A-Levels: Anger rises over 'unfair' exam results as grades lower than predicted - BBC Newsnight

In England, 36% of entries had a lower grade than teachers predicted and 3% were down two grades, in results after exams were cancelled by the pandemic.

School and college leaders are calling for a review and say all fees for appeals should be waived.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the results were a "robust set of grades".
The overall results, across England, Northern Ireland and Wales, show record highs for A* and A grades.

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[dfsx]

lmao who remembers in March when they said all students will get the grades they deserve now look what happened

[sevenman]

Lack credibility!? Grades based on *imaginary* exams that never happened are what lack credibility!

[charles-vqsd]

feel sorry for the cambridge applicant. i hope he appeals and gets in.

[Neil-qgcw]

Imagine losing your place at university because a random algorithm said people from your town a couple of years ago were too dumb 😂🤦‍♂️ you couldn't make it up

[DevMotiv]

It’s disgusting how the government is playing with these students results

[lazarium]

Follow Scotland and do the right thing Boris. This is disgraceful. Don't ruin the hardworking future of this country. Also Scottish children currently stand at an extreme advantage if you don't.

[pontifex]

Here's a bit of logic for you: An algorithm has been applied to downgrade the grades because teachers 'over-predict'. If a student is genuinely worth A*, it is impossible to over-predict that, because there is no higher grade, no continuum above. Therefore, downgrading a prediction of A* guarantees unfairness.

[jennyb.]

My heart is broken...I'm deeply hurt. There's no way I can describe how disappointed I am.

[motivationinspiration]

working class students grade downgraded while up class students get there predicted grades its a absolute disgrace.

[x_teamjoanne_x]

I get my gcse results next week and I’m preparing for the worst. Honestly is disgusts me that although me and many others spent hours working so so hard to get the grades we deserve but this is altered because we don’t go to a private school and is solely based on our postcode. Like these grades change peoples futures but the exam board don’t seem to care. There’s no excuse of downgrading students who were improving and working consistently at a grade to get a whole grade or two below, what part of that makes sense? I’m now just crossing my fingers for next week that in their random selection of public school kids that I actually get the grades that I know I deserve.

[mohsinrao]

My sister with straight A*s in GCSE, A*AA predicted at A-level and an offer to read History at UCL had her results downgraded to AAB. Her offer at UCL has since been rescinded. Where is the justice in that?

[ThePrudentOne]

They didn't need to cancel the exams in the first place. The government was incredibly rash in their decision and simply should have waited it out until we realised that if we distanced, wore a mask and extended the exam period while we made sure pupils weren't as cramped together, exams could've gone ahead. Instead the government doubled down on something that eventually helped the rich and were the slowest to act in western Europe with compulsory masks, something which would've helped everyone. Typical tories...

[tomaszlanski]

So what you mean is, that rich that can go to expensive private schools, have better chances ? You no say. What else is new ?

[adrenalinrush]

I got an A in the mock and a projected grade of an A pre-lockdown. Teacher entered me for a flippin B

[margaretdent]

No masks or social distancing in the school giving out results?

[jangodarkblade]

I was predicted AAAB and got BCCD. I got rejected from Medicine. Worst ever year

[cyndawu]

A Level results year is like what happened at the end of Infinity war with Thanos. Thanos wipes half of the universe and random people are selected to die for no reason. Results year are also like this. Random students are chosen to get downgraded for no reason. How does the UK manage to make a grading system as ridiculous as Thanos? You can't make a system that lets algorithm decides who to downgrade.

[laurynhead]

"We asked the government if they wanted to respond to the thousands of students who's lives are now up in the air... But nobody wanted to come"

[littletraveller]

I could bet all the kids from Westminster and eton got their Oxbridge places without issue

[bethg]

I’m livid. I was predicted A*ABC and I walked out with CCCD. My first choice university phoned me and said that even though I didn’t meet the terms of my condition, they’d accept me anyway because they knew my predicted. I was one of the lucky ones. I know so many people that didn’t get into university. It’s heartbreaking and appalling. Students deserve justice.