Portsmouth South MP and shadows schools minister Stephen Morgan says GCSE students suffering from government's 'legacy of unequal outcomes'

Results on Thursday mark a return to GCSE grades being awarded from in-person exams, after two years of teachers’ estimations being used due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Following the publication of A-level results last week, social mobility charity The Sutton Trust said regional gaps are growing and the differences in levels of achievement at private schools compared with state schools and colleges are still above 2019 levels.

Shadow schools minister and the MP for Portsmouth South Stephen Morgan said: ‘Young people receiving results have worked incredibly hard, but 12 years of Conservative governments has left a legacy of unequal outcomes that are holding back kids and holding back communities.

‘(Labour) would end tax breaks for private schools and invest in thousands of new teachers.’