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Page last updated at 09:03 GMT, Thursday, 21 August 2008 10:03 UK

Big jump in GCSE exam grades

There has been the biggest annual rise in the proportion of GCSE exam entries awarded top grades since 1989.

Two thirds of the exams taken were passed at grades A to C and one in five exams was awarded either an A or A star grade.

Sarah Campbell reports.

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