Homeschool students miss out on university after being given no A-level grades
Some resit candidates were given no grades at all, while others received the same marks they were given last year.
A-level students who have been left without grades despite the Government’s U-turn say their plight is being ignored as many face a second year of waiting to attend university or missing out altogether.
After Education Secretary Gavin Williamson’s U-turn this week, students are being allowed to use their centre assessment grades (CAGs) – those put forward by their own school or college – instead of the algorithm-adjusted marks they received on results day.
But many homeschooled or private students have no CAGs as their exam centres do not have enough evidence of their academic level.
It means many have been left with no grade at all, while some taking resits say they have been given the same grades they achieved last year.
Priya Juttla, who was due to retake two A-levels this year, told the PA news agency: “The situation is quite unjust. We worked this hard for a year, why should we not get the same benefits?”
The 19-year-old said she did not get the grades she needed last year as her father has early onset Parkinson’s disease and was in poor health at the time of her exams.
She spent the year working independently to achieve the A grades she needed in maths and biology to study biochemistry at Imperial or King’s College, spending around £1,000 on tutors and exam fees.
Her Ucas predictions were for As, but when she got her results on Thursday they were the same as she was given last year.
