A-level results URGENT

I'm in yr12 going into yr13 doing maths and further maths but my school makes us sit the maths a-level in yr12 so i've just received my results and found out I got 241 - 3 marks from A* (I really need an A* for the unis I'm planning on applying to)

I can't decide whether to resit or send for remark. And if I do send for remark would I be able to apply for priority since i want to apply for cambridge and my school's deadline for ucas is the 25th september? and also is there a way to find out which paper is worth sending for remark bc it doesn't say on my results sheet?? thank you

I'm in yr12 going into yr13 doing maths and further maths but my school makes us sit the maths a-level in yr12 so i've just received my results and found out I got 241 - 3 marks from A* (I really need an A* for the unis I'm planning on applying to)

I can't decide whether to resit or send for remark. And if I do send for remark would I be able to apply for priority since i want to apply for cambridge and my school's deadline for ucas is the 25th september? and also is there a way to find out which paper is worth sending for remark bc it doesn't say on my results sheet?? thank you

You school / college should have access to the mark per paper, so you use that to judge which would be the better candidate to get reviewed. You can also request a service called "Access to Scripts" which will allow you to see you actual papers, and use these to make the same decision.

There's no need for you to request a Priority Review of Marking, the standard Review of Marking will be back before 25th September.

Your school / college will need to request these services for you - and they will be able to help decide what the best approach is. BTW, although a 3-mark change following a Review of Marking isn't unheard of, it's not terribly common.

Oh really? On my school form it said the deadline for the standard review was 28th september so I assumed it would just take longer in general. I remember for GCSE my friend got one of her papers standard remarked and they didn't get back with results until like january or february - are they just quicker with a-level results in general?

And how likely will it be that I would get those 3 marks (I know its harder to get extra marks for maths compared to essay subjects)? Bc I felt like they were being generous giving me my mark already

Possible but unlikely! You can also go down in marks, remarks are very subjective and you never know what is going to happen

Chat to your school/teacher about this.

I would recommend going for it but only if this would massively change your Uni application/outcome

I'm in yr12 going into yr13 doing maths and further maths but my school makes us sit the maths a-level in yr12 so i've just received my results and found out I got 241 - 3 marks from A* (I really need an A* for the unis I'm planning on applying to)

I can't decide whether to resit or send for remark. And if I do send for remark would I be able to apply for priority since i want to apply for cambridge and my school's deadline for ucas is the 25th september? and also is there a way to find out which paper is worth sending for remark bc it doesn't say on my results sheet?? thank you

You won't be allowed to do a priority remark. Edexcel allow free access to scripts so get your teacher to go through the papers with the mark scheme. Three marks is unlikely tbh.

So you wouldn't bother remarking? Would you recommend resitting? And would that affect my chances (I read somewhere that unis may ask for a higher offer if they see that you chose to resit a paper)??

I'd like to apply to ucl and cambridge, both of which ask for A*, and most other ones I'm thinking of applying to ask for A*A*A so I may go for it
What if I did the access to scripts option then did a remark? Would I still get the result of the remark before 25th sept? It says on my sheet that you get the copy of the test no later than 8th sept

Thank you for the help

So you wouldn't bother remarking? Would you recommend resitting? And would that affect my chances (I read somewhere that unis may ask for a higher offer if they see that you chose to resit a paper)??

Oh really? On my school form it said the deadline for the standard review was 28th september so I assumed it would just take longer in general. I remember for GCSE my friend got one of her papers standard remarked and they didn't get back with results until like january or february - are they just quicker with a-level results in general?

And how likely will it be that I would get those 3 marks (I know its harder to get extra marks for maths compared to essay subjects)? Bc I felt like they were being generous giving me my mark already

See this document. It confirms that the 28 September is the deadline for awarding bodies (exam boards) to receive requests for a review of marking.

I can't explain why it took your friend so long to get their GCSE paper reveiwed. Do you know what exam board that was with, and when she requested the review?


I'll repeat what I said earlier: "...a 3-mark change following a Review of Marking isn't unheard of, it's not terribly common", as the following chart illustrates.



In terms of the impact of the subject:

Hello just some question

When it says average absolute raw mark change does it mean for each request sent in like econ paper1 and paper 2 would be 2 different request or is it counted as one so 2 paper sent for the whole subject on average only nets 2 mark increase?

What are the chances of a successful remark, edexcel economics, never got below A star for mocks but final exam I got a B 7 marks off of the A boundary the paper I thought I did worst on was my highest, 64/100, 79/100, 70/100 should I send the 2 papers in?

It affects my firm and assurance, firm have already rejected me but if remarked to an A they would still accept, for assurance technically didn’t make AAA I have Astar AB so they are still deciding