A-level results day expected to bring record university success amid Neet crisis

Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleHundreds of thousands of students across England, Wales and Northern Ireland are set to receive their A-level results on Thursday. The results arrive amid rising concerns over young people not in education, employment or training (Neet), with almost 58,000 18-year-olds in England expected to receive no grades on Thursday, according to the Department for Education. Education Secretary Lucy Powell said: “We’re giving technical education the respect it deserves by rolling out new V Levels to go alongside A Levels, introducing brilliant routes into the careers of the future from age 14, and fully funding apprenticeship training for under-25s.”Head of UCAS, Jo Saxton, suggested a record number of students could be successful in securing their first-choice university on results day.In 2025, 28.3 per cent of UK A-level entries were awarded an A or A* grade.In fullA-level results day: Record number of students expected to get into first-choice universities but NEET crisis lingersMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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