Top grades in some A-level subjects are still far higher than in 2019, despite an overall record drop compared with last year.
In 2022, 35.9 per cent of entries were graded A*-A. This fell to 26.5 per cent this year.
The drop had been anticipated given the return to pre-pandemic grading standards.
But none of the most popular A-level courses saw top grades fall all the way back to the 2019 benchmark.
