A-level Geography outcomes improved slightly in 2026. In England, 24.5% of entries were awarded an A* or A, compared with 24.1% in 2025, while the proportion achieving A*–C increased from 79.8% to 80.7%. Across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 34,128 students received an A-level Geography result. This was only slightly lower than the 34,336 entries recorded in 2025, suggesting that the more substantial decline seen in recent years may be slowing. Geography remained the tw

Results day is, first and foremost, about individual young people. Behind every national percentage is a student opening an envelope or refreshing a screen, hoping that the outcome of two years of work is going to enable them to take their next step. Now that the national data has been published what is the national picture? The overall story from A-level and Level 3 results in 2026 is one of broadly stable outcomes, growing participation and a record number of university acc