Top grades for exams taken in England, Wales and Northern Ireland down by 8.4 percentage points on last year’s teacher-assessed grades
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Behind England’s bumper A-level results lie record levels of regional disparities
14th August 2026
As England’s A-level results were published on Thursday morning, students across the country were pictured celebrating a bumper crop of results, with record rates of As
Heatwaves and illness take their toll as annual school attendance falls
10th August 2026
Attendance rates at England’s schools fell slightly this academic year, new data shows, with this summer’s heatwaves and higher levels of illness playing a part.
Adoption system in ‘crisis’ as shortage leaves children waiting longer in care
7th August 2026
Coram is the UK’s longest and oldest serving children’s charity established in 1739. The charity collects data on behalf of the Department for Education and