A Levels

These universities ranked among the UK's finest, in the country's 'definitive' university league table

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Selective grammar schools and comprehensive schools alike made the list in different parts of England

Each region's top 5 state secondary schools for 2025

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These apps can help prepare pupils ahead of the summer exam season

7 of Apple's top-rated free education apps for GCSEs and A Levels

Yorkshire is home to some of the country's finest private schools

Yorkshire's top 10 private schools, and how much they cost

Dozens of classic books and plays make an appearance of the dense reading lists

The books your A Level English lit student may need to read this year

Gordonstoun was one of two Scottish schools to make the list

The UK's 25 finest private senior schools, named among world's best

England's top sixth forms are a mix of ultra modern schools, and those steeped in history

The 25 best state schools and sixth forms for A Levels in England

Sixth form rankings are determined from students' A Level results (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

How England's best sixth form schools and colleges are ranked

Some of the UK's best performing private schools

How much it costs to go to the UK's 10 best-performing private schools

When it comes to highest proportion of top grades awarded, only one county can take the top spot (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

England's 10 best and worst performing counties in A Level top grades

A number of specialist schools were among those that made their way onto Yorkshire's list of high performers (Image: National World/SWNS/Google Maps)

Yorkshire's 15 best sixth form schools and colleges for A-Levels

David Stuart Davies who is a big Sherlock Holmes expert, from Huddersfield, pictured in December 2016. Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe

Yorkshire teacher, writer and Sherlock Holmes expert dies aged 78

Harvey Dobson started as an apprentice at Alan Wood and Partners after completing his GCSEs

Meet the Yorkshire apprentices trading in the traditional route

Exams and results day can be an anxiety-inducing time for many young people (Image: National World/Adobe Stock/Getty)

Four out of five young people say exams 'harmed their mental health'

Komal Faisal

Laisterdyke learners set for success after GCSE results day

The Indeed survey found that more employers value soft skills over qualifications (Image: National World/Getty/Adobe Stock)

'I'm a jobs expert - and employers value soft skills more than grades'

The UK has quite a generous deadline when it comes to applying for student loans (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

It's not too late to apply for a student loan - what you need to know

For many students, the end game of A Levels was university admission (File photo: Pete Summers/Getty Images)

How many students landed their first-choice university this year?
Unfortunately, all is not equal across the UK 🎓
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Grade boundaries are calculated after examiners see how well students did (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

This year's A Level grade boundaries for AQA, Pearson Edexcel and more

Jeremy Clarkson didn't succeed when it came to his A-Level results and both Deborah Meaden and Simon Cowell didn't even sit them

Jeremy Clarkson shares A-level tweet, celebs who got bad grades

A lot can hinge of A level results (Photo: Peter Nicholls/Getty Images)

How to appeal your A Level grades and get a 'priority' review

Students will be able to pick their results up from school (File photo: Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)

What students and families can expect on A Levels results day

More than one million students across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland have been awarded qualifications today (File photo: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Number of top grades rise on A Level results day

Thousands of students will be going through the university clearing process on Thursday (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

University admissions process is loaded against state school kids: Jayne Dowle

Working holiday gap years offer young people the chance to see the world while gaining valuable skills (Photos: Supplied)

Why students should consider a gap year after A Levels

Most students can pick up their A level results from their school (File photo: Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)

Grades and marking explained ahead of A Level results day

Education officials say the Clearing process offers plenty of flexibility this year, including for students who have changed their mind (File photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Students urged to 'consider all options' ahead of A Level results day

Single sex grammar schools took out most of the top spots across England (Photo: National World/Google)

The 15 top-rated 'super' secondary schools in England

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For many secondary school students, university offers will be dependent on their exam results (Photo: National World/Adobe Stock/Getty)

When secondary school pupils will get their exam results across the UK

Special measures to make sure students sitting major exams weren't unfairly impacted by the pandemic have gradually slowed down (Photo: National World/Getty/Adobe Stock)

Do pupils still get Covid consideration in exams? All you need to know

Jobs are at risk at Sheffield Hallam University.

I lament lack of access to university for the working class - Bill Carmichael

The waiting period until results day can be a fraught time for some students (Photo: David Davies/PA Wire)

The A Level marking system explained as students finish final exams

Horse-riding lessons at Fyling Hall School

Yorkshire Sixth Form adds Equine Management to choice of courses

Claudia dazzles audiences across the region

West Yorks-based singer Claudia Neal set to wow competitors and spectators at Cr...

Pupils learning in a school classroom. PIC: Tony Johnson

No need for an Advanced British Standard - YP Letters

People walking their dogs at Hook Moor Wind Farm, near Leeds. PIC: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Power cuts are the most likely outcome if we phase out gas - Bill Carmichael

Performing in Stoller Hall, Chetham’s School of Music

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Liam Pullen

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Natalie Wright is the new Leeds Office Managing Partner of Mazars. She is passionate about promoting social mobility. (Photo supplied by Mazars)

Why Natalie Wright of Mazars is passionate about social mobility

New T Level courses in Agriculture, Land Management and Production, plus animal and equine care. Picture supplied.

Ad Feature Trailblazing T Level courses in agriculture and land management

'A lot of young lads don’t have a positive male role model in their lives. They are looked after by mothers and grandmothers, so it does them no favours to go to school and see nothing but more women'.

Why we need to encourage more men into teaching - Sarah Todd

Sam Hameed is co-founder and managing director of SPG Resourcing.

A strong pipeline of tech talent will be a driver of the economy - Sam Hameed

Charlotte Stringer rounding up the flock at High Callis Wold farm near Bishop Wilton, York.

Meet the Yorkshire farmer's daughter roaming far to get lambing experience

Heckmondwike Grammar School Sixth Form combines academic excellence with high levels of support

Ad Feature Heckmondwike Grammar School Sixth Form to showcase academic excellence

Kirsty Page is head of service at West Park Care.

Education is the long-term solution to the crisis in care - Kirsty Page

Charles Fawcett, founder of Twisted Automotive

How shared father-and-son passion led 'Land Rover Geek' Charles to set up firm

Students can go on to higher education or skilled employment

Barnsley College to begin offering T Levels qualifications to adults

Tim Peake on the International Space Station

Astronaut Tim Peake says average A Levels didn't stop him spacewalking

Henry Wilson,started a business called ‘Contains Nuts’ in 2019 from his mum’s kitchen in Ilkley

The Yorkshireman going nuts for peanut butter

Emma Raducanu. Picture: Tim Goode/PA .

Emma Raducanu returns to ‘start of a journey’ at Nottingham

Ripon Grammar School

The 10 best state secondary schools in Yorkshire according to The Sunday Times

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Emma Raducanu makes history after winning US Open women’s title

Funmi Ogunde and her brother Seun celebrate her A Level results yesterday

Bradford sixth former who lived alone after mother's death wins place at Oxford

Students at Ark Globe Academy in London, receive their A-Level results (PA/Ian West)

Grade inflation 'baked' into system like 'hard rock cake'

A Level grades have been awarded by teachers this year (Photo: Getty Images)

Students receive teacher-assessed A Level results after second year of cancelled...

Emma Raducanu celebrates victory against Marketa Vondrousova. Pictures: PA.

From the classroom to Wimbledon: The amazing journey of British teenager Emma Ra...

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