Pippa Allen-Kinross | Schools Week

A-level results 2019: Girls overtake boys for first time ever in science

Girls have overtaken boys in the number of entries to take science A-levels for the very first time. Data from the Joint Council for Qualifications shows that entries for girls reached 50.3 per cent this year. Entries for the sciences – biology, chemistry and physics – continued to increase overall, reaching 20.9 per cent of […]

Edexcel and OCR grade boundaries leaked ahead of A-level results day

The grade boundaries for A-levels set by exam boards OCR and Edexcel have been leaked online, a day before results are due to be released. They show that for the Edexcel maths paper a score of just 14 per cent is needed to pass, with 55 per cent required for an A grade. In 2017, […]

A-level results 2019: Chemistry

These are the trend tables for A-level Chemistry, 2015-2019. Compiled by Education Datalab, the tables show entries have risen, climbing from 50,142 last year to 54,866 this year. The proportion reaching the top grades has decreased, with 7.2 per cent getting an A*, down from 8.1 per cent last year, and 28.4 per cent getting an […]

A-level results 2019: Further maths

These are the trend tables for A-level further maths, 2015-2019. Compiled by Education Datalab, the tables show entries have decreased slightly, falling from 15,279 last year to 13,730. The proportion reaching the top grades has also decreased, with 24 per cent getting an A*, down from 28.1 per cent last year, and 53.1 per cent […]

A-level results 2019: English literature

These are the trend tables for A-level English literature, 2015-2019. Compiled by Education Datalab, the tables show entries have fallen, from 40,456 last year to 37,179 this year. The proportion reaching the top grades has remained largely the same. This year, 8.6 per cent got an A*, down slightly from 8.7 per cent last year,, […]

A-level results 2019: English language

These are the trend tables for A-level English language, 2015-2019. Compiled by Education Datalab, the tables show entries have fallen this year, from 17,589 last year to 13,689. The proportion reaching the top grades has remained largely the same as last year. This year, 1.8 per cent received an A* – the same as in […]

A-level results 2019: Spanish

These are the trend tables for A-level Spanish, 2015-2019. Compiled by Education Datalab, the tables show entries have increased from 7,591 last year to 7.932 this year. The subject has overtaken French for the first time to become the most popular language at A-level. The proportion reaching the top grades has decreased slightly, with 10 […]

A-level results 2019: English language and literature

These are the trend tables for A-level English language and literature, 2015-2019. Compiled by Education Datalab, the tables show entries have fallen, from 8,878 last year to 7,479. The proportion reaching the top grades has remained largely the same. This year, 2.9 per cent got an A*, exactly the same as last year, while 12.1 […]

A-level results 2019: Art and design subjects

These are the trend tables for A-level Art and design subjects, 2015-2019. Compiled by Education Datalab, the tables show entries have decreased slightly, falling from 39,848 to 39,219 this year. The proportion reaching the top grades has remained almost the same. This year, 12.2 per cent achieved an A*, down from 12.3 per cent last […]