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In Pictures: Hundreds of thousands of UK students receive A-level results

Excluding the years of the pandemic, students achieved the highest proportion of A* grades since they were first handed out in 2010.

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Thursday 15 August 2024 11:07 EDT
Noah Harrison receiving his A-level results at Solihull School in the West Midlands (Jacob King/PA)
Noah Harrison receiving his A-level results at Solihull School in the West Midlands (Jacob King/PA) (PA Wire)

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Schools have been bustling in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as hundreds of thousands of students received their long-awaited A-level results.

There was much to celebrate as the proportion of A-level entries awarded top grades increased since last year and results remained above pre-pandemic levels.

Excluding the years of the pandemic (2020-2022) students achieved the highest proportion of A* grades since they were first handed out in 2010.

A huge well done to all those celebrating!

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