Schools miss top university grades
A quarter of England's sixth forms and colleges have failed to produce any pupils with top A-level.
Almost a quarter of England s sixth forms and colleges have failed to produce any pupils with the top A-level grades sought by leading universities.
Some 594 (23.4%) of the 2,540 schools teaching A-levels had no pupils with the two As and a B in the subjects recommended for top degree courses.
The data also shows some 215 schools missed the new government target of 40% of pupils obtaining five A*-C GCSEs.
The BBC is publishing its league tables for secondary schools in England.
The tables are drawn up from the latest official government data on pupils academic achievement.
Overall they cover achievement in more than 4,000 mainstream state and independent schools, based mainly on the results of last summer s exams for 16- and 18-year-olds. In total, 2,540 schools and colleges in England run A-level courses.
