{"id":371723,"date":"2026-08-20T16:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T15:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/top-gcse-grade-achievement-up-despite-pass-rate-falling-to-pre-covid-levels-gcse-education-school\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T16:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T15:00:04","slug":"top-gcse-grade-achievement-up-despite-pass-rate-falling-to-pre-covid-levels-gcse-education-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/top-gcse-grade-achievement-up-despite-pass-rate-falling-to-pre-covid-levels-gcse-education-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Top GCSE grade achievement up despite pass rate falling to pre-Covid levels #GCSE #Education #School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/fj5AyuK-SgI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Top GCSE grade achievement up despite pass rate falling to pre-Covid levels #GCSE #Education #School\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fj5AyuK-SgI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The overall pass rate for this year&#8217;s GCSE has fallen slightly, bringing it back to levels routinely seen before the Covid pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the proportion of students getting the top grades has risen very slightly. 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