Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson has slammed the government over A Level results confusion that saw many students have their grades downgraded.
He also raised concerns that the issue would get even worse when GCSE results are released next week and called on the government to U turn on the issue.
The council has not released a city-wide breakdown of exam results but Liverpool's grades are expected to have been affected by government measures brought in in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
With classrooms shut and exams cancelled, teachers were asked to submit predicted grades for students - but many of these grades have been "moderated", meaning some have got higher or lower grades than they were expecting.
The process for this moderation included taking into account the historic performances of schools, something that has been branded as unfair.
It has transpired that youngsters from less advantaged backgrounds have been most impacted by this process.
Many now face missing out on university places or their next step in education
Mayor Anderson said he felt "real concern and angst" about the chaos and called the government's approach "disastrous".
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He said: "It's an injustice for those kids who have sat exams or worked extremely hard no just this year but over the years to then be told these are the results that you're going to get when they haven't caused the Covid crisis is travesty.
To use those algorithms and dismiss the assessments of teachers who sat with the children, know the progress they've made, looked at the mock results and worked with those students is a disaster."
He echoed concern yesterday that the algorithm places more emphasis on schools than individual students and said next week's GCSE results could cause even more upset.
Mayor Anderson said: "What worries me is that as we go into GCSE results next week it is going to get a lot worse.
"It also places universities in a difficult position because they can't accept students in because so many will be appealing their results."
