GCSE results 2019: The main trends in grades and entries
English and maths grades, EBacc entry rates, modern foreign languages trends and more
A-Level results 2019: The main trends in grades and entries
A fall in maths entries, good-ish news for languages, the end of the AS-Level - and more
GCSE results 2018: The main trends in entries and grades
Our first look at this year’s data.
A-Level results 2018: The main trends in A-Level and AS-Level entries and grades
Our first look at this year’s data.
GCSE results day 2017: The key trends in entries and results
We have the first set of results under the new 9-1 GCSEs Maths, English language and English literature form the first wave of GCSEs to be reformed in England, with 9-1 numerical grades awarded instead of letters. In the new, ‘fat’ maths GCSE – so-called, because of the extra content that’s been added to it [...]
A-Level results day 2017: The key trends in three charts
Overall, A-Level pass rates have edged up slightly A*-A passes were up slightly (26.3% of all awards v 25.8% last year), though the overall A*-E pass rate was down slightly (97.9% v 98.1%). The proportion of A*s awarded was also up - to 8.3% of all awards, versus 8.1% last year. However, in England the [...]
GCSE results day 2016: The key trends in five charts
At a headline level, results have fallen this year A*-A results were down from 22.3 per cent of all results last year, to 21.7 per cent of all results this year. On the headline A*-C measure, results were down from 70.8 per cent to 69.5 per cent. (Figures given here and in the rest of [...]
A-Level results day 2016: The key trends in four charts
Overall, A-Level pass rates have stayed broadly the same A*-A rates were down marginally from 25.9 per cent to 25.8 per cent of all entries. A*-C rates increased slightly from 77.3 per cent to 77.6 per cent, while A*-E rates stayed unchanged, with 98.1 of all entrants achieving a pass. A-Level entry numbers are down [...]