Bumper A-level results predicted as inflated grades becomes 'normal'

Pupils are set to enjoy a bumper crop of A-level results next week as inflated grades become the 'new normal', a report predicts.

The paper, from the Centre for Education and Employment Research (CEER) at Buckingham University, suggests the proportion getting top grades could remain above pre-pandemic levels.

It means more than a quarter – up to 28 per cent – of entries may be awarded an A or A* grade.

Author Professor Alan Smithers raised concerns that grade inflation 'may be creeping back in again' following repeated attempts to bring it under control.

On Thursday, hundreds of thousands of sixth formers will pick up their A-level results and discover whether they have secured their university place.