Experts have warned of an unfair “North-South divide” in A-level results due out on Thursday, due to the “disproportionate” impact of Covid lockdowns on disadvantaged pupils.
Thousands of teens are due to get their results, with university places riding on their outcomes.
Those awaiting results this year already face a tougher outcome than the previous two cohorts, due to an attempt to start bringing standards back in line after two years of pandemic grade inflation.
But experts say the grading model used by exams regulator Ofqual could increase inequalities because it does not reflect the differing lesson times missed due to Covid-19.
Research by analysts from FFT Education Datalab, published by TES earlier this year, revealed a North-South split.
