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Publication Date2023-10-21

Oxford University candidates were unable to sit entrance tests properly after problems with an online assessment.

Schools using the new tests reported difficulty accessing them. One said the exams were an “absolute shambles”, with a “terrible platform and useless levels of support”. The tests included the 90-minute English literature admissions test, which gauges reading skills and responses to unfamiliar material, and the maths admissions test.

One deputy head told The Times: “Many schools I know were affected and pupils were left unable to start tests with no helpline working and even mistakes in the papers.”

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