Wednesday 17 August 2022 11:01 PM Thousands face A-level misery as results are predicted to slump trends now
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A-level pupils face devastation today as top grades take the biggest plunge ever registered in the 70-year history of the qualification.
A record 80,000 fewer entries will be awarded A or A* compared with last year, after officials reined in grade inflation by introducing harsher marking.
Sixth formers across the country will pick up their results after becoming the first year group to sit exams since the pandemic.
The number of students anxiously waiting to see if they have a university place has soared by 40 per cent since 2019, according to analysts at dataHE.
Between 40,000 and 60,000 pupils are predicted to fall short of the grades needed for their chosen course today (stock image)
Almost 300,000 still have no idea whether they will get the course of their choice – a record high. The number of pupils with no offer of a place at all has also increased by 74 per cent in the same period, to just under 28,000.
The increase has been fuelled by a population