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19 April 2026

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Resolute Sam battles through learning difficulties to achieve university dream

“Beloved” Sam Jones from Ash Green school in Coventry has secured a place at Harper Adams university despite suffering from learning difficulties. The 18-year-old was left disappointed with his AS results just a year ago but he didn’t let that falter him. With the help of Ash Green’s pastoral manager, Hannah Shuttleworth, Sam (pictured) selected […]

A-level results 2016: Figures suggest EBacc might not be driving drop in creative subjects

A drop in pupils studying some creative subjects has been linked to the government’s EBacc accountability measure squeezing students out of the arts – but data analysis by Schools Week suggests this may not be the driving the drop. A-level figures released today have revealed “worrying” decreases in the number of pupils across the UK taking […]

James reaches new heights

A student from Witham sixth form has bagged a place at university despite suffering from a tumour that kept him off school for seven weeks caused by his 7ft height. James Harrison has made good use of the height adjustable desks during his school years, but it’s not just his classroom comfort his above average […]

Refugee Haroon travels his way to university

Haroon Rashid made an unaccompanied three month journey to the UK at the age of 13 to escape war-torn Afghanistan not being able to speak a word of English, but is today off to Surrey university to read international tourism management. Haroon (pictured) was “busting with pride” as he received his grades from St Joseph’s Catholic […]

Young mum Heather proves her critics wrong

Teenage mum Heather Cartwright is giving her four-year-old son inspiration from a young age – by collecting the A-levels which will kick-start her career. Heather was just 15 when she became a mum to James. Instead of letting herself become a statistic, she returned to school after ten months and today picked up an A […]

A-level results 2016: Spanish

Spanish A-level results for 2016, compared to previous years     Spanish A-level results for 2016, compared to previous years: cumulative Percentage of pupils who achieved (at least) each grade   Key Green: Higher than previous year Orange: Same as previous year Red: Lower than previous year  

A-level results 2016: Religious studies

Religious studies A-level results for 2016, compared to previous years   Religious studies A-level results for 2016, compared to previous years: cumulative Percentage of pupils who achieved (at least) each grade   Key Green: Higher than previous year Orange: Same as previous year Red: Lower than previous year

A-level results 2016: Psychology

Psychology A-level results for 2016, compared to previous years Psychology A-level results for 2016, compared to previous years: cumulative Percentage of pupils who achieved (at least) each grade   Key Green: Higher than previous year Orange: Same as previous year Red: Lower than previous year