Hundreds of thousands of GCSE students in England, Northern Ireland and Wales have finished their exams and are now waiting for their results Results will be released on Thursday 20 August from . Here is everything you need to know about results, appeals and resits. If you do not think your grade is right, you should first talk to your school or college.
It will contact the exam board on your behalf and ask for your marks to be reviewed. If you still think you have been unfairly graded after a review, you can ask your school or college to appeal, external. The exam board will consider whether a correction is needed.
If you are still not satisfied, you can request a review from regulator Ofqual. BBC Bitesize: Options if you're unhappy with your GCSE or Nationals results Young Minds: Dealing with exam stress and disappointment, external You can resit any GCSE exam the following academic year. In England, students need maths and English GCSEs at grade 4 or above to qualify for further study - although you can prepare for resits alongside your new subjects.
The next set of resits for English and maths are expected to take place in November 2026. If you want to explore resitting a subject, you should speak to your school or college about the best course of action. Record numbers of GCSE results were resits - are we in a 'resit crisis'?
GCSE results will be released on Thursday 20 August from . Some students in England may be able to receive their results through the Education Record app, which allows grades to be delivered directly to their phones. The rollout of the app is expected to continue following trials in previous years.
In Wales and Northern Ireland, results are usually distributed by schools and colleges. Jewellery, cash or first cars: Do rewards boost exam grades? In England, GCSEs are graded using a numerical system from 9-1, rather than A-E as was previously the case.
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