Up and down the city and in the surrounding towns, pupils went to pick up their grades this morning.
The results were based on teacher predictions, following a U-turn by the government in the aftermath of anger at the way A-Level results were handled.
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1. St Edmund's Catholic School
Kazim Kanani, a student at St Edmund's Catholic School in Portsmouth, with his GCSE results. Picture: Sarah Standing (200820-3066) Photo: Sarah Standing
2. St Edmund's Catholic School
St Edmund's Catholic School student Lydia Adie (16) who got two 6s, one 5, three 8s, four 7s and one 9. Picture: Sarah Standing (200820-3052) Photo: Sarah Standing
3. St Edmund's Catholic School
St Edmund's Catholic School students (l-r) Oliver Matthews (16), Grace Hargreaves (16), Louise Elliott (16) and Eloise Borrett (16), jump for joy with their results. Picture: Sarah Standing (200820-3040) Photo: Sarah Standing
4. St Edmund's Catholic School
St Edmund's Catholic School students Aoife Fawell-Molloy (16), Azara Abubakar (16) and Ainhoa Lenti (16) all from Portsmouth with their grades. Picture: Sarah Standing (200820-3023) Photo: Sarah Standing