Around a third of all results were downgraded from teachers’ predictions ResultsDay
He said: ‘She feels like she’s wasted two years of her life. It’s hard to see how an algorithm can know her better than her teachers who have spent so much time with her.
Ellie, 18, was awarded a C grade in History, despite being predicted an A, meaning she will now have to find a new place to study through clearing. ‘My school sent me my results and they also put the teacher assessed and final mock grade on it as well as our final grade, and for me history read: Final mock grade: A; teacher assessment: A; final grade: C.’
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