Home A-level results day 2019: Key points A-level results day 2019: Key points We summarise the main stories from today’s A-level results for you 15th August 2019, 12:43pm Will Hazell Share A-level results day 2019: Key points https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/level-results-day-2019-key-points Copy Link Pupils across the country will today be discovering their A-level results. Here are the key points you need to know about the national results: The proportion of A-level entries receiving the highest grades has fallen this summer, with the share getting the top A* grade dropping to a six-year low. Girls have overtaken boys in gaining the top grades at A level, after they narrowed the gender gap last year. For the first time ever, girls have also overtaken boys in entries for science A levels. Spanish, meanwhile, has overtaken French in the number of A-level entries. The number of English and maths A-level entries has gone down, with falling entries in English representing a long-term decline. Entries in political studies have rocketed by nearly 10 per cent, with psychology, history and geography also enjoying rising entries. AS-level entries have continued to fall, dropping by 44.1 per cent this year. Want to keep reading for free? Register with Tes and you can read two free articles every month plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters. Register Log in Keep reading for just £1 per month You've reached your limit of free articles this month. Subscribe for £1 per month for three months and get: Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters Subscribe now Read more Exclusive: Top unis’ GCSE demands favour private pupils Will Hazell • 19th August 2019 A-level maths grades probe about ‘justice’, say heads Will Hazell • 15th August 2019 A-level results day 2019: Politics entries boom Will Hazell • 15th August 2019 Exclusive: Ofqual investigating A-level maths grades Will Hazell • 15th August 2019 Recent Most read Most shared What do student teachers need from a mentor? Teaching & Learning 23 November 2024 Curriculum and assessment review: schools sector has its say News 22 November 2024 Ombudsman wants to close SEND ‘accountability gap’ in schools News 22 November 2024 DfE aims to announce 2025 teacher pay award in April News 21 November 2024 Teacher pay scales 2024-25: what will your salary look like? Analysis 29 July 2024 Science teachers call for reform of ‘overloaded’ curriculum News 20 November 2024 Private schools lose GCSE results edge after adjusting for students’ background News 21 November 2024 Teachers face ‘alarming’ rise in verbal and physical abuse from pupils News 20 November 2024 How cold can your classroom get - legally? Analysis 19 November 2024