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Hartsdown Academy pupil Holly gets top grades after devastating house fire

Cerebral palsey sufferer Holly Brooks, from Hartsdown Academy in Margate, is heading to Canterbury Christ Church University after achieving…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Exam results, News, Opinion

So after all the huffing about A level resits – it matters exactly 0.1%

Today’s A level results have moved at fingernail pace. The overall pass rate is up 0.1% and the proportion…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Exam results, News

ANALYSIS: A level results 2015 subject by subject

A level results saw “no major change” today, with a very minor 0.1 percentage point increase in the overall…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
Exam results, News

Further Maths A level sees 2.5 percentage point boost to A* grades

The number of pupils achieving an A* in Further Maths has jumped by 2.5 percentage points – the largest…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
Exam results, News

A level results 2015: Trends & Stats from the National Data

A level results are out and here’s a round up of the main stats and figures: Overall Performance The…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Exam results, News

A Level Results Day: “No major changes” says qualification body JCQ

“No major system changes, no major outcome changes, no major entry changes” said qualifications joint council JCQ –  as…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford


Exam results, News

LIVE BLOG: A-level results day

Results are out today at 9.30am for A levels and 11am for AS levels. We are celebrating everyone’s successes,…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Exam results, News

How Schools Week is going to report A Level results day… and why

Ahead of tomorrow’s A level results day we thought it worth explaining how we plan to report the day,…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Exam results, News

A level pupils face hefty phone bills to call clearing hotlines

Students needing to call universities in the scramble for places due later this week can expect to face considerable…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
Exam results, News

How long do A level exam remarks take? From five days… to 22!

Note: This is a story from 2015 – the 2018 information on A-level re-marks is here. A level exam…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
Exam results, News

How can teachers help during UCAS Clearing?

A level results day can be traumatic for students who miss their university offer grades – but what can…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Analysis: Kent grammar places expand by 1,300 without ‘new’ selective school

Grammar schools have increased their intake over the last five years, with Kent grammars taking enough extra pupils to…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott