Summary

  • Reaction from across England as pupils receive their A-level results on 18 August

  • Record numbers of university places awarded as slight fall in top A-level grades

Live Reporting

  1. Shipyard prospects tempt more students as A-level results come in

    Martin Lewes
    Reporter

    The growing number of apprenticeships on offer at the BAE shipyard in Barrow in Cumbria is attracting some students who might otherwise have gone to university, according to the principal of Barrow Sixth Form College.

    Students collecting results

    As students arrived at the college, David Batten said: "The university experience is still very attractive to students, and so that's something that students are still going for, but we have noticed an increasing number going for higher apprenticeships because of the local economy."

    Earlier this year the government confirmed Britain would continue to have a nuclear deterrent carried in Barrow-built submarines, guaranteeing work at the shipyard in the 2030s.

  2. No university for rally driving teenager

    It's A-level results day - and that means a mixture of nerves, excitement and hopefully celebrating.

    Catie Munnings, 18, from Headcorn in Kent, will soon find out her results - and she's predicted to get straight As.

    But instead of applying to university, she's decided to follow her dream of becoming a world rally driving champion instead.

  3. A-level results across England

    BBC News England

    As pupils receive their A-level results we'll be bringing you news, reaction and advice from across England.

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