Private schools in England accused of 'gaming the system' on lockdown exam results

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : Bridget Phillipson, Labour's shadow education secretary, said: "Some private schools are gaming the system and there is no transparency.
62% : One analysis of A-level results by Education Datalab concluded that the claim that private schools "fiddled" results was "a little harsh".
54% : Official figures show the proportion of GCSEs graded 7 to 9 in private schools fell from 61.2% last year to 53% this year, when pupils had to sit exams - an 8.2 percentage point drop.
51% : The proportion of A*/A entries at private schools fell from 70% in 2021 to 58% this summer.
50% : The pattern was repeated with A-levels, where private schools saw a more dramatic fall in A*/A grades than other types of schools following the reintroduction of public examinations after three years.
31% : Labour would end tax breaks for private schools to fund a brilliant state education for every child."

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