Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what percentage of pupils taking A-Levels received the grades A* to E and U in each subject by each region of England in each academic year since 2019.

The data in the attached table provided covers A levels entered by pupils aged 16 to 18 in state funded schools and colleges in England for each academic year since 2018/19. Figures are broken down by each Government Office Region and by subject. The proportion achieving grades A* to E and U within each is shown.

The number of A level awards and grades, and the proportion awarded at grade A* to E is published in the ‘A level and other 16 to 18 results’ statistical release. The proportion awarded grade U in each subject was calculated by dividing those numbers by the total number of A level entries in that subject.

Due to the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer examination series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021. Alternative processes were set up to award grades. A level examinations returned in 2022 and adaptations were made, such as providing advance information. The approach to grading for 2022 examinations broadly reflected a midpoint between results in 2019 and 2021.