A level students hit the town to celebrate best grades in years
A staggering 44.3% of 18-year-olds achieved A-A* grades, whereas 44.8% of all students regardless of age got A-A*.
The number of pupils getting a B and above has also risen sharply to 70% with those at private schools and in London among the biggest winners. But while the proportion of top grades has grown, the percentage of those at C to E has remained "relatively stable".Groups of friends hit the town after spending the morning opening their resultsThere were thrilled faces up and down the UK as students found out if they had got into their dream universitiesCredit: SnapperSK
Officials admitted that the discrepancy is partly down to teachers giving their pupils "some benefit of the doubt".And a massive 12,945 students in England registered three A*s compared to 7,774 last year and just 2,664 in 2018.A record 210,000 youngsters in England have already had their university places confirmed, of which 192,000 got their first choice place.
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