The publication last week of GCSE and A-Level results following the return of exams shone the spotlight again on the grades awarded by independent schools during the pandemic when grades were awarded by schools.
We had previously expressed doubts about the GCSE grades awarded by independent schools in 2020 and 2021 as you can read here and here.
In our roundup of this year’s A-Level results, we (and lots of other commentators) noted the sharp fall in entries graded A*-A in independent schools following the sharp rises in 2020 and 2021.
But in a guest post, John Jerrim wisely sounded a note of caution about reading too much into absolute changes in percentages.
