Pupils in the top performing academies outperformed the average in mainstream schools by 15 percentage points, but many were found to underperform in academies and
achieve worse marks than the average for mainstream schools.
The
Mark 6 GTI didn't
achieve perfect
marks — the iPod connector never worked properly, the check - engine light flickered toward the end of our test due to a
bad flap inside the air intake (with no effect on drivability), and the interior developed a few rattles.
Made famous by three exhibitions - Freeze (1988) and Modern Medicine (1990), both curated by an unknown student called Damien Hirst (b. 1965), and Sensation (1997)- the YBAs were lambasted for their shocking
bad taste, and yet several (Rachel Whiteread, Damien Hirst, Douglas Gordon, Gillian Wearing, Chris Ofili, Steve McQueen,
Mark Wallinger) went on to become Turner Prize - winners, while others (Jake and Dinos Chapman, Tracey Emin, Marc Quinn and Jenny Saville) also
achieved considerable fame and fortune.