Here are some key facts about today’s A and AS level results:

• 98.3% received grades A* to E at A level, up from 97.6% in 2019

• There is an increase in As and A*s awarded at A level, up from 25.5% in 2019 to 27.9%

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• 358,000 UK students have been accepted by universities so far this year, an increase of 3% on last year

• A record number of 18 year olds from the most disadvantaged backgrounds in England have been accepted into university – up 7.3% from last year

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• Almost 60% of grades students received are exactly the same as those submitted by schools and colleges

• 96.4% of grades were either the same as those submitted by schools or colleges or only changed by one grade, testament to teachers' excellent judgement and hard work