Post-Results Services
Staff will be available to support students on results days from 8.00am until 12.00pm for A Level results and 9.30am until 12.00pm for GCSE results. After results day, students should email:
- sixthform@ladymanners.derbyshire.sch.uk if their query is related to the Sixth Form or Post-18
- ladamsby@ladymanners.derbyshire.sch.uk for Mrs Adamsby, the examinations officer, if their query is related to an examination result
- info@ladymanners.derbyshire.sch.uk if their query is a Post-16 or career-based enquiry
If students are unhappy with an examination result, they can ask Lady Manners School to apply to the relevant examination board on the student’s behalf for a clerical re-check or a review of marking. The school can also apply for a copy of the marked paper. There is a fee payable for most of these services. The school will not make an application until payment is received. Please contact reception to make your payment by card.
Details of the services available, the deadlines for making an application and the costs are set out below. There are separate tables of fees and deadlines for GCSE/Level 2 and A Level/Level 3 results. Please make sure that you look at the one which is relevant to you and take careful note of the deadlines.
It is the responsibility of the candidate to complete and return the necessary paperwork and make payment before the deadline.
Before the school can apply to the examination board, we need the student’s written consent to make the application. This is because when results are re-checked or reviewed there are three possible outcomes:
- The original mark could be lowered, so the final grade may be lower than the original grade received;
- The original mark could be confirmed as correct, so there is no change to the grade;
- The original mark could be raised, so the final grade may be higher than the original grade received.
If you would like to look at the relevant grade boundaries before deciding whether to make an application, these should be available on the examination boards’ websites from results day onwards as follows:
AQA – https://www.aqa.org.uk/exams-administration/results-days/grade-boundaries
OCR – https://www.ocr.org.uk/administration/grade-boundaries/
Pearson/Edexcel – https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/support/support-topics/results-certification/grade-boundaries.html
WJEC – https://www.wjec.co.uk/home/administration/results-grade-boundaries-and-prs/grade-boundaries/
Post-Results Services
The following services are available after receipt of results:
| Post-results service | Details of the service |
| Clerical re-check | This is a re-check of all clerical procedures leading to the issue of a result. This service will include the following checks:
· that all parts of the script have been marked · the totalling of marks · the recording of marks. |
| Review of Marking
(with or without a copy of the script) |
This is a post-result review of the original marking to ensure that the agreed mark scheme has been applied correctly. Reviewers will not re-mark the script. They will only act to correct any errors identified in the original marking. This service will include:
· the clerical re-checks detailed in Service 1 · a review of marking as described above. |
| Priority Review of Marking
(A Level only) |
This is the same as above but the review is conducted as a priority by the awarding body. This service is only available for A Level qualifications. |
| Priority Access to Script
(copy of script to support review of marking) |
This is a priority service that ensures copies of scripts are returned in sufficient time to allow decisions to be made about whether a non-priority review of marking should be applied for. |
| Access to Script
post-review of marking copy of script |
This service enables access to copies of scripts after a review of marking (where this is not provided as part of the service). |
The fees payable for these services depend on the examination board and whether it is for a GCSE/Level 2 or A Level/Level 3 qualification. They are set out below. Please be aware that all fees are per unit/paper and are not per subject.
GCSE/Level 2 Qualification
| Post-results service | Deadline
(final date for request) |
AQA
(fee per unit/paper) |
OCR
(fee per unit/paper) |
Pearson
(fee per unit/paper) |
WJEC
(fee per unit/paper) |
| Priority Access to Script
to support review of marking/ next steps |
3 September 2026 | Free | Free – available online | Free | Free – available online |
| Clerical re-check | 24 September 2026 | £9.70 per unit/component | £12.00
|
£14.00 | £11.00 |
| Review of Marking | 24 September 2026 | £44.85 (with script) | £67.75
|
£50.00
(£65.00 with reviewed script) |
£45.00 |
| Access to Script
post-review of marking copy of script |
30 October 2026 | Free | Free – available online after review | £15.00 | Free |
A Level/Level 3 Qualification
| Post-results service | Deadline
(final date for request) |
AQA
(fee per unit/paper) |
OCR
(fee per unit/paper) |
Pearson
(fee per unit/paper) |
WJEC
(fee per unit/paper) |
| Priority Review of Marking
if university place is at stake |
20 August 2026 | £61.70 (with script) | £83.50
|
£68.00
(£83.00 with reviewed script)
|
£60.00
|
| Priority Access to Script
to support review of marking/ next steps |
27 August 2026 | Free | Free – available online | Free | Free – available online |
| Clerical re-check | 24 September 2026 | £9.70 per unit/component | £12.00 (Free for Cambridge Technicals)
|
£14.00 | £11.00
|
| Review of Marking | 24 September 2026 | £51.95 (with script) | £67.75
|
£57.00
(£72.00 with reviewed script)
|
£51.00
|
| Access to Script post-review of marking copy of script | 30 October 2026 | Free | Free – available online | £15.00 | Free |
You can find out which exam board is relevant for a particular subject by clicking on the following document:
Exam Timetables
Important Ofqual and JCQ Guidance
Ofqual and JCQ have published several documents which all students and parents/carers should read before the summer 2026 examination series, including:
- What you need to know before your exams
- What you should know during your exams and assessments
- What happens after you have taken your exams or assessments
Ofqual student guide to exams and assessments in 2026 – GOV.UK
Below is the JCQ guidance that must be read by students who are sitting non-examined assessments (coursework)
JCQ Information for Candidates (Coursework Assessments)
JCQ Information for Candidates (Written Examinations)
JCQ Information for Candidates (Non-Examination Assessments)
AI in assessments
Students should be familiar with the information in the poster: https://www.jcq.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JCQ-AI-poster-for-students-2.pdf which has been issued by JCQ to help students better understand the rules for the use of AI in assessments.
Preparing for examinations
The government has published some advice to help students to cope with examination pressure. This can be found here.
Examination Results
To view our school performance data, please visit the School Performance section of the website.