When are GCSE and A-level results days 2026?
The dates for the results this summer as students prepare to collect their marks in the UK
The number of UK school leavers accepted to degree courses has hit a record high.
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UCAS figures showed 262,820 18-year-olds in the UK have been accepted, up 3% from 255,130 last year.
More than 50,000 who would be eligible for A-levels will not be receiving their results this week as they have dropped out of education in a so-called NEET crisis.
Education Secretary Lucy Powell has said she is focused on a “revolution” in technical and vocational pathways to tackle the number of young people not in employment, education or training (NEET).
While some of the 50,000 are in employment, the government is concerned about how few are continuing their studies in a "two-tier education system".
Data published in May, showed the number of young people aged 16 to 24 neither working nor learning surpassed one million for the first time since 2013, reaching 1.01 million in the three months from January to March.
Here is when the A-level and GCSE results will be published in 2026.
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When is A-level results day 2026?
A-level results day is on Thursday, August 13, in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, while Scottish SQA results were released on August 4.
Students can pick up their A-level results from their college or school from 8am, or whenever it opens.
When is GCSE results day 2026?
GCSE results can be collected one week later on Thursday, August 20, in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Scottish National 5 results, the equivalent north of the border, were collected on August 4.