Independent school GCSE results
A full league table of independent school GCSE results, ranked in order of average point scores.

Independent school A level points scores
A full listing of the A level points scores for over 500 independent schools.

Record year for GCSE pupils
Thousands of teenagers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have achieved a record proportion of top GCSE grades.

Top grades for tragic presenter's daughter
The daughter of the BBC sports presenter Helen Rollason, who died of cancer earlier this month, has received top grades in her GCSEs.

Fears over exam 'have-nots'
There are concerns that exam league tables are pressuring schools into neglecting less able pupils - with 100,000 pupils failing all their GCSEs.

Traditional subjects attract more pupils
This year's GCSE results show a trend towards traditional subjects such as English literature and the sciences - with less interest in business and drama.

Exam boy wins �1,000 bet
A nine-year-old boy has won �1,000 in a bet with his father after getting a grade B in his GCSE maths exam.

Seven-year-old makes GCSE history
A seven-year-old boy has become the youngest pupil to pass a higher level GCSE exam.

GCSEs - subject by subject
The biggest falls in GCSE entries this year were seen in art, business studies, geography and home economics.

Welsh GCSE results break exam record
GCSE exam results break all previous records in Wales with a pass rate of just over 98%.

GCSE results better than ever
More students have achieved top grades in GCSE examinations in Northern Ireland this year.

Students shun languages
There has been a sharp fall in the number of pupils learning languages, prompting warnings that British business could suffer as a result.

'How clearing did me proud'
Aarti Ramu: "When I received my A level grades, I knew straight away that I would not be accepted at any of the universities that I had applied to, and I panicked."

Clearing up after bad results
A system is in place for those whose A level results are not what they had needed to get into the university of their choice.

Students inspect marked papers
A college taking part in a pilot scheme allowing A level students to inspect their marked exam papers has hailed it a success.

Exam record set again
A quarter of a million A level students in much of the UK have received their results - and once again there has been a record number of passes.

A levels lack employer appeal
Employers say A level standards are not falling - they just don't use exam results much to recruit young people.

Tragic student celebrates top grades
An A level student whose mother died just weeks before her exams is celebrating after gaining five A grades.

DJ Huw's A level success
BBC Radio 1's youngest DJ is celebrating passing three A levels.

Record results for Welsh students
A level students in Wales have produced a record set of results with a significant increase in those achieving A to C grades.

Students shine at A levels
The success rate for Northern Ireland's A level students tops all previous records for the exam in the province.

Paying for your degree
This year sees another major change to the way students are funded - the abolition of grants.

Subject by subject
Fewer candidates sat A levels in English and the sciences this year - while computing and business studies were more popular.

Exam pass rate rise welcomed
Thousands of Scottish youngsters now know their exam results as officials welcome increases on last year's pass rates.

Clearing a path to the future
The university clearing system springs into action once the dust settles on Friday's delivery of Highers results in Scotland.

What makes the grades improve?
Exam pass rates in Scottish schools are improving all the time - but does this mean that children are getting smarter?

Avoid Higher state of panic
BBC Scotland Education Correspondent Kenneth Macdonald with some valuable advice for students receiving Higher results.