Get the best experience in our app Enjoy offline reading, category favourites, and instant updates - right from your pocket. Download the App Maybe later Home A Level results day 2018: The stats A Level results day 2018: The stats Girls are narrowing the gender gap, Stem entries are up and languages are down – all the stats from A-level results day 16th August 2018, 11:06am Tes reporter Share A Level results day 2018: The stats https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/level-results-day-2018-stats Copy Link Want to keep reading for free? Register with Tes and you can read five free articles every month, plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters. Register Log in Register with Tes and you can read five free articles every month, plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters. More information Keep reading for just £4.90 per month /per month for 12 months You've reached your limit of free articles this month. Subscribe for £4.90 per month for three months and get: Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters Subscribe now You've reached your limit of free articles this month. Subscribe for £4.90 per month for three months and get: Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters More information Read more Phillipson announces £23m for new edtech tools Tes reporter • 21st January 2026 It’s ‘crunch time’ on SEND reform, warns IFS Tes reporter • 21st January 2026 'Parents are people, too,' schools told in guidance on complaints Tes reporter • 20th January 2026 Teachers to be reballoted on strike action in Scotland Tes reporter • 16th January 2026 Recent Most read Most shared New Scottish chief inspector of education announced News 21 January 2026 Phillipson announces £23m for new edtech tools News 21 January 2026 Are perimenopausal teachers getting enough support in schools? Analysis 21 January 2026 ‘Parents are people, too,’ schools told in guidance on complaints News 20 January 2026 Why hybrid teaching is growing in demand Analysis 16 January 2026 Government launches ‘tougher’ guidance on phones in schools News 19 January 2026 ‘Parents are people, too,’ schools told in guidance on complaints News 20 January 2026 Government launches ‘tougher’ guidance on phones in schools News 19 January 2026 How many exam grades include marking errors? Analysis 20 January 2026