Over half a million students who took OCR’s GCSEs and Cambridge Nationals will be receiving their exam results today.

Leo Shapiro, OCR Chief Executive, said: "To all those waiting for exam results today, good luck. I hope today brings the results that you want, and you can progress to the next stage of your education or career. On behalf of OCR, congratulations to those celebrating success today. As well as students receiving GCSE results, I’d like to extend my best wishes to over 70,000 students who have gained Cambridge Nationals qualifications this year."

"We know that success in exams represents a lot of commitment not just by students and teachers but by families and by exams officers throughout the country. Thanks to all involved – including those who create and mark our papers."

Facts and figures

• Over 1.7 million GCSE exam papers were marked by examiners through a combination of online and traditional marking
• We received over 2.6 million entries for GCSE across all subjects and assessment types
• The age range between our youngest and oldest GCSE candidate is 70 years.

To find the key results information you need, click on the following links:

• Information for students and parents
  
• Information for schools and colleges
  

If you want to know more about how we mark and grade exams, about online marking and our quality checks on marking, take a look at Explaining Examining.