Official Statistics

Appeals for GCSE, AS and A level: summer 2021

Statistics on the provisional number of appeals against results for GCSEs, AS and A levels for summer 2021.

• From: Ofqual
• Published: 27 January 2022

Applies to England

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Appeals for GCSE, AS and A level: summer 2021

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Background information for appeals for GCSE, AS and A level: summer 2021

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Datatables for appeals for GCSE, AS and A level qualifications: summer 2021

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Pre-release access list for appeals for GCSE, AS and A level qualifications: summer 2021

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Details

The main findings in the provisional number of appeals for GCSE, AS and A level in summer 2021 in England were:

1. Overall, 17,490 of the 6.0 million grades certified for GCSEs, AS and A levels were challenged (0.3% of all grades certified)

2. Overall, 6,000 of the 6.0 million grades certified for GCSEs, AS and level were changed as part of an upheld appeal in summer 2021 (0.1% of all grades certified)

3. There were 16,000 appeals received in summer 2021.

4. There were 5,760 appeals upheld in summer 2021.

5. The most common ground for an appeal was unreasonable exercise of academic judgement.

6. Most upheld appeals resulted in a grade change.

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Published 27 January 2022