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17 April 2026

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Pupils might not have been taught parts of autumn exams, says Ofqual

Ofqual opted to make no adaptations to the majority of exams in the autumn series despite flagging it would mean “some students could be examined on aspects that they have not been taught”. Board minutes from a March 17 meeting, published today, show that student preparedness was a “key concern” for the regulators following the […]

Ofqual won鈥檛 be able to explain private school grades boost

No private school pupil sat national reference tests this year, which means they are unlikely to show why the sector had the biggest jump in top GCSE and A-level grades. The finding casts doubt on the usefulness of the NRT, which is run every year to monitor over time how well cohorts of pupils are […]

2022 exams: Labour wants ‘standardised’ teacher grades as plan B

Labour has called for a “standardised” version of teacher-assessed grades as a plan B in case Covid forces another year of cancelled exams. If exams go ahead, the opposition is calling for grades to be pinned at 2020 levels, despite concerns over “baking in” grade inflation. But, setting out its own proposals for GCSE, BTEC […]

2022 exams grading plan will be confirmed in October, says Ofqual

A decision on how exams will be graded in 2022 will be announced next month, Ofqual has said. Ofqual chair Ian Bauckham told the Parliamentary education committee this morning that the regulator would confirm grading arrangements in October. But the outcome of a consultation on modifications to assessments next year is still potentially weeks away, […]

Gibb and Ofqual to face education committee hearing over exams

Schools minister Nick Gibb and the leadership of exams regulator Ofqual will face questions from MPs at an education committee hearing on this summer’s results and plans for 2022. The committee has announced today that Gibb will appear alongside Ofqual’s interim chief regulator Simon Lebus and interim chair Ian Bauckham. It comes as Lebus, who […]

GCSE results 2021: Physical education

Here are the trends in the latest physical education GCSE results for summer 2021. The proportion of grade 9 results achieved by PE students, equivalent to a high A* under the old GCSE system, rose to 12.1 per cent, compared to 8.4 per cent in 2020 and 3.8 per cent in 2019. You can find […]

GCSE 2021 results: Drama

Here are the trends in the latest drama GCSE results for summer 2021. The proportion of grade 9 results achieved by students, equivalent to a high A* under the old GCSE system, rose to 12.6 per cent, compared to 9.4 per cent in 2020 and 5.2 per cent in 2019. You can find the full […]

GCSE results 2021: Double science

Here are the trends in the latest double science GCSE results for summer 2021. The proportion of grade 9 results achieved by students, equivalent to a high A* under the old GCSE system, rose to 1.5 per cent, compared to 1.4 per cent in 2020 and 0.9 per cent in 2019. You can find the […]