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'Attainment and other performance measures - student characteristics' from 'A level and other 16 to 18 results'

• Created: 6 February 2024

'Attainment and other performance measures - student characteristics' for Disadvantaged, Non-Disadvantaged and Unknown disadvantaged status in England between 2018/19 and 2022/23

		2018/19	2019/20	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23
Disadvantaged	% achieving ≥ 2 A levels	71.6%	79.1%	82.6%	81.5%	79.2%
	APS per A level entry	28.70	34.89	36.58	33.46	29.91
	Average A level result	C	C+	B-	C+	C
	Number of A level students	38,800	35,936	34,098	35,591	36,459
	% achieving 3 A* to A	5.3%	11.9%	15.8%	11.2%	7.2%
	% achieving ≥ AAB	10.3%	20.0%	25.8%	19.5%	13.2%
Non-Disadvantaged	% achieving ≥ 2 A levels	81.8%	86.8%	89.0%	88.5%	87.3%
	APS per A level entry	33.58	39.18	41.09	38.55	34.82
	Average A level result	C+	B	B	B	C+
	Number of A level students	205,725	197,953	199,914	211,910	216,794
	% achieving 3 A* to A	11.7%	21.2%	26.7%	21.7%	14.6%
	% achieving ≥ AAB	19.8%	32.1%	39.4%	33.2%	23.8%
Unknown disadvantaged status	% achieving ≥ 2 A levels	65.1%	65.4%	69.5%	86.2%	81.6%
	APS per A level entry	33.58	37.58	39.59	37.95	34.61
	Average A level result	C+	B-	B	B-	C+
	Number of A level students	3,469	3,331	2,915	2,222	2,739
	% achieving 3 A* to A	12.8%	21.6%	25.6%	22.0%	15.0%
	% achieving ≥ AAB	20.5%	31.1%	37.8%	32.3%	23.8%

Footnotes

1. Disadvantage status is as reported at the end of key stage 4. Analysis involving disadvantage status includes students at state-funded schools and colleges only.
2. Covers students at the end of advanced level study who were entered for at least one A level, applied single A level, applied double A level or combined A/AS level during 16-18 study, excluding critical thinking and general studies. This measure only includes A level students who have entered less than a total of size 1 in other academic, applied general and tech level qualifications.

Source: A level and other 16 to 18 results, Attainment and other performance measures - student characteristics

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