GCSE results 2015: Essex pupils pass more exams but get fewer top...

THE number of GCSE passes are up again this year in Essex, but fewer top grades have been awarded. Nationwide, the number of A* to C grades achieved today is 69 per cent, up from 68.8 per cent last year, but A* grades have seen a fall of 0.1 per cent. Helena Romanes School, Great DunmowThe school, in Parsonage Downs, Great Dunmow, saw 61 per cent of students achieve five or more A* to C grades including English and maths – up from 57 per cent last year.Star students this year include...