Sutton Council is congratulating pupils and staff in schools across the borough as they celebrate this year’s outstanding A-level results.

Sutton schools have maintained their high performance in the examinations, with results consistently above the UK average.

The proportion of students across the borough achieving the highest A-level A* and B grades is 65.5 per cent.

The percentage of students achieving an A-level pass grade (A* to E) has dropped slightly to 99.3 per cent from 99.4 (2015 figure) per cent last year. This is above the UK average as, across all UK students, the proportion achieving A* to E is 98.1 per cent.

Cllr Arthur Hookway, Vice Chair of the Children, Family and Education Committee at Sutton Council, said:

“Sutton strives to help all of our young people realise their potential and once more they have achieved some of the best A-level results in the country. This year’s A-level students have succeeded thanks to the dedicated support from the excellent teachers, school governing bodies and support staff in our schools, and of course from their parents and carers. The main credit, however, must go to the students themselves for attaining such high grades. I’m delighted to see the hard work of so many people pay off.”

Please note that the figures below are provisional figures and may be subject to change.

Across all UK students, the proportions achieving A-level grades in summer 2016 are as follows:

The proportion achieving A* has dropped 0.5 per cent from 2015, to 8.1 per cent.

The proportion achieving A* and A is down 0.1 per cent from 2015, to 25.8 per cent.

The proportion achieving A* to E remains the same as 2015 at 98.1 per cent.