Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For students, parents and teachers all across England and Wales, A-level results day is tinged with excitement and nerves in equal ...

The proportion of students getting top A-level grades rose again this year, with more applicants than ever expected to secure their desired university place. More than a quarter (28.3%) of UK entries ...

Pupils are celebrating a bumper year for A-level results after scoring record top grades outside of the pandemic years. This morning, 28.3 per cent of pupils got A/A* this year, compared with 27.8 per ...

For the past seven years, girls have outperformed boys in securing the highest A-level grades. But this year it's the boys who have taken the lead in getting the top marks. The percentage of boys' ...

The high proportion of top level A-level results set to be given to students next week has raised fears of grade inflation, a leading professor has said. Professor Alan Smithers, director of the ...