GCSE results day – in pictures

Stoke Newington, north London: Students receive their GCSE results at Stoke Newington School & Sixth Form, with Head Teacher Annie Gammon in the middle Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian

Stoke Newington, north London: Students open their GCSE results at Stoke Newington School & Sixth Form Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian

Handsworth, Birmingham: Pupils (l-r) Daniel James and James Brookes from Holyhead school open their GSCE results Photograph: Mathew Growcoot/Mathew Growcoot / newsteam

Angela McQuillan (right) picks up her GCSE results at St Louis grammar school in Ballymena, Northern Ireland Photograph: Paul Faith/PA

Bryony Tyler and Matt Leech react after opening their GCSE results at West Bridgford school in Nottingham Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA

Two pupils from Brighton college in East Sussex celebrate their GCSE results Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

Handsworth, Birmingham: Pupils at Holyhead school view their GSCE results Photograph: Mathew Growcoot/Newsteam

Maggie Fraser, Emily Acorn, Alice Drones and Abisayo Abiloye wave their GCSE results at Chelmsford county high school for girls Photograph: Chris Radburn/PA

Ezra Kitson, Rosie Hewitson, Elspeth Thomas and Andrew Cooper, who all gained 11 A* grades in their GCSEs, at Emmanuel College in Gateshead Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

Bryony Tyler celebrates with friends at West Bridgford school Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA

Ka' Wing Wong, who gained 12 A*s and five As in her GCSEs, at West Bridgford school Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA

Lucy Gallagher examines her GCSE results outside West Bridgford school Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA

Handsworth, Birmingham: A delighted Fatina Syeda celebrates after receiving her GCSE results at Holyhead school Photograph: Mathew Growcoot/Newsteam

Redland, Bristol: Students (l-r) Yasmin Rauf, Alex Lindsay-Perez and Kathryn Jamshidi celebrate a string of top GCSE grades at Redland Green school Photograph: Emma Hallett/PA