Proportion of top A*-A grades drops from 35.9% to 26.5% amid return to pre-pandemic era grading
A-level grades awarded to students in England have shown their biggest ever drop after results plummeted across the board in line with the government’s policy of enforcing a return to pre-pandemic era grading.
Five thousand fewer students in England gained three A* grades than in 2022, while the proportion of top A*-A grades shrank from 35.9% to 26.5% in the space of a year.
