A level results day 2026

A friend says via email. Maybe they spelt his wrong… we’ve now been down to the school but they all went home at 12 apparently (the caretaker was there!)

Shit.

Still frantically refreshing junk mail…

Not really the time and place for this comment/discussion. Let us be proud of our DC achievements today and worry about the future some other day.

I’ve been saying that since my child went to university 12 years ago. Though further education for the sheer joy of it is surely a good thing? Anyhow, as another post says, this is not the time or place for anything except celebrating these children’s successes and helping those who need it to work out what to do next if they haven’t got the results they wanted.
Congratulations all round!

Oh god not the plumbers again! How many plumbers do we need? Especially if everyone is a plumber. Their earnings will drop through the floor! Especially if there's no one to pay for their work because no one has a job ( apart from plumber!)

@Newlease the stats/mech and mech on both maths and FM almost scuppered DS!

Thank you for the grade boundary links, DD is 4 marks off the predicted grade and now got an unconditional offer from insurance! @AuntyBulgariaMaths didn’t do that bad int he end, but FM mechanics! I remember asking you all about it as DD was not home until late.
anyway, looking to remark, but not sure if there is any room for 4 marks in FM

When I see images of young people crying and hugging and so on, I can’t help but wonder what world they are moving into. Will there even BE any jobs in ten years time? Especially intellectual and white collar jobs. AI seems to be advancing at such a pace maybe they’d be better off training as plumbers.

Also happened to me (22 years ago). I now work at said institution 🤣

@JustHereWithMyPopcorn Did you see this? :)

@Rumplestiltz thats fantastic and he’d be a great mentor for younger students who may feel written off. Bet his old primary school would love him to give a talk.

For 1.5 marks it’s worth her requesting papers. Basics like have they added up correctly. Go through carefully especially on essay questions she’ll know if there may be a mark or two potentially.
If you ask for a review it costs money but you get it back if mark goes up.
You can do one paper at a time.

Liverpool was my daughter’s firm (which she chose over Nottingham) and she’s been accepted - it looks a great university in a great city so I hope your DD has a brilliant time

Yes it is. Good luck 🤞

But if you think you have a good chance of going up then you have to pay for the review.

You get your money back if the grade does go up.

Is that an option, just asking for all of your actual papers back to look at them, mark them yourself and query the results? Free?

No harm in getting the paper back for free to have a look and decide from there.

My DD also got A* A B the B weirdly in her best subject. and the. A *in her worst. She thinks she probably focused on her worst more so it didn't slip. But shes into her firm and really doesn't seem to care. No one will care in a year. No remarks here.

@MiniMidiMaxithat’s great news about the DA.

@DoggerelBankglad they got it sorted. @bluefinelinerfantastic news. DS is most pleased about not having to re-sit UCAT I think.

@AuntyBulgariasorry to hear about Warwick as others have said FM A star is such a tough one.

@ventressthinking of you and your DS today.

My daughter got her firm choice and A*, A and B (in PE). She was only 1.5 marks off an A in PE. She doesn't need an A grade for her uni so it's the right decision not to go for a remark, right?

Highlights the absolute nonsense of the flight paths schools insist on based on bloody Y6 SATs...

Just found thir thread and its so lovely. Much relief here as DD got what she needed for Kings London. After the disappointment of a post interview cambridge rejection she has fully embraced the thought of a London uni and very relieved to be going. She has done really well but may have missed a cambridge offer with her results so all worked out well in the end. Would hate to be sorting London accomodation as an insurance and the disappointment missing a cambridge offer so much relief from me. And DD is ecstatic.

My dd decided to go through clearing as she didn't get her 1st choice (Nottingham) and no longer wanted to go to her insurance uni (Royal Holloway). She got an offer from Uni of Liverpool via clearing and is super chuffed!

Thank goodness! It’s the sort of issue where you think ‘well it must be fine, surely!’ but can’t help panic a little. You can now celebrate wholeheartedly!

That's interesting that there seem to be admin error rejections at Durham too. We've now heard from Bristol. Admin error acknowledged and confirmation of acceptance. Phew!

AAB here and into first choice. He was a kid who was on a low flight path at school because of getting below expected levels in English/reading Sats in year 6 - predicted a 3 at gcse for geography now has an A at A level in that subject and off to a great uni to study it! Well done everyone.

My DD is saying that a few similar stories appeared on the new Undergrads WhatsApp group for Durham this morning. They tried to phone but no-one could get through.

I’ve also heard that some students can’t get their UCAS hub to update at all - still just saying that the uni is considering their offer or something like that. I know there are issues at University of Ulster where they have a new system and it’s got some glitches, but don’t know if it’s just UU students who are waiting for UCAS to update