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Students set new records for A-level grades in bumper year
UK NewsAugust 13, 2026 at 9:32 AMNational

Students set new records for A-level grades in bumper year

By Richard Adams and Sally WealeThe Guardian - UK News

Northern Ireland best performing with 30.7% of grades being As and A*s but Wales and England close behindA-level results – latest updatesSixth-formers have basked in a summer of record-breaking exam results in academic and vocational subjects, allowing more than a quarter of a million 18-year-olds to go on to higher education.The proportion of students in England gaining the highest grade of A* in A-level subjects rose to 9.7%, up from 9.4% last year, setting a new record outside the pandemic era, when exams were scrapped. Continue reading...

Northern Ireland best performing with 30.7% of grades being As and A*s but Wales and England close behind

Sixth-formers have basked in a summer of record-breaking exam results in academic and vocational subjects, allowing more than a quarter of a million 18-year-olds to go on to higher education.

The proportion of students in England gaining the highest grade of A* in A-level subjects rose to 9.7%, up from 9.4% last year, setting a new record outside the pandemic era, when exams were scrapped.

Continue reading...

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