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A-level grades down on last year but remain higher than pre-pandemic

A-level grades received by UK students are down on the past two years but remain higher than pre-pandemic levels. Hundreds of thousands of pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland got results on Thursday, having sat exams for the first time ...

18 Aug 2022 at 13:26

Top GCSE grades in Northern Ireland fall with return of formal examinations

The percentage of top GCSE grades in Northern Ireland has fallen in the first year since formal examinations returned post-pandemic. While results are down compared to teacher-assessed grades issued during the Covid-19 crisis, they are up on ...

25 Aug 2022 at 13:20

A-level grades down from pandemic highs but still above 2019 levels

A-level grades for students across the UK have dropped from pandemic highs, but remain above 2019 levels, with girls still outperforming boys and geography pushing English literature out of the top 10 most popular subjects. Hundreds of ...

18 Aug 2022 at 18:44

GCSE top grades fall in NI but remain above pre-pandemic levels

The percentage of top GCSE grades in Northern Ireland has fallen for the second year – but remains higher than before the Covid-19 pandemic. The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) has published the provisional 2023 results for ...

24 Aug 2023 at 09:30

A-level top grades rise on last year and remain above pre-pandemic levels

The proportion of A-level entries awarded top grades is up on last year and remains above pre-pandemic levels, national figures show. Hundreds of thousands of students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland received their exam ...

15 Aug 2024 at 12:44

GCSE top grades fall but remain above pre-pandemic levels

The proportion of GCSE entries awarded top grades has fallen from last year but is higher than before the Covid-19 pandemic, national figures show. Hundreds of thousands of teenagers across the country received their GCSE ...

24 Aug 2023 at 16:30

GCSE gender gap at its narrowest in 14 years

The gap in top GCSE results between boys and girls is at its narrowest in 14 years, an analysis of official figures shows. One in four female entries achieved at least a grade 7 or A this year (24.9%), compared with ...

24 Aug 2023 at 16:00

A-level top grades reach record high outside of pandemic years

The proportion of A-level entries awarded top grades has surpassed pre-pandemic highs. Overall, more than a quarter (27.8%) of UK entries were awarded an A or A* grade, up by 0.6 percentage points on last year when ...

15 Aug 2024 at 16:58

Pupils should do some coursework ‘in front of teachers’ amid AI cheating fears

Schools should make pupils do some of their coursework “in class under direct supervision” amid cheating fears after the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, exam boards have said. The Joint Council ...

30 Mar 2023 at 11:36

Spanish overtakes French to become most popular foreign language GCSE

Spanish has become the most popular foreign language for GCSE students after overtaking French for the first time. The popularity of Spain as a holiday destination, as well as its standing as a “global language” ...

21 Aug 2025 at 12:56

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