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 Hundreds of schools close due to snow and ice Tes reporter • 5th January 2026 Schools must teach healthy relationships to tackle violence against girls Tes reporter • 17th December 2025 Pupils in crowded and damp homes miss more school, study finds Tes reporter • 16th December 2025 Tes Awards for International Schools 2025 winners revealed Tes reporter • 9th December 2025 Recent Most read Most shared NEU boss: ‘We will absolutely strike’ over teacher working hours News 9 January 2026 Why MAT leaders should welcome inspections Analysis 9 January 2026 Inclusion drive seeks to cut suspensions and room removals News 9 January 2026 Employment Rights Act: what does it mean for teachers and schools? Analysis 7 January 2026 Bridget Phillipson: Why we’re moving forward with trust inspections Analysis 7 January 2026 The White Paper is a make-or-break moment for Labour Analysis 7 January 2026 What can schools do about children missing education? Analysis 5 January 2026 The White Paper is a make-or-break moment for Labour Analysis 7 January 2026 It’s ‘impossible’ to take on special schools, says MAT News 6 January 2026