Grades are up, but the number of passes is the same. The IW Council has unveiled the provisional figures for this year’s A Level passes.
The overall pass rate (students gaining grades A-E) is 93% compared to last year. That lags 3% behind the national average. The number of students gaining A - C grades has risen by 2%, to 60%. Nationally, nearly 74% students achieve the top three grades. There has also been a rise in the number of A grades, from 14% to 17%.