The regional inequalities in GCSE and A level results match up with the regional levels of child poverty. This is no coincidence, says Dr Mary Bousted
As I write this article, it is GCSE results day. Along with the usual congratulations and photographs and television clips of young people celebrating their results, a Labour party analysis of regional inequalities in A level and GCSE pass rates is hitting the headlines.
In London, 32.6% of GCSEs were marked at grades 7/A and above but in North East England and in Yorkshire and the Humber, just 22.4% got the top grades.
