Reviews of marking and moderation for GCSE, AS and A level: summer 2021 exam series

Statistics on the number of reviews of marking and moderation (previously known as enquiries about results) for GCSE, AS and A level.

These statistics will be released between December and January 2022.

Ofqual have published Dame Glenys Stacey’s response to a letter from the Secretary of State for Education about the arrangements for regulated qualifications in 2021. These announcements include Ofqual’s decision on the grading of GCSE, AS and A level qualifications, details of adaptations that will be made to exams next summer and confirmation of the Department for Education’s package of contingencies to make sure as many students as possible can take exams and assessments and receive a grade.

The letter also sets out their expectations for vocational and technical qualifications. Ofqual have also published an article “Exams and assessments in the months ahead” setting out the details of announcement.

Ofqual have also published two research reports:

1. Predicting predictability: Investigating question paper predictability and the factors that influence this through a question prediction exercise
2. An investigation of the comparability of scores between optional questions in GCSE English literature, GCSE history and A level sociology