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==Teacher-assessed grades in 2021==
In February 2022, the ''[[The Sunday Times|Sunday Times]]'' investigated the use of teacher assessed grades given to pupils at independent schools across the UK in 2021. These had replaced the formal exams that were cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]].  For Eltham College, in 2021, 72.2% of its A-level entries got A* grades, whereas in 2019 the figure was only 29.1%.<ref name="McCall-05Feb2022">{{cite news |last1=McCall |first1=Alastair |last2=Griffiths |first2=Sian |last3=Rodrigues |first3=Nick |title=Private schools 'gamed' Covid rules to give their pupils more top A-levels |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/private-schools-gamed-covid-rules-to-give-their-pupils-more-top-a-levels-6z0z6w9r5 |access-date=30 December 2022 |work=Sunday Times |date=5 February 2022}}</ref><ref name="Frank-Keyes-09Feb2022">{{cite news |last1=Frank-Keyes |first1=Jessica |title=£21k-a-year north London private school gave A*s for more than 90% of all 2021 A-level exams |url=https://www.londonworld.com/education/ps21k-a-year-north-london-private-school-gave-as-for-more-than-90-of-all-2021-a-level-exams-3560102 |access-date=30 December 2022 |work=London World |date=9 February 2022}}</ref> In 2022, the figure was still impressive, but lower at 44%.<ref>[https://www.elthamcollege.london/admissions/examination-results-2022/#:~:text=A%20Level%20Results%202022,grades%20were%20A*%2DB Examination Results 2022]. Eltham College. Retrieved: 3 January 2022.</ref>