A-Level results: Record number of students get university places as north-south divide widens

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Hundreds of thousands of students across England, Wales and Northern Ireland opened their A-level, T-level and BTec results this morning, with a record number securing university places.Nationally, 28.5 per cent of all A-level entries were graded A* or A this year, up from 28.3 per cent in 2025, itself a record high.Yet behind the headline figures lies a growing divide between the north and south.The disparity between London's top-grade performance and that of the lowest-performing regions has hit its widest point since the current grading system was introduced in 2010.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Roughly 41 per cent of UK 18-year-olds had applied to university by the end of June, a proportion broadly unchanged from last year despite intensifying debate over the long-term costs of higher education.In the capital, 32.7 per cent of entries achieved A or A* grades, rising from 32.1 per cent the previous year and outstripping every other English region.By contrast, both the North...

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