Revealed: the Central Bedfordshire schools and colleges with the best A-level results

New data from the Department for Education reveals the average grades earned by A-level students at English schools and sixth form colleges in the 2023-24 school year.

The average score across England was 35.55, which would also earn a B-.

The highest-performing further education institutions in Central Bedfordshire included:

• Redborne Upper School and Community College, in Ampthill with a score of 34.95, worth a C+.

• Cedars Upper School, in Leighton Buzzard with a score of 34.69, worth a C+.

• Samuel Whitbread Academy, in Clifton with a score of 33.51, worth a C+.

Nationally, the average A-level point score per entry was slightly higher than the year before (35.29), although the average grade has remained steady at a B-.

The gap between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged students also remained broadly unchanged, while female students continue to achieve higher average scores than their male counterparts, following the trend for the last five years.

Black or Black British students had an average score of 30.87, 2.5 points lower than that of any other major ethnic group.

Meanwhile, white students achieved the highest average score (34.81).

Last year 0.5% of the A-level cohort had an education, health and care plan, which is put in place to support students with special educational needs and disabilities.

For these students, the average A-level points score (32.11) has fallen by 0.2 points compared with 2022-23. However, the average score has risen by 0.6pts for all students with SEN support (32.77).