GCSE results: How Yorkshire stacks up against the rest of the country

The proportion of entries getting at least a C grade was 65.3 per cent this year. This was less than any other Government region in the country.

However it was also a 0.4 per cent improvement on the previous year.

Yorkshire has had the lowest level of A* to C grades in the country for at least the past five years.

Breakdown of this year’s results:

Grades A* to C

(Figure in brackets is change in percentage points on 2014)

• North-east England: 67.2% (1.5)

• North-west England: 68.6% (0.3)

• Yorkshire/Humber: 65.3% (0.4)

• West Midlands: 66.9% (0.2)

• East Midlands: 65.6% (-0.1)

• Eastern England: 69.0% (0.2)

• South-west England: 69.1% (0.1)

• South-east England: 70.9% (-0.1)

• London: 72.0% (0.3)

• England: 68.8% (0.2)

• Wales: 66.6% (no change)

• Northern Ireland: 78.7% (0.7)

• UK: 69.0% (0.2)

Grades A*-A

(figure in brackets is change in percentage points on 2014)

• North-east England: 17.6% (0.2)

• North-west England: 19.7% (-0.1)

• Yorkshire/Humber: 17.6% (0.2)

• West Midlands: 18.4% (-0.3)

• East Midlands: 18.3% (-0.4)

• Eastern England: 21.3% (-0.1)

• South-west England: 20.9% (-0.2)

• South-east England: 24.1% (-0.5)

• London: 25.3% (0.5)

• England: 21.0% (-0.1)

• Wales: 19.2% (-0.2)

• Northern Ireland: 28.6% (0.4)

• UK: 21.2% (-0.1)