Boys do cry after all, at least when it comes to their GCSEs and A levels.
A third of teenage boys say they have been reduced to tears because of exam stress, according to research.
Three quarters of teenage girls have wept before an exam, the poll also shows, and almost half of teenagers say they have felt sick before an exam.
The survey of 1,000 teenagers was conducted by the National Citizen Service (NCS) and found that stress was not just limited to the exam period. Two thirds of A level students said that their last year at school was dominated by worries they would not get the grades needed to get to university.
At the other end of the age spectrum, a survey on primary school SATs suggested that pupils enjoyed taking the tests. Reach2, the largest primary academy trust, which has 55 schools, polled its Year 6 pupils to see what they thought of the tests. It found that 80 per cent said that they either enjoyed or did not mind taking the tests.