With the last two year groups’ grades having been decided on teacher assessment and school examinations, the class of 2022 was the first to sit external exams since 2019 and the onset of the Covid pandemic.
As such, many pupils staff arrived with trepidation as to what results envelopes might reveal.
Check out the following 17 fantastic photographs which capture the anxiety, relief and ecstasy of Results Day.
1. Jumping for joy
Whitburn Church of England Academy pupils Tyger Emms-Hobbins, Lewis Pounder, Joe Miller and Abbie Bryce celebrating the school's "best ever" external examination GCSE results. Photo: IAN McCLELLANDwww.ianmacphotos.c
2. Top of the class
Whitburn Church of England Academy pupil Charlotte Leia Smith, 16, attained nine grade 9s and one grade 8. Photo: IAN McCLELLANDwww.ianmacphotos.c
3. Friends together
Oxclose Community Academy pupils Matthew Teasdale, Kevin Parkinson, Owen Richardson celebrate their GCSE exam results. Results day is the last time the whole year group will be together in school. Photo: IAN McCLELLANDwww.ianmacphotos.c
4. Hands in the air
Whitburn Church of England Academy pupils Abigail Boyce, 16, and Harriet Scott, 16, celebrate their GCSE results. Photo: IAN McCLELLANDwww.ianmacphotos.c