Students in England See Drop in Post-Pandemic A-Level Results

Students react after receiving their A-level results at City of London Academy in London on Aug. 17, 2023. Peter Nicholls/Getty Images

A major drop in A-level exam outcomes has been recorded in England, as students across the country received their results on Thursday.

The government examinations regulator Ofqual reported that 26.5 percent of A-levels in England were graded A or A*.