This year is set to be ‘one of the most competitive’ years for students seeking university places.
After years of disruption caused by Covid-19, exam boards are making the transition back to pre-pandemic arrangements.
But there will be around 60,000 fewer top grades this summer, the Telegraph has reported.
Schools that get higher results than in 2021 ‘will be few and far between’ following the exam season, according to exam watchdog Ofqual.