Teenagers across England, Wales and Northern Ireland have been celebrating their A-level exam results today, with over a quarter of all grades achieved being at least an A.
26.3% of A-levels were awarded either an A or A*, an increase of 0.5% from last year.
The positive results are likely to have made being accepted into university a straightforward process for many students, especially as there are tens of thousands of university places yet to be filled.
UCAS has reported that so far 416,000 university places have been confirmed, 2% fewer than last year. There has also been a fall in applications from the European Union, by 3% compared to 2016.
As a result, anyone having to go through clearing after not achieving the results they required should have success finding an alternative university to attend. One student from Wigan has already achieved viral fame for his reaction to poor A-level results, telling a journalist on live television: “Win or lose, we’re on the booze.”
Wigan this. Some lad live on air doesnt get what he needs, his response 'win or lose we're on the booze' pic.twitter.com/abW2LsuW9I
— Matt O'Neill (@MattttONeill) August 17, 2017
Find a breakdown of this year’s A-level results below.
|
Subject |
A* (%) |
A+ (%) |
B+ (%) |
C+ (%) |
Total number sat |
|
Art and Design subjects |
8.3 |
26.3 |
53.1 |
77.4 |
43,653 |
|
Biology |
7.9 |
26.2 |
48.7 |
70.8 |
61,908 |
|
Business Studies |
3.4 |
15.2 |
44.3 |
74.7 |
30,023 |
|
Chemistry |
8.6 |
31.7 |
55.8 |
75.6 |
52,331 |
|
Classical subjects |
9.5 |
34.9 |
65 |
86.2 |
6,430 |
|
Communication Studies |
2.8 |
13.7 |
50.1 |
85.5 |
1,537 |
|
Computing |
3 |
16.9 |
37.6 |
61.2 |
8,299 |
|
Critical Thinking |
6.7 |
15.6 |
40 |
55.6 |
45 |
|
Design and Technology |
4.5 |
17.1 |
41.3 |
68.4 |
12,415 |
|
Drama |
4 |
16.8 |
48.1 |
79.1 |
11,914 |
|
Economics |
7.2 |
31 |
60.4 |
83.2 |
30,074 |
|
English Language |
1.6 |
10.5 |
37.5 |
74.2 |
21,178 |
|
English Language & Literature |
2.9 |
12.2 |
39.9 |
74.7 |
11,058 |
|
English Literature |
8.7 |
24.3 |
53 |
80.5 |
46,411 |
|
French |
10.3 |
39 |
65.9 |
84.5 |
9,468 |
|
General Studies |
3.7 |
12.1 |
32.7 |
58.3 |
7,147 |
|
Geography |
5.9 |
26.7 |
56.4 |
81.8 |
37,814 |
|
German |
10 |
41.4 |
69.7 |
87.4 |
3,663 |
|
History |
5.8 |
23.6 |
55.5 |
82.6 |
50,311 |
|
ICT |
1.1 |
10 |
31 |
58.6 |
7,607 |
|
Irish |
8.4 |
54.7 |
86.2 |
95.5 |
333 |
|
Law |
5 |
18.7 |
46 |
71.4 |
11,538 |
|
Mathematics |
17.9 |
42.3 |
64.2 |
80.3 |
95,244 |
|
Mathematics (Further) |
30.1 |
58.1 |
77.5 |
88.2 |
16,172 |
|
Media/Film/TV Studies |
1.7 |
11.5 |
43.9 |
81 |
26,956 |
|
Music |
5 |
19.8 |
45.5 |
72.6 |
6,428 |
|
Other Modern Languages |
14.1 |
50.8 |
80.5 |
92.2 |
9,386 |
|
Other sciences |
8.4 |
28.1 |
54.9 |
77.7 |
2,840 |
|
Performing/Expressive Arts |
5.9 |
21.6 |
57 |
85.3 |
1,948 |
|
Physical Education |
3.7 |
16.9 |
40.4 |
65.3 |
11,143 |
|
Physics |
9.2 |
29.2 |
50 |
69.7 |
36,578 |
|
Political Studies |
6.7 |
26.8 |
55.8 |
79.8 |
17,523 |
|
Psychology |
4.5 |
18 |
45.4 |
73.5 |
58,663 |
|
Religious Studies |
5.2 |
23.5 |
54.7 |
80.8 |
26,086 |
|
Sociology |
4.8 |
18.8 |
49.3 |
77.3 |
34,607 |
|
Spanish |
10.2 |
36.9 |
67.2 |
86.4 |
8,601 |
|
Welsh First Language |
4.3 |
25.3 |
54.5 |
84.1 |
233 |
|
Welsh Second Language |
4.2 |
12.6 |
33.6 |
63.7 |
333 |
|
All other subjects |
3.6 |
16.2 |
42.6 |
70 |
10,457 |
|
ALL SUBJECTS |
8.3 |
26.3 |
53.1 |
77.4 |
828,355 |
Lead image: City of Stoke on Trent Sixth Form College
