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'Entries and Results - A level and AS by subject and student characteristics (single academic year)' from 'A level and other 16 to 18 results'

• Created: 17 May 2022

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'Entries and Results - A level and AS by subject and student characteristics (single academic year)' for A level, All students, Female, Male, Total Biology and 6 other filters in England between 2018/19 and 2020/21

			Exam entries			Percent achieving grade A*			Percent achieving grade A* - A			Percent achieving grade A* - B			Percent achieving grade A* - C
			All Students	Gender		All Students	Gender		All Students	Gender		All Students	Gender		All Students	Gender
			All students	Female	Male	All students	Female	Male	All students	Female	Male	All students	Female	Male	All students	Female	Male
Science -Biology	Total Biology	2020/21	61,857	39,378	22,479	17.9%	18.5%	16.7%	43.8%	45.5%	40.8%	67.8%	69.8%	64.3%	86.0%	87.5%	83.4%
		2019/20	58,703	37,560	21,143	13.0%	13.3%	12.5%	36.7%	37.8%	34.7%	61.5%	63.0%	58.7%	83.4%	84.6%	81.4%
		2018/19	62,556	39,337	23,219	6.8%	7.1%	6.1%	23.9%	24.9%	22.3%	44.3%	45.6%	42.3%	66.7%	67.9%	64.7%
Science -Chemistry	Total Chemistry	2020/21	53,655	29,118	24,537	18.9%	18.2%	19.7%	47.3%	47.6%	47.0%	69.7%	71.1%	68.1%	85.8%	87.3%	84.1%
		2019/20	51,061	27,664	23,397	14.3%	12.9%	15.9%	41.8%	41.1%	42.7%	66.6%	66.9%	66.2%	85.8%	86.6%	84.9%
		2018/19	53,764	28,879	24,885	7.4%	6.4%	8.5%	28.8%	27.5%	30.4%	51.8%	51.2%	52.5%	71.7%	71.7%	71.8%
Computer Science	Total Computer Science	2020/21	12,840	1,898	10,942	19.7%	25.1%	18.8%	43.9%	51.6%	42.6%	68.2%	75.5%	66.9%	87.1%	89.7%	86.6%
		2019/20	11,557	1,681	9,875	13.6%	18.2%	12.8%	36.2%	44.7%	34.8%	61.4%	68.8%	60.2%	84.0%	87.8%	83.4%
		2018/19	10,379	1,368	9,011	3.4%	3.7%	3.4%	17.9%	19.0%	17.7%	40.0%	41.7%	39.8%	63.0%	62.6%	63.0%
Maths - Further	Total Further Mathematics	2020/21	14,562	4,201	10,361	48.9%	50.0%	48.5%	75.0%	76.8%	74.3%	88.3%	89.2%	87.9%	95.2%	96.0%	94.9%
		2019/20	13,929	4,047	9,882	41.0%	41.2%	40.9%	71.2%	72.3%	70.8%	87.8%	89.5%	87.2%	95.9%	96.7%	95.6%
		2018/19	13,438	3,824	9,614	24.6%	21.8%	25.8%	53.9%	51.2%	54.9%	73.9%	73.1%	74.2%	86.9%	86.7%	86.9%
Maths	Total Maths	2020/21	88,244	34,065	54,178	28.3%	28.4%	28.2%	54.3%	56.7%	52.8%	72.6%	75.5%	70.7%	85.8%	88.2%	84.4%
		2019/20	86,021	33,708	52,312	23.4%	22.7%	23.8%	49.6%	51.3%	48.4%	69.8%	72.7%	68.0%	86.3%	88.5%	84.9%
		2018/19	83,132	32,022	51,110	16.6%	14.0%	18.3%	41.0%	39.0%	42.2%	58.9%	57.9%	59.5%	75.4%	75.5%	75.3%
Science -Physics	Total Physics	2020/21	36,698	8,416	28,282	21.5%	24.5%	20.5%	46.0%	50.7%	44.6%	68.0%	72.7%	66.6%	84.8%	88.0%	83.9%
		2019/20	34,657	7,912	26,745	17.0%	19.4%	16.3%	41.1%	45.4%	39.9%	64.7%	69.3%	63.3%	83.7%	87.1%	82.6%
		2018/19	35,513	7,941	27,572	8.7%	8.4%	8.8%	27.8%	28.6%	27.6%	50.3%	51.5%	49.9%	70.3%	71.3%	70.0%
All STEM subjects	Total STEM subjects	2020/21	267,856	117,076	150,779	23.8%	23.0%	24.4%	50.0%	50.9%	49.3%	70.9%	72.8%	69.5%	86.3%	88.0%	85.0%
		2019/20	255,928	112,572	143,354	18.8%	17.6%	19.9%	44.5%	44.6%	44.5%	67.2%	68.3%	66.3%	85.6%	86.9%	84.6%
		2018/19	258,782	113,371	145,411	11.1%	9.4%	12.4%	32.3%	30.6%	33.6%	52.7%	51.8%	53.5%	71.9%	71.8%	72.0%

Footnotes

1. Figures for the total number of students may not match the sum of females and males, as not all institutions recorded the gender for every student.
2. Exam entries are for the current exam year for 16-18 students, after discounting. Includes pending awards.

Source: A level and other 16 to 18 results, Entries and Results - A level and AS by subject and student characteristics (single academic year)

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