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Tenacious Tolworth girls’ school and sixth form students beat the odds

Tolworth girls’ school and sixth form has three standout students who have beaten the odds to secure places at top institutions across the country. Despite suffering from a serious illness during her studies, Jess Bush has achieved and A* and two As which sends her off to study veterinary medicine at Nottingham university. Siobhan Lowe, […]

A-level results 2016: Grades remain stable, but drop in students taking arts subjects

The A-level pass rate has remained stable this year, but figures released today show a huge drop in students taking arts-based subjects and pose questions for the government’s “more rigorous” reforms. Provisional figures released by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) released this morning show the proportion of A*-E grades at A-level are unchanged, with […]

A-level results 2016: Trends and stats from the national data

A-level results are out! Here’s what we know… Overall Performance The proportion of A* and As grade has decreased a tiny amount. This year 25.8 per cent of grades were an A or A*, compared to 25.9 per cent last year. The overall performance figure is unchanged – with 98.1 per cent of entries […]

What we can, and cannot tell, from A-Level and GCSE results this year

A tricky part of reporting A-level and GCSE results this year is that school leaders will want different information than we, in the media, will have available. Editor Laura McInerney looks at what we will be able to say from the data. Previously, for GCSE, schools were focused on how many of their pupils passed […]

A-level results 2016: Classical subjects

Classical subjects A-level results for 2016, compared to previous years Classical subjects 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: Chemistry

Chemistry A-level results for 2016, compared to previous years Chemistry 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: Art and Design

Art and design* A-level results for 2016, compared to previous years Art and design* A-level results for 2016, compared to 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 year Red: Lower than previous year

Universities breach A-level results embargo by confirming student places a day early

A number of universities have breached the A-level results embargo and confirmed student places ahead of results day tomorrow. One university also released grade information directly to students, triggering UCAS to launch an investigation into the universities’ automated systems, which is blamed for the error. A-level grades can be released to students from 6am tomorrow […]

A-level results 2016: Everything you need to know about re-marks

Note: This is a story from 2016 – the 2017 information on A-level re-marks is here. Tomorrow thousands of teenagers will nervously open their results while anxious parents and teachers wait to hear how each of them has done in their A-level exams. For many there will be joy, but for some, there will be […]