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Independent schools got higher grades because of a quirk in the algorithm. If there weren't enough students taking a particular course at a particular centre fo

Independent schools got higher grades because of a quirk in the algorithm. If there weren't enough students taking a particular course at a particular centre for the rank/previous results method to be reasonably accurate, the algorithm defaulted to partially or wholly relying on predicted grades. Independent schools generally have fewer students and a wider range of courses and predicted grades were inflated across the board, so they ended up with better grades than larger colleges and academies. I'm not sure how you could have avoided this bias without creating a lot of really weird outcomes.

sukilot 6y ago
Well, wealthy students who opt out of government secondary schools could be given lowest priority at government colleges, and if that offends someone they can expand government funded colleges so that all could attend.
- jdietrich 6y ago
  >if that offends someone they can expand government funded colleges so that all could attend. Universities in England are funded primarily by tuition fees. There are consistently more university places than applicants, but not necessarily at universities you'd want to attend.
  - 082349872349872 6y ago
    You are now about to witness the extent of my oxbridge[1] knowledge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McMSHqWM3G8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McMSHqWM3G8 [1] to understand this locution it may help to understand that there is also a breakaway technical college somewhere off in the fens...
DanBC 6y ago
You could have looked at past performance of those schools. https://twitter.com/queenofswords6/status/1294471488351985667 https://twitter.com/queenofswords6/status/129447148835198566... > A levels...short thread > If anyone doubts who the winners are this year, here's a random selection of independent schools and the % of A*-A grades this year. > 2019 figures follow in brackets. Mayfield Girls' 66% (55%) Sherfield School 70% (37%) Leweston School 51% (37%) Farlington School 62% (48%) The Marist School 55% (52%) Godolphin School 50% (29.2%) St Mary's Cambridge 54% (51%) St George's Ascot 63% (35%) Rye St Anthony 48.1% (18.3%)

sukilot 6y ago

Well, wealthy students who opt out of government secondary schools could be given lowest priority at government colleges, and if that offends someone they can expand government funded colleges so that all could attend.

jdietrich 6y ago
>if that offends someone they can expand government funded colleges so that all could attend. Universities in England are funded primarily by tuition fees. There are consistently more university places than applicants, but not necessarily at universities you'd want to attend.
- 082349872349872 6y ago
  You are now about to witness the extent of my oxbridge[1] knowledge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McMSHqWM3G8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McMSHqWM3G8 [1] to understand this locution it may help to understand that there is also a breakaway technical college somewhere off in the fens...

DanBC 6y ago

You could have looked at past performance of those schools. https://twitter.com/queenofswords6/status/1294471488351985667 https://twitter.com/queenofswords6/status/129447148835198566... > A levels...short thread > If anyone doubts who the winners are this year, here's a random selection of independent schools and the % of A*-A grades this year. > 2019 figures follow in brackets. Mayfield Girls' 66% (55%) Sherfield School 70% (37%) Leweston School 51% (37%) Farlington School 62% (48%) The Marist School 55% (52%) Godolphin School 50% (29.2%) St Mary's Cambridge 54% (51%) St George's Ascot 63% (35%) Rye St Anthony 48.1% (18.3%)