A-level grades down on last year but remain higher than pre pandemic
Hundreds of thousands of pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland found out their marks on A-level results day. The overall pass rate and proportion of top marks awarded has dropped this year compared to the year before - but is still higher than the last time students took exams. This was expected under a crackdown on grade inflation that still took into account disruption suffered by this year’s cohort in the Covid pandemic. Watch more from Independent TV: https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/editors-picks Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheIndependentOnline Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Independent Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.independent Subscribe to Independent Premium for exclusive content and live events: https://bit.ly/2MiOONB
