Congratulations everyone  

Students – this year has been another tough one, so whatever your results you should be proud of yourself for what you have achieved. You are one of the year groups that has been badly affected by the last few years of disruption caused by the Covid-19 lockdowns and restrictions. You will have experienced lessons online, in cold classrooms and with the uncertainty of how your exam might be taken. All of this means that you have had some of the toughest life tests already thrown at you – but just think of the resilience you now have as you move forward.  

Be proud of yourself because all of us at the Historical Association are.  

Whatever you choose to do next – good luck. And if you want to continue with your love for history either formally or informally, we have lots of ways to help you with that. Have a look at our links below on transition to university and careers with history.

Teachers, we hope you take a moment to reflect on what you have achieved this year as well – after all without you they wouldn't have made it this far – well done. We also have some excellent advice in our latest One Big History Department blog for you. 

Headline analysis of this year’s results indicates:

• Overall, slightly fewer students sat A-level history than in 2019, but numbers are recovering slightly from a recent low in 2021. However, broken down across the UK, Northern Ireland is slightly different in that entries have dropped in 2022 from a higher level in 2021. Overall this biggest percentage drop in entries is seen in England, but England is by far the largest cohort. 
•  In England the A*-C pass rate fell by just under 3.5 percentage points from 2021, but is 7 percentage points higher than the 2019 pass rate at 87.5%.
• In England, the overall the A*-E pass rate is up by 0.3 percentage points on 2019, a much smaller rise. 
•  In England, nearly 2.5 times more students achieved A* grades in History compared with 2019 with 12.1% of students achieving the top grades. Overall in England more students achieved higher grades than in 2019, but less than in 2021.
• Similar trends in results for England are also replicated in Northern Ireland and Wales, albeit based upon fewer entries. Overall, students in Wales secured the highest A*-C pass rate at 92.8%.

Ofqual have also now published their guides to the 2022 A-level results.