Delight and Complaints Over ‘Calculated’ Grades as CCP Virus Disrupts UK Exam Results

Delight and Complaints Over ‘Calculated’ Grades as CCP Virus Disrupts UK Exam Results
Olivia Welsh and her mother Alex react after receiving A-Level results at Lewes Old Grammar School in Lewes, United Kingdom, on Aug. 13, 2020. Andrew Hasson/Getty Images
Mary Clark
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Hundreds of thousands of UK teenagers got their A-level exam results on Thursday despite not having sat any summer term exams, which were canceled due to the CCP virus pandemic.

The grading system, based on mock exams and teachers’ rankings, has produced higher grades than expected for some A-level students, with a 2.4 percent increase in students getting grade A’s in England.