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GCSE English language and Lit - anyone got surprisingly low grade?

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hobobulate · 25/08/2016 11:50

dd got her GCSE results today- she did brilliantly but SHE is is really disappointed and in floods of tears Sad
Her main disappointment is her English language and English Lit - se was really expecting an A for both and has got As - yes I know this is still brilliant - BUT the marks for a couple of her papers were surprisingly low - she got a C in one paper, and B in 2 others. All her coursework has been A, her school assessments and past papers have all been A*. She worked really hard, and felt the exams went OK so is really shocked about the grades.
School have said all English marks have come back low and they are going to look into it. Obviously we are just telling her how brilliantly she has still done - but just wondering if anyone else has noticed a bit of an odd grade/mark for English (board was WJEC)
what are our options - can we ask for her scripts to be returned to school to see what happened? Any point asking for it to be remarked?
I'm so sad for her. She has done so well, but is still so disappointed in herself.

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hobobulate · 25/08/2016 12:42

baringan I wish DD wasn't bothered tbh. We've told her it doesn't matter, that A is obviously still a brilliant grade, but she is so upset.Sad

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hobobulate · 25/08/2016 12:38

ok, I didn't know you couldn't ask for a remark if script was returned - but suppose that makes sense now I think about it.
Yes, apparently the whole years results were lower than expected for English (language and Lit)
Having looked at the marks.UMS etc for both in more detail I now realise that she was actually quite close to the boundary of a/b so there is a chance she may go down a grade with a remark Shock which would totally devastate her. It is just so odd that all her marks for 2 years have been comfortable A* and then she gets a C in one paper and Bs in the others.....Hmm
The headteacher has said they will meet with English department to look at the situation - not sure when we might hear anything though....

Turns out this is more stressful than A level results last week......

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baringan · 25/08/2016 11:58

Yes dd got a B and was expecting an A. She got a d in one paper. She's not worried though just relieved she doesn't have to retake.

Themoleisdead · 25/08/2016 11:58

Did other people in her year get low results ?- This happened to DD the whole year had their papers remarked and everyone's went up. DD to an A*. Speak to the school for advice

noblegiraffe · 25/08/2016 11:57

If you get the script returned, you can't then ask for a remark. I imagine the school will put a load in for remarks themselves but they may avoid ones where there's a chance of going down a grade.

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