A-level grades down from pandemic highs but still above 2019 levels
University admissions have also fallen on last year, but are the second highest on record, according to Ucas figures.
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University admissions have also fallen on last year, but are the second highest on record, according to Ucas figures.
First summer exams since 2019 – this year’s grades explained.
Covering Applied General qualifications, T levels, and other vocational and technical qualifications (VTQs) approved for reporting in DfE performance tables.
The proportion of top A-level grades achieved in England has dropped 19% after the first summer exams in three years, but remains much higher than in 2019
Some 20,360 pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland found out today that they were unplaced and therefore eligible for Clearing, based on exam results.