It’s been a rollercoaster few years for English A-level students. The results were based on exams until 2019; relied on an algorithm in 2020, which resulted in major controversy and a U-turn; then switched to teacher assessment in 2021 and then back to exams for 2022.
However, students have come down to earth with a bump after the government sought to rein in grade inflation. This year’s grades have fallen sharply from 2021’s peak, though they are not as low as those from the last comparable exam year, 2019.
