Today’s (17 August) results, the first not based on teacher assessments since 2019, show that five thousand fewer students in England gained three A* grades than in 2022, while the proportion of top A* and A grades reduced from 35.9 per cent to 26.5 per cent in the space of a year.
Analysis by the Sutton Trust finds that regional gaps within England have widened since 2019.
The proportion of students gaining A grades and above has fallen the most in the North East - from 23 per cent to 22 per cent - and has increased the most in London, from 27 per cent to 30 per cent, and from 28 per cent to 30 per cent in the South East.
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