GCSE results day: Celebrations and congratulations as students get their rewards
GCSE pupils were finding out their results today at the end of two years of disrupted study.
For the first time since 2019 teenagers have sat their exams in person, as well as having coursework count towards their final grades.
Nationally grades have declined in a pattern similar to last week's A-level results, but there were still plenty of celebrations as pupils opened their envelopes to learn their grades.
Here's a selection of photos and stories from across the Black Country, Staffordshire and Shropshire as pupils got their just rewards for their hard work.
