'Entries and Results - A level and AS by subject and student characteristics (single academic year)' from 'A level and other 16 to 18 results'
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Exam entries | Percent achieving grade A* | Percent achieving grade A* - A | Percent achieving grade A* - B | Percent achieving grade A* - C | |||||||||||||
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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
- 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.
- 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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