More than a quarter of A-level students expected to secure top grades
School and college leavers wake up to A-level results
- Students across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland are receiving their A-level results today, with over a quarter of entries expected to achieve top grades.
- Pre-pandemic grading standards for A-levels in Wales and Northern Ireland returned in 2024, following England's return to normal grading for GCSEs in 2023.
- Education leaders have warned of persistent and stark divides in A-level results between different regions, largely due to the legacy of the pandemic and long-standing socio-economic factors.
- Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson stated the government will not “stand by and accept the entrenched inequalities” that blight the life chances of many young people.
- Many students will use their results to confirm university places, with a record number of 18-year-olds potentially securing their first-choice university, and thousands of clearing places available.