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A-level results 2017: Art and Design

Art and design* A-level results for the UK in 2017, compared with previous years Art and design* A-level results for the UK in 2017, compared with previous years: cumulative Percentage of pupils who achieved (at least) each grade *These titles cover a range of related subjects   Key Green: Higher than previous year Orange: Same as previous […]

A-levels 2017: 4 Key Trends From The National Data

A-level results are out! Here’s what we know…   1. Overall performance in England The proportion of A* and A grades has increased by 0.4 percentage points, which is the first hike since 2011. This year 26.2 per cent of grades were an A or A*, compared with 25.8 per cent last year. On the […]

Olympian Amy Tinkler gets the gold with her GCSE results

Olympic medallist Amy Tinkler today received her GCSE grades and is ‘over the moon’. The bronze medallist only had five full weeks in school due to her punishing schedule of Olympic trials and competitions. Nevertheless, the Durham High School for Girls pupil has passed with four GCSEs, adding to one she had gained previously. Gymnast Amy, […]

Maltings Academy pupils supported through tough times

Maltings Academy pupils Abbie Fraser and Gary Moore today received an impressive set of GCSE results despite facing their own personal struggles throughout school. Abbie Fraser was diagnosed with dyslexia in primary school, but has managed to achieve one A grade, five Bs and two Cs in her GCSE results. Now full of confidence, the […]

Free school GCSE results reveal highs … and lows

Free schools with fledgling GCSE cohorts have hit highs – and lows – in their overall performance in this summer’s exams. West London free school, Bristol free school, Dixons Kings academy and Tauheedal boys’ school all posted their first results today, having opened as free schools in 2011 and 2012. At Tauheedal 95 per cent […]

A-grades across the board for three friends named Tom

It was a case of friendly GCSE rivalry today for three friends named Tom. Tom Pierce, Tom Scott and Tom Morgan, pupils at Ormiston Six Villages Academy, all achieved As and A*s across the board. Their ongoing rivalry to be the best Tom began in primary school, and will continue further as they all plan on […]

Success for Liverpool’s tech savvy students

Despite national concerns around the EBacc narrowing the curriculum, Liverpool school, The Studio, is proving student passion for creative subjects is still in full force. The Studio which is Liverpool’s only dedicated creative and digital tech school, has secured another impressive set of results, despite it being only the second time students have sat examinations […]

Chronic illness proves no barrier for Megan

Uplands Community College pupil Megan Pitt has struggled with severe ulcerative colitis throughout her time at the school, but today achieved 9 GCSEs all between A* and B – a testament to her work ethic. With the support of her mum and the school, she has been able to work through her difficulties to achieve […]

GCSE results 2016: Subject and overall analysis

Nationally, the proportion of pupils achieving grades between A*-C in their GCSEs has decreased by 2.1 percentage points. This has been attributed to the increase in the number of 17-year-olds who were forced to re-sit their GCSEs in English and/or maths if they failed to achieve at least a grade C last year. But there […]