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Post-qualification admissions: Ofqual says university reforms risk ‘unacceptable’ results delays

Ofqual has warned exam results could be delayed and students miss out on places if the government relies on slashing marking time to deliver a radical overhaul of university admissions. The regulator said post-qualification admissions reforms would rely on results for level 3 qualifications, including AS and A Levels, being released up to three weeks […]

Brexit and climate change said to be behind surge in politics A-level

Brexit and discussions around global warming have contributed to the almost 10 per cent surge in pupils studying political studies A-level, a senior figure at one of the leading exam boards has said. Political studies has seen the largest proportional increase in entries across all A-levels this year. A total of 19,729 pupils sat the […]

A-level results 2018: Scores stable, but fewer students get top grades

The average point score per entry for A-levels, as a grade, remained stable at C+ this year, but the proportion of students getting the top grades fell, according to provisional data released today by the Department for Education. As a number the average point score this year was slightly higher at 33.05, compared to 32.12 in […]

More than 1,000 learners that failed courses last year will now be told they passed

More than 1,000 learners that failed their courses last year are now being told they’ve passed. Under the previous widely accepted interpretation of rules for reformed level three applied general and tech level qualifications, introduced for teaching from 2016, learners had to pass all their externally-assessed exams to achieve their qualifications. But that changed after Ofqual […]

St Olave’s u-turn on pupil exclusions

A grammar school ejecting pupils in the middle of their A-levels has backtracked on its severe exclusions policy, saying all pupils affected can return to the school to finish their studies. St Olave’s grammar school in Orpington was revealed by The Guardian last month to be forcing out pupils who were not achieving the highest […]

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

Pupils across England will get their A-level results on Thursday, and while most of them celebrate, their exams officers, teachers and school leaders will be deciding what to do about those who haven’t got the results they had been expecting. Each exam board takes a slightly different approach to the re-marking and appeals process, so […]

A-level results 2016: English

English A-level results for 2016, compared to previous years English 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: Biology

Biology A-level results for 2016, compared to previous years Biology 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: Maths

Maths A-level results for 2016, compared to previous years Maths 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