further education provider they had planned to attend if they did not receive the grades they needed, to discuss the options available to them.

They can also contact Talkzone, in confidence, for advice and support.

Young people can call Talkzone on 0800 511 111, text on 07786 511 111 or email [email protected]

Alternatively, get in touch through our access webtalk services or via Facebook

For more information, visit: Youth Zone - Lancashire County Council

Penwortham Priory Academy are today celebrating as their GCSE results show the school continues to go from strength to strength. Across the board, grades are up from 2019, the last time external exams were set. Find out more here.

Education Secretary, James Cleverly said: “Congratulations to everyone getting their results today. Pupils should be incredibly proud of their achievements, especially given the unprecedented disruption they have faced over the last couple of during the last two years.

“I also want to thank our brilliant teaching profession – and of course parents and carers – for all they have done to ensure young people can progress onto the next stage of their lives.

“So whether that’s one of our pioneering T Levels, A levels, or an apprenticeship, pupils should know they have the best possible range of options available to them once they finish their GCSEs.”

Teenagers across the country will be getting their results this week, and here’s all you need to know.

This is what you need to know