Data reveals state schools and colleges come off worse despite U-turn to make results fairer

Private schools in England recorded the biggest increase in top A-level grades this summer, despite a government U-turn intended to make results fairer, official statistics have shown.

Following the cancellation of exams due to the Covid pandemic, there was outcry when standardised grades given to A-level students on results day left pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds hit hardest.

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