Wondering about getting a job.

I'm 16 almost 17. I know that in the UK it is mandatory for people my age to be in education until they are 18. But School has not been working out for me. I have decent GCSE grades and I heard that you can get a job without A-Levels. Is it possible for me to drop out of A-Levels and get a full-time job? Or would I have to get a part-time or T-Level or some sort of apprenticeship and still learn whilst working? There is a lot about this that I have not been able to find answers to. I want to leave education as a whole. I'm not necessarily stupid, I just haven't been able to do well in exams.