England’s GCSE results show ingrained social and regional inequality post-Covid

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1. GCSE top grades down on last year as educational inequality widens | Independent

2. GCSE results 2024: grades show growing north-south divide in England | The Times

3. GCSE results widen north-south divide with London pupils attaining highest proportion of top grades compared with lowest in north-east | Daily Mail

4. Regional gaps in GCSE results remain | The Standard

5. Gap in GCSE results between private and state schools widens at highest level | Independent

6. Private education extends GCSE lead over state schools | Telegraph

As the tide of exam results affected by Covid recedes, it reveals stark social and regional inequalities in GCSE performances across England that are barely changed or worse than before the pandemic struck.