Sussex students receive A-level results
Students from Seaford Head School opened their results on Thursday
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Tens of thousands of students across Sussex have been opening their A-level results on the day a record number of students UK-wide got into their first-choice university.
Across the country, 82% got into the university of their choice, according to the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (Ucas).
Top A-level results across the whole of England, Wales and Northern Ireland have risen again – with 28.3% of all grades marked at A* or A, up from 27.8% last year.
In East Sussex that figure was 33.7% and in West Sussex 25.9% according to government statistics.
The figure was down on 2024 for East Sussex which had recorded 34.7%. However, West Sussex saw a slight increase compared with 25.1% last year.
Overall 98.1% of students in East Sussex got at least one A-level pass, compared with 97.6% in 2024.
In West Sussex that figure was 97.8%, compared with 97.6% in 2024.
Both were slightly higher than the average figure for England in 2025 at 97.4%.
Bob Standley, lead member for education at East Sussex County Council, said: "Our young people were well prepared for their examinations, and this is reflected in the results that they have received today."
Students at Seaford Head School in East Sussex were amongst those opening their results on Thursday morning.
Amelie Proctor, 18, will be going to the University of Bristol after receiving A* in psychology and English literature and an A in French.
Across the country 82% got into the university of their choice
She told BBC Radio Sussex: "It's absolutely amazing. I'm so happy."
Eve Kyprianou-Hickman, also 18, will be going to the University of Oxford after gaining an A* in psychology and sociology and an A in English literature.
She said: "I worked hard but didn't expect to do as well as I did.
"I'm going out to celebrate."
Sam Alvarez, head of English at the school, said: "Our pupils are amazing.
"It's been very nerve-wracking for me and all the teachers."
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