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 NEU urges action as teachers report being ‘grabbed and punched’ Tes reporter • 1st April 2026 Most teachers see impact of racist or misogynistic social media Tes reporter • 31st March 2026 Three-quarters of teachers consider quitting due to burnout Tes reporter • 30th March 2026 Demand for ASN teachers’ support doubles in a decade Tes reporter • 25th March 2026 Recent Most read Most shared A-level and IGCSE exams cancelled across Middle East News 2 April 2026 Finding hope for the future of education leadership in Scotland Analysis 2 April 2026 Primary school leaders’ 5 tests for Scottish election candidates Analysis 2 April 2026 Uta Frith: why I no longer think autism is a spectrum Teaching & Learning 4 March 2026 UAE cancels IB exams as Middle East conflict continues News 31 March 2026 High expectations doesn’t have to mean above-average grades Analysis 31 March 2026 High expectations doesn’t have to mean above-average grades Analysis 31 March 2026 Most teachers see impact of racist or misogynistic social media News 31 March 2026 Most secondary teachers ‘regularly’ see mental health-related absence News 31 March 2026