London Students Pull Ahead in Key Exams, Widening UK's Education Gap
- London has highest proportion of pupils with top GCSE grades
- Marks dipped across the board as pupils returned to exams
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The divide between London and the rest of England has deepened as two sets of exam results released this month confirmed a widening education gap between the north and south of the country.
A total of 32.6% of students in London, which has some of the wealthiest districts in the country, received the equivalent of an A or higher in their GSCEs, typically taken by students at the age of 16. That’s widened the attainment gap between the capital and every other region compared to 2019.