A-level Grades Surge to Record High After Exams Cancelled for Second Year

A-level Grades Surge to Record High After Exams Cancelled for Second Year
Students celebrate their A-level results in a file photo. Gareth Fuller/PA
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The proportion of A-level entries awarded an A grade or higher has risen to an all-time high after exams were cancelled for the second year in a row due to COVID-19.

In total, more than two in five (44.8 percent) of UK entries were awarded an A or A* grade this summer, up by 6.3 percentage points on last year when 38.5 percent achieved the top grades.