Sixth-formers in England are enjoying a bumper crop of top A-level results, surpassing previous pre-pandemic highs in the proportion of A* and A grades awarded, thanks in part to strong performances in maths and sciences.
In maths, which had more than 100,000 A-level candidates nationally for the first time, 42% of 18-year-olds in England got A* or As, while a third of entrants got the highest grades in physics and chemistry.
