Academic year 2020/21

A level and other 16 to 18 results

Attainment and retention data for A level and other qualifications by age 16-18 in England. Includes region, institution type, characteristics, and subject.

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Published
Last updated
2 updatesfor Academic year 2020/21
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Get help by contacting us

If you have a specific enquiry about A level and other 16 to 18 results statistics and data:

Attainment statistics team

Email: Attainment.STATISTICS@education.gov.uk
Contact name: John Shale

Press office

If you have a media enquiry:

Telephone: 020 7783 8300

Public enquiries

If you have a general enquiry about the Department for Education (DfE) or education:

Phone: 0370 000 2288

Opening times

Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 5.30pm (closed on bank holidays)


Accredited official statistics

These accredited official statistics have been independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation (opens in new tab) (OSR). They comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics (opens in new tab). Accredited official statistics are called National Statistics in the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (opens in new tab).

Accreditation signifies their compliance with the authority's Code of Practice for Statistics (opens in new tab) which broadly means these statistics are:

  • managed impartially and objectively in the public interest
  • meet identified user needs
  • produced according to sound methods
  • well explained and readily accessible

Our statistical practice is regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR).

OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics (opens in new tab) that all producers of official statistics should adhere to.

You are welcome to contact us directly with any comments about how we meet these standards. Alternatively, you can contact OSR by emailing regulation@statistics.gov.uk or via the OSR website (opens in new tab).


Pre-release access list

Besides Department for Education (DfE) professional and production staff, the following post holders were given pre-release access up to 24 hours before release.

Secretary of State for Education
Permanent Secretary
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State 
Minister for School Standards
Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills
Special Advisers - Private Office 
Communication Special Adviser - Private Office
Deputy Permanent Secretary
IO/HEO Media Officer, Press Office
G7 - Social Media Officer, Press Office
Deputy Director - Data Insights and Statistics Division
Director - Chief Data Officer and Chief Statistician, Data Group
Director of Analysis and Chief Scientific Adviser
Deputy Director - Data Operations Division
G6 - School and College Accountability Policy
G7 - Secondary Policy Advisor, 16 to 18 Performance Measures
SEO - Policy Advisor, School and College Accountability Policy
Chief Regulator (Ofqual)
Director - Standards & Comparability, Standards, Research and Analysis (Ofqual)
Director - Policy & Strategic Relationships of General Qualifications, General Qualifications (Ofqual)
G7 - Policy & Strategic Relationships of General Qualifications, General Qualifications (Ofqual)