Live updates as students across Lancashire collect their results today in a year where the proportion of top grades is expected to fall
It's the day thousands of students across Lancashire have been waiting for.day has arrived and nervous youngsters will be anxiously waiting to find out how they have done in their exams. Students, parents, and teachers are arriving at their respective schools from around 8am this morning and, for many, the grades will determine which university course a student will get into and where they'll spend the next few years of their lives.
This cohort could face greater disappointment as their inflated GCSE results could leave them with higher expectations, sector leaders say. The proportion of top grades is expected to fall with ministers in England aiming to restore pre-pandemic grades. Last year, more than a third of UK A-level entries were awarded A or A* grades, compared to 44.8% in 2021 and 38.5% in 2020. Students could face more competition for university places this year due to a growth in 18-year-olds in the population and international demand, it has been suggested.
Exams regulator Ofqual has said this year’s A-level results will be lower than last year – but they are expected to be similar to those in 2019. Ucas chief executive Clare Marchant has urged students to be “quick off the mark” on results day as said she believed a lot of the highly selective courses would go quickly in clearing.
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