Appeals of GCSE and A-level exam grades have jumped by more than 65,000 over the last 12 months – but numbers still haven’t returned to pre-pandemic levels.
Government figures published this morning show more than 300,000 challenges were launched after marks were revealed over the summer, up from about 235,000 in 2022.
Last year was the second year of exams following their cancellation due to Covid in 2020 and 2021. They included some adaptations to recognise the disruption to education.
But pre-pandemic grading standards were mostly restored, bringing results back down to 2019 levels.
