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A-level results 2021: What’s behind the north-south divide?

London schools had the biggest jump in the number of top A-level grades awarded this year of any region, with more than twice the increase seen in the north-east. A lobby group of northern business and political leaders claimed the gap underlined Covid’s “disproportionate impact” on northern regions. But more long-standing regional divides and statistical […]

A-level results 2021: 6 key trends in England’s data

A-level results are out – here’s what we know. 1. Overall performance in England The proportion of A* and A grades has risen again this year to 44.3 per cent. That’s up on the 38.1 per cent in last year’s teacher-assessed grades and a huge rise on the 25.2 per cent of grades in […]

A-level results 2021: Private schools see bigger jump in top grades

Private schools have seen a bigger jump in the number of top grades than state schools in this year’s A-level results, according to Ofqual. Labour said the figures showed the Conservatives had “opened the door to unfairness”, noting private schools appear more likely to give prior access to questions and face parental pressure over grades. […]

A-level results 2021: The 4 things to watch out for this week

It’s a week like no other – two sets of exam results in just three days after months of hard work by school staff to reach this point. Tens of thousands of students are due to find out their teacher-assessed A-level grades tomorrow, after exams were cancelled for a second year. But is it going […]