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GCSE results 2021: Biology

Here are the trends in the latest biology GCSE results for summer 2021. The proportion of grade 9 results achieved by students, equivalent to a high A* under the old GCSE system, rose to 18.3 per cent, compared to 17 per cent in 2020 and 12.7 per cent in 2019. You can find the full […]

GCSE results 2021: English

Here are the trends in the latest English GCSE results for summer 2021. The proportion of grade 9 results achieved by English students, equivalent to a high A* under the old GCSE system, rose to 5.4 per cent, compared to 4.3 per cent in 2020 and 2.8 per cent in 2019. You can find the […]

GCSE results 2021: Mathematics

Here are the trends in the latest mathematics GCSE results for summer 2021. The proportion of grade 9 results achieved by maths students, equivalent to a high A* under the old GCSE system, rose to 6 per cent, compared to 5.4 per cent in 2020 and 3.7 per cent in 2019. You can find the […]

A-level results 2021: Geography

Here are the trends in geography A-level for 2021. Geography experienced a leap in the proportion of A* and A grades awarded this year.

A-level results 2021: History

Here are the trends in A-level history for 2021. There was a small increase in the proportion of top grades (A*/A) in history this year, while there was a drop across grades B to D.

A-level results: French

Here are the trends in A-level French for 2021. There was an increase of more than six percentage points in the proportion of A* grades awarded. However, all other grades up to E experienced a dip.

A-level results 2021: Law

Here are the trends in law A-level for 2021. There were small increases in the proportion of A* and A grades, as B to E grades dipped when compared with last year.

A-level results 2021: Physics

Here are the trends in A-level physics for 2021. There was a slight rise in the proportion of A* and A grades in keeping with the overall trend for 2021 results.

A-level results 2021: Sociology

Here are the trends in sociology A-level for 2021. There was a slight rise in the proportion of A* and A grades as grades B to D dipped.