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 Teacher strike ballot opens over pay and workload Tes reporter • 28th February 2026 Private schools lose legal challenge over VAT on fees Tes reporter • 27th February 2026 Schools White Paper: when will the plans be delivered? Tes reporter • 27th February 2026 SEND transport bill could hit £3.4bn by 2030, councils warn Tes reporter • 19th February 2026 Recent Most read Most shared No need for GCSE students to memorise equations until 2030 News 2 March 2026 3 ways we tackle harmful social media content Leadership 2 March 2026 Why too many schools get psychological safety wrong Leadership 2 March 2026 The SEND reforms are out - now the real tests begin Analysis 25 February 2026 Do banded books make for poorer readers? Teaching & Learning 25 February 2026 3 in 5 people see teaching as ‘unappealing’ News 25 February 2026 How new are Labour’s SEND reform plans? Analysis 27 February 2026 15% of secondary teachers not confident identifying SEND News 27 February 2026 SEND reform: Experts at hand service could be a game-changer Analysis 28 February 2026