News

A-levels 2017: Drop in top grades in reformed A-level subjects

Pupils are less likely to have received top grades in the 13 new, reformed A-levels, results show. Among 18-year-olds...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exam results, News

A-levels 2017: 4 Key Trends From The National Data

A-level results are out! Here’s what we know…   1. Overall performance in England The proportion of A* and...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
Feature

How to apply for re-marks and appeal A-level results

Pupils across England will get their A-level results on Thursday, and while most of them celebrate, their exams officers,...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

A-level results 2017: How Schools Week will report the day and what to look out for

Editor Laura McInerney explains how we are going to report Thursday’s A-level results For the past two A-level results...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
Politics

A-level results 2017: Stories from secondary moderns

A-level results day is here! As usual, we will be celebrating everyone’s successes, but with a particular interest in...

Samantha Lauren King
Samantha Lauren King
News

Boys’ A-level performance set to rise this year, predicts academic

This year’s A-level results are expected to show a surge in performance among boys, despite a fall in top...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Errors in exam papers tripled this year, Ofqual report reveals

The number of ‘material errors’ in the design of A level and GCSE exam papers has more than tripled...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Exam re-mark requests plummet after Ofqual reforms

The number of exam grades that were changed after being re-marked has dropped by 25 per cent this year,...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Fewer schools punished for exam malpractice, but penalties for staff soar

The number of school staff penalised for helping students cheat in exams has risen by nearly 50 per cent,...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden