{"id":14687,"date":"2019-08-15T10:25:12","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T09:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/?p=14687"},"modified":"2019-08-15T10:25:43","modified_gmt":"2019-08-15T09:25:43","slug":"a-levels-top-grades-dip-to-the-lowest-in-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/a-levels-top-grades-dip-to-the-lowest-in-2007\/","title":{"rendered":"A-levels top grades dip to the lowest in 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Today A-Level students get to find out their results. This year&#8217;s results show the amount of students achieving top grades in A-levels has fallen to its lowest for over a decade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14688\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/shutterstock_763468423.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"769\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/shutterstock_763468423.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/shutterstock_763468423-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/shutterstock_763468423-768x499.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This year 25.2% of A-level students got an A grade or higher. This is the lowest percentage since 2007. The overall pass rate remains the same as last years at 97.6% for students in Northern Ireland, England and Wales.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Six weeks after the last A level exams took place, more than 300,000 second year A-level students can now see what they got. Universities and Colleges use the results to confirm and withdraw offers of places to students.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The University and College Admissions Service (Ucas) have said there is already a dip in the number of student who have been accepted for the degree courses. A total of 408,960 people, from the UK and overseas, have had places confirmed, down 1% on the same point last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ucas have a hotline for anyone who did not get the results they hoped for. It is a free helpline and the number is: 0800 100 900.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Unexpected exam results? Contact the Exam Results Helpline for free, independent advice about your options \u2013 0800 100 900 <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ALevelResults2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ALevelResults2019<\/a> <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Clearing2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Clearing2019<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2014 UCAS (@ucas_online) <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ucas_online\/status\/1161913165489287168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2019<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said<\/strong>: &#8220;Of course, the minds of thousands of young people getting their results will soon turn to the next chapter in their lives, whether that&#8217;s a place at one of our world-class universities, earning on an apprenticeship or entering the world of work,&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today A-Level students get to find out their results. This year&#8217;s results show the amount of students achieving top grades in A-levels has fallen to its lowest for over a decade. This year 25.2% of A-level students got an A grade or higher. This is the lowest percentage since 2007. 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