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Key headlines

The key headlines regarding appeals made for GCSE, AS, A level, and Project qualifications for the 2023 to 2024 academic year in England were:

1. Overall, 2,655 (0.04%) of the 6.8 million grades awarded for GCSE, AS and A levels were challenged at appeal, an increase of 1.8% compared with the 2022 to 2023 academic year when 2,610 grades were challenged
2. Overall, 745 (0.01%) of the 6.8 million grades awarded for GCSE, AS and A levels were changed as part of an upheld appeal, an increase of 5.7% compared with the 2022 to 2023 academic year when 705 grades were changed
3. The number of appeals received for GCSE, AS and A levels in the 2023 to 2024 academic year was 1,795. Of these appeals 970 (54.2%) were upheld. As explained in the main report, one appeal may cover more than one grade
4. The most common ground for which appeals were received in the 2023 to 2024 academic year for GCSE, AS and A levels was ‘review of marking - marking error’
5. For Project qualifications, 5 appeals were received in the 2023 to 2024 academic year all of which were upheld. Out of the 200 grades challenged for Projects, 45 were changed. As explained in the main report, one appeal may cover more than one grade
6. For all qualifications covered, 73% of upheld appeals were associated with a qualification grade change in the 2023 to 2024 academic year