The exams regulator, Ofqual, launched a plan to tackle grade inflation, and 26.5 per cent of all entries were awarded A or A*, compared with 25.2 per cent in 2019.
Here’s a selection of pictures of students on exam results day.
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Picture gallery: Students from across Doncaster pictured celebrating their A Level results
Published 19th Aug 2023, 15:00 BST
This year across England, grades have returned nearly to pre-pandemic levels, after the Covid era when students received teacher-assessed appraisals in 2020 and 2021.