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Straight answers about A levels and what comes next

Guidance written by the people who teach the subjects, for families working out what to do about results, retakes and university applications.

3 articles, covering Results day, University applications and A level retakes.

  • A sixth form student standing outside a white stucco London townhouse on a bright morning, holding an opened results envelope and talking on the telephone.

    Results day

    What happens on A level results day

    A plain account of how the day runs, in the order it runs: what UCAS Track shows and when, what firm and insurance offers mean in practice, and how Clearing works if you need it.

    Sean Doherty , 4 min read

  • A tutor and a student at a wooden table reviewing a printed personal statement, with open university prospectuses and a page of handwritten notes beside them.

    University applications

    Do universities accept A level retakes?

    Almost all of them do, and they treat the new grade as the grade. The honest exceptions are a small number of Medicine and Veterinary courses, and they say so in writing.

    Dr Will Bynoe , 4 min read

  • A tutor and a student sitting side by side at a wooden desk beside a sash window, the tutor pointing at a line on a past paper while the student writes in a notebook.

    A level retakes

    Can you retake A levels?

    Yes, and there is no age limit, no cap on the number of attempts and no requirement to go back to your old school. Here is how a retake year actually works.

    Virginia Maguire , 4 min read

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