‘Boys tend to cluster in the subjects that give out a lot of the top grades, such as maths, Greek and Latin.
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If you’re collecting your A-level results today and expecting to do well, the good news is that the number of top grades looks like it will increase.
The gender gap is part of a longstanding trend that experts believe may stem from the tendency for male pupils to cluster in subjects such as Maths where the top grade is more frequently awarded.
A* or A grades were achieved in 29.5% of A-level entries, a rise of 0.2% on 2015.
Some schools post results to their pupils.
The Government introduced changes to the subject content of all AS and A-levels past year. In total 25.8 per cent of all pupils achieved grades A*-A.
Entries in modern languages continued to fall, with the numbers taking French down 6%.
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The other most popular subjects are Biology, History, English and Religious Studies.
There has been a rise in interest in Economics. There was also an increase in the number of students choosing business studies.
The number of entries for A-levels overall has decreased by 1.7 per cent, while AS entries were down 13.7 per cent.
Ms Keates said the changes would particularly affect those receiving their AS-level results, as they are the first group to go through the new curriculum. Michael Turner, the Joint Council for Qualifications’ director general, said today’s results showed “AS has been successfully decoupled” and that there was “stability in the outcomes”.
Andrew Hall, the chief executive of AQA exam board, said it was “a clear and stable set of results”, which showed there had been a “safe delivery of the new qualifications” despite fears of turbulence.
For the third year the proportion of entries for media/film/television subjects has increased – up 3.6 per cent.
A Department for Education spokeswoman said: “A-level results day is the culmination of months of hard work for students and teachers and everyone involved deserves credit”.
There are 201,000 United Kingdom 18-year-old applicants placed, up 2% on 2015 despite the population falling by 2.3%. There are also more acceptances from older age groups, with acceptances for those aged 25 or older from the United Kingdom up 8 per cent.
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“I very much hope that those who didn’t achieve the results they wanted get the support they need to help them to continue to realise their ambitions”.
