Students up and down the country will be receiving their A-level results today as they prepare to university or the world of work.
The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) has confirmed that the amount of A Levels taken overall has risen in 2024, and while the number of top grades has gone up, the overall pass rate had fallen a little.
Ofqual - the government’s qualifications regulator - has released some figures on the proportions of top A and A* grades awarded from total entries by region across England this year. Greater London students have taken out the top spot, with 31.3% of papers sat awarded an A. The South East was a close second, with 30.8% As.
The rest of England’s regions ‘A rates’, in order, are: the East of England at 27.5%; the South West at 26.9%; the North West at 25.5%; the West Midlands at 24.8%; Yorkshire at 24.6%; the North East at 23.9%; and the East Midlands at 22.5%.
Last year, The Telegraph released its list of the colleges with the highest A-level grades and those with the best university attendance.
The data is based on the A-Level results in 2023, with overall data for today’s results yet to be released.
We've had a look at the data to see which Birmingham sixth forms and colleges have come out on top.
Here are the best colleges in the city based on A-level results:

1. King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, Kings Heath
Average A-level grades: A- | Google Street View

2. King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys, Kings Heath
Average A-level grade: A- | Google Street View

3. Bishop Vesey's Grammar School, Sutton Coldfield
Average A-level grade: A- | GooglelLDRS

4. King Edward VI Five Ways School, Bartley Green
Average A-level grade: B+ | SWNS