Can we discuss re-marking of GCSEs - ie appeals? Yes/no/don't bother? Any experience of success?

[lemoncurdyeomans]

At ds' school a number of good, top set students got A for English Language GCSE when they were expecting A - one of them even wants to be a journalist! I know it seems a bit much to faff about an A rather than an A, but we are wondering whether to ask the school to send off some of the papers for re-marking.

Or whether students can or should do it individually?

I know there are a few exam markers on here - any advice please?

Thanks, that's very helpful, MaamRuby. We will ask for his results and see where they are re the boundaries.

I got 3ds in Art, Math and English and I was only one mark off getting cs do you think it wroth getting remark?

I got 3ds in Art, Math and English and I was only one mark off getting cs do you think it wroth getting remark?

I got 3ds in Art, Math and English and I was only one point off getting cs do you think it wroth getting remark?

ok thankyou MaamRuby

MaamRuby i was quit confused with the outcome cos for Module 5 was 75 marks per paper which add up to 150 and i got 145 - Maths

and said it was a E

So do you think it worth a remark in Math and English?

as i was one point short for getting cs ?

If i got a ASDAN Bronze Award for Youth Award is a half of gcse or not because i confused what grade it is and do you know when i can check the grade boundries for foundtation tier Maths 2010 because i got 314 marks and i not sure what was the grade c mark.

which paper could be remark?

Module 1 - 74/75 - c
Module 5 - 145 marks - e don't know what it was out of
or Modlue 2 i think - 97/112 - D

but my maths teacher said Module 1 and 2 added up to a c

Thankyou for the support above it help me a bit

i am with the AQA for Maths and WJEC/GCSE for English

I don't think so cos it still the summer break and i going to college next year but have to go back to school on the 3rd to get the provisional exam result sheet but i don't know what that is

I still got the grades for my course at weston college

Mr Baldwin (headteacher of my school) said any exam board errors will mean pupils being ?upgraded? rather than any lowering of grades.

I did'nt get a ict grade on my results should i complain

Does anyone know is a c in dt graphic products good or not i did the foundtation paper and got 40 points

Although re-marks are unsuccessful in the majority of cases, it can be successful in quite a significant minority of cases so on one hand, if you don't try, it definitely won't be re-marked. If the mark is onl a few marks over a grade boundary, beware in case they take marks off.

Hi,
Is there any one who can help. My friends daughter appeared for Science GCSE exam ie Biology, Chemistry and Physics with OCR and for each of them she got D and the daughter insists that she did very well in those exams. Can we retrieve those papers so that we can see them?. Any idea how to proceed to retrieve the papers. She did the exams as private candidate.

my son missed A in English Lang by 4 marks out of 300, school advice seemed against appealing even though he got A in English Lit and the teacher was really keen for him to study to A Level (he isn't). He was a bit upset because his very academic school made a point of congratulating those with 5 A* and more - which he missed by those 4 points. I am really unsure how much universities refer to GSCEs - particularly if all above C and top grades are in subjects studied to A level - will find out in next year or two