British school leaving grades have fallen, according to data published Thursday, as exam boards reigned in “grade inflation” from the lockdowns, when schools were shut and A-level exams replaced with teacher assessment.
The A-level exam results in England show 82.1 percent of students received a C grade or above compared to 88.2 percent in 2021 and 87.5 in 2020. Grades were also down in Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland has a different examination system.
This is the first time proper exams have taken place in three years. During the lockdowns, grades were based on teachers’ assessment of how they thought students might perform based on work done in the online classroom….