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# Lichfield MP says “no system could ever be perfect” after criticism surrounding A-Level results
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/lichfield-mp-says-no-system-could-ever-be-perfect-after-criticism-surrounding-a-level-results/
- Published: 2020-08-14T17:52:44.000Z
- Updated: 2020-08-14T21:32:51.000Z
- Description: Lichfield’s MP says “no system could ever be perfect” in the wake of the coronavirus crisis after criticism of the way A-Level results were calculated for some students.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Education, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:14, News

Lichfield’s MP says “no system could ever be perfect” in the wake of the coronavirus crisis after criticism of the way A-Level results were calculated for some students.

More than a third of pupils saw grades below those predicted by teachers.

But Conservative MP Michael Fabricant said students who felt their results were incorrect should follow the appeals process.

![Michael Fabricant. Picture: UK Parliament](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/lsdx1x8o.jpg)

Michael Fabricant. Picture: UK Parliament

> “The vast majority of students are satisfied with the grades they have been allocated though I am very well aware of instances of unfairness due to either a school having a patchy past performance or students not working hard for their mock exams – something I used to do!  
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> “I know of at least one ‘straight A’ student who would confidently have expected to be accepted into an Oxbridge college, but the allocated grades now prevent this.  
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> “However, there is an appeals process in place which schools are aware of and I am giving assistance to both schools and families where they feel an injustice has occurred.”  
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> Michael Fabricant MP

Mr Fabricant said the coronavirus crisis meant a perfect solution was always going to be difficult to find.

> “Frankly, there is no simple answer to this emergency provision put in place during the COVID pandemic. No system could ever be perfect as we saw in Scotland.  
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> “The simple and obvious ‘solution’ of having schools and teachers assess their own students with no outside influence – as suggested by some Labour and other politicians – is absolutely no solution.  
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> “That formulation is unacceptable to most universities as the view of Ofqual and the higher education sector is that a minority of schools submit ‘implausibly high’ predicted grades.   
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> “Whether that is true or not, Ofqual, the body that oversees A-Level qualifications and others, had to devise a credible system that would maintain the integrity of A-Level grades and would be acceptable to our more sought after universities.  
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> “However, I hope and expect that with the appeals process in place, every student wishing to attend the university or college of their choice will be able to do so.  
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> “I am just sorry that, as with everything else affected by COVID-19, it is making for such a stressful time for students and their families and friends.”  
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> Michael Fabricant MP