The proportion of students who achieved a C or above in their subjects in England this year increased , while the proportion of students achieving an A Mr Lightman said that he had heard of falls in double digit falls in maths results * ( the top grade ) saw a slight drop . Across all subjects , 69 % of entries were awarded an A*-C , which is an increase of 0.2 % from last year . The increase is due in part to improved results in English , which saw a pass rate rise of 70 % after a sharp decline in grades in 2014 when changes to assessment were introduced . Maths also saw improvement , with those achieving a C or above increasing from 62.4 % to 63.3 %
The proportion of students who achieved a C or above in their subjects in England this year increased , while the proportion of students achieving an A * ( the top grade ) saw a slight drop . Across all subjects , 69 % of entries were awarded an A*-C , which is an increase of 0.2 % from last year . The increase is due in part to improved results in English , which saw a pass rate rise of 70 % after a sharp decline in grades in 2014 when changes to assessment were introduced . Maths also saw improvement , with those achieving a C or above increasing from 62.4 % to 63.3 %