Private schools are being investigated for malpractice after “credible evidence” some over-inflated teacher grades issued when exams were cancelled because of Covid.
Ofqual chief regulator Dr Jo Saxton told MPs this morning that individual private schools were being investigated by exam boards.
Top grades at private schools soared when exams were cancelled and replaced with teacher grades.
However, they plunged this year when exams returned – despite top grades for grammar schools, which also have more higher-attaining students, hardly falling.
