A-Level Results Day
Thursday 15 August 2024
There’s lots of support available for students receiving their results and considering their choices. According to Ofqual – the exams regulator - most students get their first university choice – their UCAS “firm choice”. Last year, only about one in five applicants achieved or exceeded their predicted grades, yet over 80% of UK 18-year-olds applying to UCAS secured a place at university or college.
If you need support, please contact the National Careers Service’s exam results helpline which provides advice for those receiving qualification results.
The BDA helpline team are also available for any dyslexia related questions or concerns. You can find their details and the opening times here.
What to do if you think there is a mistake in your results
If you think there has been a mistake in the marking of your exams or assessments, you should talk to your school or college. Your school or college can ask the awarding organisation to check if there were any errors in how your exam or assessment was marked.
For AS, A levels, and T Levels, your school or college can also ask to see your marked assessment or exam paper. They can do this before deciding whether to ask for a review of marking, to see whether they think there was a mistake when your work was marked. The awarding organisation may charge for this.
If you are a private candidate, you can contact the awarding organisation directly to ask for your marked paper or a review of marking. Or you can ask the school or college you sat your exam at to put in a request for you.
Appeals
For all qualifications, if you and your school or college still have concerns, your school or college can challenge the review decision through an appeal. If you are a private candidate, you can submit an appeal directly to the awarding organisation.
Your school or college can also challenge awarding organisations’ decisions about reasonable adjustments, special consideration, other administrative decisions and malpractice sanctions. If you have concerns about any of these decisions, speak to your school or college.
Further information is available in Ofqual's Student Guide