A / AS level results - 2009

[20.08.09]

A / AS level results - 2009; Interest in RS Grows

The data here is taken from JCQ where the full results may be found. http://www.jcq.org.uk/

A Level

Overall a record number of students received A-grades at A level – 26.7%, up from 25.9%. This figure was replicated in religious studies with 26.7% of students achieving A-grades. However RS has bucked the trend of grade growth and has displayed fairly consistent similarities with last years’ percentages, although the number of students achieving B-grades has risen by 0.7 percentage points (from 56.7% to 57.4), and an impressive 81% of students received A to C grades this year (up on 80.9% in 2008).

The real story for RS is the continued growth of student interest in the subject. Numbers have risen from 20134 to 21079 - 4.7%! Many other subjects have also seen an increase in numbers, reflecting a growing interest in taking A levels (particularly at this time of recession), but average growth is well below RS at 2.4%. This is significant since in terms of the percentage of total A levels sat, RS has risen from 2.4% to 2.5%, showing that increased interest in the subject over the last 6 years has not simply been a statistical blip.

This is a real credit to RS teachers and those involved in the subject. REonline would like to congratulate all of them and all of their students.

**UK A level results in Religious Studies and selected other subjects**
Subject	No. sat	% of total sat	A	B	C	D	E	U
Religious Studies	21079 [20134]	2.5 [2.4]	26.7 [26.7]	57.4 [56.7]	81.0 [80.9]	94.0 [94.0]	98.6 [98.6]	100 [100]
Geography	32227 [31714]	3.8 [3.8]	30.1 [28.6]	58.1 [56.3]	80.9 [80.0]	94.2 [93.7]	99.1 [98.8]	100 [100]
History	49071 [48037]	5.8 [5.8]	26.2 [25.0]	55.7 [53.7]	80.8 [78.6]	93.9 [93.2]	98.9 [98.7]	100 [100]
Sociology	29445 [28437]	3.5 [3.4]	21.0 [21.8]	48.3 [48.9]	74.7 [74.2]	91.2 [90.7]	98.1 [97.7]	100 [100]
All Subjects	846977 [827737]	100 [100]	26.7 [25.9]	52.0 [50.8]	75.1 [73.9]	90.3 [89.6]	97.5 [97.2]	100 [100]

Figures for 2008 are shown in [brackets], results by grade are cumulative percentages.

AS Level

AS level results offer a similar picture to the A level results. The number of students sitting RS has has increased by 5.5% and, again significantly, the percentage of total sat has gone up from 2.2% to 2.3%.

**UK AS level results in Religious Studies and selected other subjects**
Subject	No. sat	% of total sat	A	B	C	D	E	U
Religious Studies	26519 [25131]	2.3 [2.2]	23.6 [22.9]	46.8 [47.3]	67.9 [69.1]	82.9 [84.4]	92.6 [93.3]	100 [100]
Geography	38253 [37413]	3.2 [3.3]	24.5 [23.3]	43.5 [43.1]	62.8 [63.4]	78.8 [79.5]	90.4 [90.8]	100 [100]
History	58020 [55736]	4.9 [4.9]	20.7 [19.5]	44.3 [43.0]	67.7 [66.6]	84.4 [84.0]	93.7 [93.8]	100 [100]
Sociology	42244 [41900]	3.6 [3.7]	16.2 [16.8]	34.6 [35.8]	55.6 [56.1]	73.3 [73.6]	86.2 [86.7]	100 [100]
All Subjects	1177347 [1128150]	100 [100]	19.5 [18.7]	38.3 [37.8]	58.7 [58.5]	75.9 [76.0]	88.1 [88.2]	100 [100]