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UK Students Celebrate Increase in Top A-Level Marks

By Craig OCallaghan

Updated August 17, 2017 Updated August 17, 2017

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Teenagers across England, Wales and Northern Ireland have been celebrating their A-level exam results today, with over a quarter of all grades achieved being at least an A.

26.3% of A-levels were awarded either an A or A*, an increase of 0.5% from last year.

The positive results are likely to have made being accepted into university a straightforward process for many students, especially as there are tens of thousands of university places yet to be filled.

UCAS has reported that so far 416,000 university places have been confirmed, 2% fewer than last year. There has also been a fall in applications from the European Union, by 3% compared to 2016.

As a result, anyone having to go through clearing after not achieving the results they required should have success finding an alternative university to attend. One student from Wigan has already achieved viral fame for his reaction to poor A-level results, telling a journalist on live television: “Win or lose, we’re on the booze.”

Wigan this. Some lad live on air doesnt get what he needs, his response 'win or lose we're on the booze' pic.twitter.com/abW2LsuW9I
— Matt O'Neill (@MattttONeill) August 17, 2017

Find a breakdown of this year’s A-level results below.

Subject	*A (%)**	A+ (%)	B+ (%)	C+ (%)	Total number sat
Art and Design subjects	8.3	26.3	53.1	77.4	43,653
Biology	7.9	26.2	48.7	70.8	61,908
Business Studies	3.4	15.2	44.3	74.7	30,023
Chemistry	8.6	31.7	55.8	75.6	52,331
Classical subjects	9.5	34.9	65	86.2	6,430
Communication Studies	2.8	13.7	50.1	85.5	1,537
Computing	3	16.9	37.6	61.2	8,299
Critical Thinking	6.7	15.6	40	55.6	45
Design and Technology	4.5	17.1	41.3	68.4	12,415
Drama	4	16.8	48.1	79.1	11,914
Economics	7.2	31	60.4	83.2	30,074
English Language	1.6	10.5	37.5	74.2	21,178
English Language & Literature	2.9	12.2	39.9	74.7	11,058
English Literature	8.7	24.3	53	80.5	46,411
French	10.3	39	65.9	84.5	9,468
General Studies	3.7	12.1	32.7	58.3	7,147
Geography	5.9	26.7	56.4	81.8	37,814
German	10	41.4	69.7	87.4	3,663
History	5.8	23.6	55.5	82.6	50,311
ICT	1.1	10	31	58.6	7,607
Irish	8.4	54.7	86.2	95.5	333
Law	5	18.7	46	71.4	11,538
Mathematics	17.9	42.3	64.2	80.3	95,244
Mathematics (Further)	30.1	58.1	77.5	88.2	16,172
Media/Film/TV Studies	1.7	11.5	43.9	81	26,956
Music	5	19.8	45.5	72.6	6,428
Other Modern Languages	14.1	50.8	80.5	92.2	9,386
Other sciences	8.4	28.1	54.9	77.7	2,840
Performing/Expressive Arts	5.9	21.6	57	85.3	1,948
Physical Education	3.7	16.9	40.4	65.3	11,143
Physics	9.2	29.2	50	69.7	36,578
Political Studies	6.7	26.8	55.8	79.8	17,523
Psychology	4.5	18	45.4	73.5	58,663
Religious Studies	5.2	23.5	54.7	80.8	26,086
Sociology	4.8	18.8	49.3	77.3	34,607
Spanish	10.2	36.9	67.2	86.4	8,601
Welsh First Language	4.3	25.3	54.5	84.1	233
Welsh Second Language	4.2	12.6	33.6	63.7	333
All other subjects	3.6	16.2	42.6	70	10,457
ALL SUBJECTS	8.3	26.3	53.1	77.4	828,355

Lead image: City of Stoke on Trent Sixth Form College

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Craig OCallaghan

As Head of Content, Craig is responsible for all articles and guides published across TopUniversities and TopMBA. He has nearly 10 years of experience writing for a student audience and extensive knowledge of universities and study programs around the world.