There will be many anxious teenagers waking up in Islington this morning, with their GCSE grades just an envelope away.

As all summer exams were cancelled in the Covid-19 pandemic, Islington pupils will be awarded marks based on

teachers’ predictions.

This comes after A Level results last week were heavily criticised because the government and Ofqual’s grading algorithm took into account a school’s historic results.

It saw about 40 per cent of pupils downgraded.

On Monday (August 17), the government U-turned and overturned that policy.

Follow the latest updates on GCSE results in Islington schools on our liveblog.

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