Students across England, Wales and Northern Ireland have received A-level, T-level and BTEC exam results today, with the proportion of top A-level grades rising for the third year in a row.
More than a quarter (28.5%) of UK entries were awarded an A or A* grade, up by 0.2% percentage points on last year.
Students in Northern Ireland scored the highest, with 30.7% of grades being A or A*s, above Wales at 29.6% and England at 28.3%.
Boys outperformed girls in terms of top grades again, after doing so for the first time in seven years last year.
Overall, 28.9% of boys’ A-level entries scored an A* or A this summer, compared to 28.0% of their female classmates’ entries.
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