A-level students will receive their results next week, anxiously waiting to discover if they have attained the grades needed to take their preferred next step.
GCSE pupils will receive their results the following week.
Results are expected to be lower this year after two years of record increases, but the Government has said universities will “adjust accordingly”.
This year’s candidates are the first to sit exams since 2019 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The classes of 2020 and 2021 had their grades assigned by teachers.
