There was a 56 per cent rise in the number of primary schools that had their results annulled or amended after an investigation DAVE THOMPSON/PAThe number of investigations into SATs maladministration jumped by 32 per cent in 2018, figures show. The Standards and Testing Agency, which presides over tests at age 7 and 11, investigated 793 cases across both stages, up from 599 in 2017 and 524 in 2016. The increase was mainly driven by a sharp rise in the number of investigations in the higher-stakes tests for 11-year-olds which rose from 461 in 2017 to 644 in 2018. There was a 56 per cent rise in the number of schools that had their results annulled or amended as a result of an investigation, from 78 to 122. The term “maladministration” refers to any act that could jeopardise the “integrity, security or confidentiality” of the tests and lead to…

Source: The Times January 17, 2020 00:06 UTC