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21 April 2026

Tag: geography

GCSE results 2021: Geography

Here are the trends in the latest geography GCSE results for summer 2021. The proportion of grade 9 results achieved by geography students, equivalent to a high A* under the old GCSE system, rose to 9.7 per cent, compared to 7.4 per cent in 2020 and 4.8 per cent in 2019. You can find the […]

A-level results 2021: Geography

Here are the trends in geography A-level for 2021. Geography experienced a leap in the proportion of A* and A grades awarded this year.

Speed read: Ofsted’s guide to a ‘high-quality’ geography curriculum

Ofsted has highlighted some of the key principles of teaching a “high-quality” geography curriculum in its latest research review. The inspectorate today published the fifth in a series of subject research reviews. It has previously covered languages, maths, science and religious education. Ofsted said the research reviews would be a useful tool in helping teachers […]

Ofsted: ‘Very few’ primary teachers trained to teach geography

Ofsted has found “very few” primary school teachers have actually been trained to teach geography, with nearly half of schools not meeting national curriculum standards in the subject. The finding came from a series of geography subject inspections where the watchdog visited 23 ‘outstanding’-rated primary schools between January and March 2020. Iain Freeland, Ofsted subject […]