How to appeal A-Level grades or cancel exams for AQA, OCR, Edexcel and other exam boards

The anxious wait is finally over. Students across Manchester and the UK are collecting their A-level results today.

Last year, 26.3 percent of all A-level students in England achieved a grade of 'B', making it the most commonly awarded grade that school year; a further 22.5 percent of students achieved a grade of 'C'.

And hopefully there will be lots of smiling faces and cheers when the grades for 2024 are announced. Hopefully all the hard work has paid off and the students have done enough to get the grades they need to get into their dream universities or colleges.

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But maybe it didn't work out as expected and some students didn't get the grades they hoped for. But there is more that can be done.

For those who believe that an error has been made in the grading process or that an exam deserves a better grade, there is an opportunity to appeal. If you want to have your exams or coursework corrected, you can start an appeals process. Here's how to do it:

• If you are unhappy with the way the Examination Board has handled your application, you can apply to Ofqual for a review. Requests for review must be received by Ofqual within 21 days of receiving the Examination Board's appeal decision.

Each board of examiners charges different fees and has deadlines within which you must contact the board of examiners with your comments. Here are the details of the main boards of examiners:

University evacuation and “firm plan in place”

Vivienne Stern, chief executive of Universities UK (UUK), advised students waiting for their grades to have a “concrete action plan” to ensure they are prepared for any scenario on A-level results day.

She said: “If students do not achieve the required grades on the day the results are announced, they still have many options open to them.”

Analysis by the PA news agency suggests that the day before A-level results are announced, top universities have more courses available through the clearing process – which matches applicants to places that remain – than at the same time last year.