12.8% score three A-grade A-levels [newsletter.co.uk]
- Published: 20 October 2011
Around one in eight teenagers scored at least three A* or A grades at A-level this summer, official figures show.
But the numbers achieving the equivalent of at least two passes fell to 92.7%, compared with 94.8% the year before, according to statistics published by the Department for Education (DfE).
In total, 12.8% of A-level candidates aged 16-18 were awarded three or more A* or A grades, the figures show.
Boys scored more top grades than girls for the second year running, the figures show. Some 13.1% of boys scored three or more A grades or above, compared to 12.5% of girls. One in five teenagers (20.4%) were awarded two A grades and a B.
The statistics show that three times as many private school pupils are achieving three or more top grades than those educated in the state sector. In total, 31.8% of private school pupils scored at least three A* or A grades, compared to 10.9% of those who went to state schools.
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