Exam results
Sophie Scott
Exam results
Sophie Scott
Exam results, Politics

Norwich school posts highest ever results on its journey out of Ofsted inadequate

Good news for Hethersett Academy, in Norwich. The number of students achieving five or more A* to C grades,...

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
Exam results, News

GCSE 2015 Results are in: Maths and English up, Science down

This year’s GCSE results are out and show that the GCSE A*-C rate has increased to 69% – a...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Exam results, News

LIVE BLOG: GCSE results day

Results are out today at 9.30am. We are celebrating everyone’s successes, but with a particular interest in schools in...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Exam results, News

Heads’ fears over GCSE results day

GCSE results day is, rightly so, all about the kids; their triumphs, disappointment, tears and leaps in the air....

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
Exam results, News

How long do GCSE remarks take? An increasingly long time…

Pupils needing GCSE remarks before confirming a college place are waiting increasingly long times, Ofqual figures show. On average,...

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
Opinion

How do examiners decide grades?

The exams are finished and GCSE and A-level students are heading off for summer. But there are 12 weeks...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Opinion

“Our primary goal should be to make exams better, not harder”

Last week, Schools Week put schools minister Nick Gibb and OCR chief executive Mark Dawe head-to-head to answer: “Should...

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott