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A-Level Top Grades Poised To Stay Elevated, Expert Says

Professor Alan Smithers predicts 27–28% of entries will achieve A or A*, setting a higher post-pandemic grading baseline

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Last year, 27.8 per cent of A-levels were awarded an A or A*
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Overview

  • Smithers forecasts that the proportion of A and A* grades in 2025 will mirror last year’s 27.8% rate outside the pandemic era
  • The Department for Education has rejected warnings of creeping grade inflation and expressed confidence in Ofqual’s oversight
  • Provisional Ofqual figures show falling entries in psychology and sociology alongside growth in mathematics, physics and chemistry
  • Last year, girls secured a larger share of A and A* grades overall while boys held a slight edge at the A* level
  • UCAS chief Jo Saxton expects a record number of 18-year-olds to receive university offers based on these results