Was the A*-A / 9-7 rate affected?

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4. Was the A*-A / 9-7 rate affected?
In this section I am comparing the percentage of departments where their A*-A / 9-7 pass rate remained stable in 2018 and 2017. This largely follows the pattern set for the 9-4 range. 2018 seems to have been much less variable than 2017.

​I also cut this down to look at differences between types of school where results were stable across 2016-17.  There was not much of a story to tell here, with average ability departments seeing the most variation at the 9-7 level and lower ability centres the least. 

​In all cases there was much less variability than seen in 2017.

Takeaway: Departments do not seem to have suffered unduly in terms of the rate of Grade 9-7 passes when compared to 2017, and in fact the results are slightly more stable than previously.

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