As I write, we have finally received the last of this summer’s public examination results, those for GCSE and IGCSE, after the publication of our AS, A level and Pre-U the previous week. We are fortunate in that we have never entered our students for early individual GCSE modules or engaged in large numbers of January re-sits at AS and A level.
I have been persuaded that, whatever the size of the national cohort, overall the distribution of ability among the population remains fairly constant year-on-year. However, all headteachers know that individual cohorts of students do vary from year-to-year, not only in ability but also in self-motivation and personal circumstances.
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