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 SEND transport bill could hit £3.4bn by 2030, councils warn Tes reporter • 19th February 2026 School absence up 50% in latest flu season, analysis finds Tes reporter • 18th February 2026 Teachers facing worse behaviour more likely to quit, study finds Tes reporter • 12th February 2026 RAAC crisis in schools demands permanent fixes, MPs warn Tes reporter • 11th February 2026 Recent Most read Most shared Maternity pay increase is a step in the right direction Analysis 27 February 2026 Local authorities ‘actively’ exploring opening school trusts News 27 February 2026 Can Labour put all schools into trusts? News 27 February 2026 Do banded books make for poorer readers? Teaching & Learning 25 February 2026 Schools White Paper: all you need to know News 23 February 2026 KS4 reforms to make lower-attaining pupils ‘more visible’ News 24 February 2026 ‘The SEND reforms are not a recipe for inclusion, but for disaster’ Analysis 24 February 2026 Do banded books make for poorer readers? Teaching & Learning 25 February 2026 KS4 reforms to make lower-attaining pupils ‘more visible’ News 24 February 2026