FEMAIL has spoken to higher education and exam experts, including Clare Marchant, chief executive of UCAS, to arm concerned parents and guardians with everything they need to know.
Almost half of all A-level students received A or A from their teachers - a new all-time high record - after exams were abandoned for the second year in a row due to Covid-19.
The Education Secretary said students deserve to be rewarded after a year of disruption and said: We do expect students to get better grades this year .