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More than 1,550 Britons with at least three A*s have been refused a spot at medical school over the past five years, officials have revealed.

Hundreds of the nation's brightest students are being denied the chance to train as doctors despite securing the best possible grades in their A-levels.

Grade inflation means more students are getting the top grades every year but the number of medical school places has been capped at 7,500. Only around one in every five applicants secure a place. Almost one in three applicants with the top grades were rejected in 2022, the most recent year available, the Department for Education revealed. This is double the 14 per cent in 2018

EXCLUSIVEREAD MORE: Sajid Javid says he would not replicate the NHS anywhere else in the world because of its 'fundamental flaws' as he says it needs to address its 'failings' Advertisement The latest figures, released under Freedom of Information laws, show 1,945 medical school applicants had at least three A*s in 2022, of which 545 were rejected.

 

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