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A-level results 2019: Drama

These are the trend tables for A-level Drama, 2015-2019. Compiled by Education Datalab, the tables show entries have decreased, falling from 10,159 last year to 9,266 this year. The proportion reaching the top grades has stayed largely the same. This year, 4.3 per cent achieved an A*, down slightly from 4.4 per cent last year, […]

A-level results 2019: Economics

These are the trend tables for A-level Economics, 2015-2019. Compiled by Education Datalab, the tables show entries have decreased very slightly, falling from 29,848 last year to 29,790 this year. However, proportion reaching the top grades has decreased a little more. Just 6.5 per cent got an A* this year, compared to 7.2 per cent […]

A-level results 2019: Design and technology

These are the trend tables for A-level Design and technology, 2015-2019. Compiled by Education Datalab, the tables show entries have decreased slightly, falling from 9,703 last year to 9,231 this year. The proportion reaching the top grades has also decreased, with 4.5 per cent achieving an A* (down from 4.9 per cent last year) and […]

Government urged to act over declining popularity of A-level English

The government has been urged to launch a review to arrest the plummeting numbers of pupils studying A-level English. Tomorrow’s A-level results are expected to confirm provisional exams data in May that revealed entries into A-level English subjects – language, literature and combined – had fallen 13 per cent. The Association of School and College […]

How to apply for re-marks and appeal A-level results 2019

As pupils and teachers prepare for A-level results day tomorrow, Schools Week has collated the latest information on how to apply for re-marks and appeal results (just in case!). Each exam board takes a slightly different approach to the re-marking and appeals process, so here is the most recent advice on getting copies of marked […]

A-level results 2019: Maths

These are the trend tables for A-level maths in England, 2015-2019. Compiled by Education Datalab, the tables show entries in maths have decreased slightly, falling from 90,189 last year to 84,965 this year. The proportion of pupils achieving an A* has increased slightly to 16.3 per cent, compared to 15.9 per cent last year. However, […]

A-level results 2019: French

These are the trend tables for A-level French, 2015-2019. Compiled by Education Datalab, the tables show entries have decreased slightly, falling from 7,874 last year to 7,607 this year. Although the proportion hitting A* rose slightly, from 9.6 per cent to 9.7 per cent, this has been offset by a fall in pupils receiving an […]

A-level results 2019: Geography

These are the trend tables for A-level Geography, 2015-2019. Compiled by Education Datalab, the tables show entries have risen slightly, from 30,366 last year to 31,768 this year. However, the proportion reaching the top grades has decreased slightly. This year, 5.2 per cent got an A* (down from 5.3 per cent last year) and 23.3 […]

A-level results 2019: German

These are the trend tables for A-level German, 2015-2019. Compiled by Education Datalab, the tables show entries have finally steadied in German, after years of falling numbers. A total of 2,864 pupils took the subject this year, a tiny increase on last year’s 2,859. The proportion reaching the top grades has increased, with 12.1 per […]