Hundreds of thousands of teenagers will this morning end the anxious wait for their A-Level results. Sixth-formers across England, Wales and Northern Ireland will begin receiving their results from 6am. According to statistics published by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ), one in 12 (8.0 per cent) entries have scored an A* grade, down 0.3 percentage points on last year. Boys are expected to continue to outperform girls at the highest grades again this year, last summer 26.6 per cent of boys’ entries awarded at least an A grade, compared to 26.2 per cent for entries from their female classmates. Ahead of A-Level results day, grade boundaries for two of England’s biggest exam boards, Edexcel and OCR, were leaked. The documents showed that students needed to score just over half marks in A-Level maths to be rewarded with an A grade this summer. Grade boundaries for Edexcel’s maths A-Level show students who gained 165 out of a possible maximum of 300 marks (55 per cent) will be awarded an A. Separate documents show that those who took the OCR exam board’s A-Level maths qualification will walk away with an A if they achieved 54 per cent per cent across all papers – a total of 161 out of 300. Last year, 184 marks (61 per cent) were needed for an A grade in Edexcel’s maths A-Level, while for OCR’s qualification in the subject, the required mark was 197 (66 per cent). The documents also give grade boundaries for other A-Level qualifications offered by Edexcel… [Read full story]
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