Did the new A* grade do what it was intended to do? Opinion is divided. For the tens of thousands of students celebrating climbing to this new height, much praise is due. With only one-in-12 A ...

There could be "anarchy" in the A-level system unless a starred A grade is introduced, an independent school leader has ... Business. Health. Science & Environment. Technology. ... 2003, 11:44 GMT ...

A-level results show that while more boys’ entries scored an A* grade, more girls’ entries were awarded an A* or A. Alison Kershaw Thursday 17 August 2023 13:48 BST ...

The head of Britain's biggest exams board today backs the introduction of a new A* grade at A-level after years of opposition from examiners. Mike Creswell, director general of the Assessment and ...

Almost 45% of A-level entries to CCEA in 2020 were awarded A* or A grades compared with 32.2% in 2019. That has risen to 50.8% in 2021. Across Northern Ireland, England and Wales as a whole almost ...

This is the lowest level since 2013, when it was 7.6 per cent. Boys still did better than girls in the highest (A*) grade with 8.2 per cent gaining the top grade compared to 7.5 per cent of girls ...