Ofqual
Key headlines
The key headlines regarding appeals made for GCSE, AS, A level, andProject qualifications for the 2022 to 2023 academic year in Englandwere:
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Overall, 2,570 (0.04%) of the 6.3 million grades issued for GCSEs,AS and A levels were challenged, a 5.9% increase compared with the2021 to 2022 academic year when 2,430 grades were challenged
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Overall, 710 (0.01%) of the 6.3 million grades issued for GCSEs, ASand A levels were changed as part of an upheld appeal, a 15.8%increase compared with the 2021 to 2022 academic year when 610grades were changed
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The number of appeals received for GCSEs, AS and A levels in the2022 to 2023 academic year was 1,840. Of these appeals 1,010 (54.9%)were upheld. To note, as it will be explained in the main report,one appeal may cover more than one grade
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The most common ground for which appeals were received in the 2022to 2023 academic year for GCSEs, AS and A levels was review ofmarking - marking error
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For Project qualifications, 15 appeals were received in the 2022 to2023 academic year of which 5 were upheld. Out of the 395 gradeschallenged for Projects, 40 were changed in the 2022 to 2023academic year
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For all qualifications covered, 73.7% of upheld appeals wereassociated with a qualification grade change in the 2022 to 2023academic year