More than a third of all A levels taken in Harrogate will now be changed back to the grades given to them by their teachers after the government’s U turn this afternoon.
The move comes after an outcry from students who received much lower grades than they expected, impacting their future plans.
The grades had been calculated within colleges and then sent to Ofqual for standardisation.
Colleges and sixth forms in Harrogate have supplied the Stray Ferret with the percentages of grades changed – the total average figure amounts to 37% – more than a third of all exam results.
- Ashville College, Harrogate: 40%
- Harrogate Grammar School: 35%
- Harrogate Ladies’ College: 33%
- Rossett School, Harrogate: 38%
- St Aidan’s & St John Fisher Associated Sixth Form, Harrogate: 38%
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King James’ Sixth Form in Knaresborough reported 80% of student’s grades were changed. The school couldn’t be specific about the percentage of grades so weren’t included in the average.
Both post-16 centres in Ripon, Ripon Grammar School and Outwood Academy, were yet to respond when the Stray Ferret went to publication. Boroughbridge High School sixth form did not want to be included.
Earlier in the day the local Liberal Democrat leader, Geoff Webber, said the government had “failed abysmally” and would welcome the use of teacher’s predicted grades:
“What is absolutely clear is that the system the government introduced for this year has failed abysmally and the lack of any clear direction has led to total confusion and anguish for students and parents. I think that the safest way to proceed is to use teacher’s assessments and if that leads to grade inflation in the current academic year then so be it.”
