'The majority of young people will have received a calculated grade today that enables them to progress to the destination they deserve,' said Williamson, who had hastily introduced an appeals process on Wednesday after the Scottish debacle.
Overall results were up on a year ago, but many teachers said their pupils had been unfairly treated while others raised concerns that the system adopted by the Ofqual exam board regulator favoured students at private schools.
"The majority of young people will have received a calculated grade today that enables them to progress to the destination they deserve," said Williamson, who had hastily introduced an appeals process on Wednesday after the Scottish debacle. In England, Ofqual awarded lower grades than teachers had estimated in 39% of cases, and higher grades 2% of the time.
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