GCSE resits for English and Maths could be scrapped after the pass rate fell to its lowest level in a decade.
The current model requires students who fail these two core subjects at GCSE level to resit them repeatedly until they achieve a least a grade 4, up to the age of 18.
However, yesterday's results saw the GCSE pass rate for English and Maths hit a record low, amid fears that some pupils are being left behind.
It came after Bridget Phillipson, the Education Secretary, said that white working class children in particular were some of the least likely to hit these targets.
The overall pass rate for English dropped 1.7 percentage points to hit 60.2 this summer, the worst result since 2004, while 58.3 per cent of all pupils across the UK passed their maths GCSE this year, down from 59.5 per cent last year.
