There is a north-south regional disparity in A-level results. After the outbreak of the Covid pandemic, the first test results also saw a decline in top grades.
In a blow to Downing Street's upgrade plans, analysis revealed a sharp decline in A* and A grades dealt in the North East of England compared to the South East. is.
One social mobility charity said the government needed to do more to address inequality, and Labor Shadow Secretary of Education Bridget his Phillipson said: says so. We are reminded of the setbacks in their results compared to their peers in the South of England. "
Hundreds of thousands of students ripped open results envelopes on Thursday after schools reopened exams after two years of teacher-grade evaluations during the pandemic.
Overall results show that A-level entries receiving A* and A's in England, Wales and Northern Ireland compared to last year after moves to curb grade inflation. It showed a decrease of 8.4 percentage points. 2019 before the pandemic.
Girls continue to outperform boys overall, with 98.7% of girls performing from A* to E compared to 98.1% of boys – but the top The gap enjoyed by girls across grades has narrowed.
The gap between the public and private sector in England was also a clear focus, with 58% of applicants to private schools and achieved an A or better in any subject, compared with 30.7% in the UK. Comprehensive secondary school and junior high school. Pre-pandemic 2019 figures were 44.7% and 20.5%.
College enrollment is also down 2% from last year, but is still the second highest on record. According to Ucas (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) figures, 425,830 students have been confirmed. The most disadvantaged student this year, he increased by 3,770 from 2019 to her 46,850.
A labor-specific analysis based on Ofqual figures showed a further drop in top performers in the Northeast. Comparison with the South East of England over the past year. The figures show that in the Northeast, the percentage of A and A* grades dropped from 39.2% in 2021 to 30.8% in 2022, and from 47.1% to 39.5% in the Southeast.
"Students who have received results have worked incredibly hard in unprecedented circumstances, but these inequalities will continue to exist in order to ensure that all young people can thrive post-pandemic." shows that the Conservative Party continues to fail," said Ms Philipson.
The Sutton Trust also highlighted that since 2019, the largest increase in A+ grades was in London, 12 percentage points higher, at 39 percent. , the figure for the North East of England was 30.8%, up less than 8%.
Sir Peter Rumple, Founder and Chairman of the Sutton Trust and Chairman of the Education Fund Foundation, said: The gap between the most favorable and the least favorable.
“Despite a highly competitive year, universities have rightly prioritized expanding participation.
“The data also show that there are regional differences in achievement. We need to work to ensure that our students have a chance to succeed.”
According to the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ), the overall The acceptance rate has dropped 1.1 percentage points from 99.5% in 2021 to 98.4% this year. This is an increase of 0.8 points from 2019 when it was 97.6%.
Entries receiving the highest grades of A* and A decreased 8.4 points to 36.4% from 44.8% last year, but increased 11% from 25.4% in 2019. , A* decreased from 19.1% to 14.6% year-on-year, but remains higher than in 2019 when it was 7.7%.
The percentage of entries rated A* to C decreased from 88.5% in 2021 to 82.6% this year, but is up from 75.9% in 2019.
Sam Tuckett, Senior Fellow in His Post-16 Education and Skills at the Education Policy Institute, said: Formal exam for summer.
"Given Ofqual's strategy to return to a pre-pandemic style of testing and grading, this year's results are likely to fall between the high student results obtained in 2021 and the last test-based assessment in 2019.
He continued: Female students continue to outperform male students in most subjects. However, the gap between women's and men's achievements has narrowed. This may be a result of the return to exam-based assessment.
"This year's results also show that geographic disparities between students persist significantly, with students from the Southern region generally outperforming their peers in the North and Midlands. The significant improvement in private school performance under teacher evaluation in 2021 has been quite reversed this year.”
He added: “We need to focus on investigating the impact of educational disruptions on academic achievement gaps between disadvantaged and wealthier students.”
Secretary of Education James Cleverly said students and thanked the teachers, adding:
JCQ interim chief executive Kath Thomas said the results "are a major milestone in the recovery from the pandemic and a testament to the hard work and resilience of young people and school personnel across the country.
Scottish students received their high school results last week, with acceptance rates dropping from 2021.
