Post Results Services

 

Service	Type	What is it?	When do I use it?
1	Clerical Check	A clerical check, checks all the procedures which lead to the exam board issuing the mark. This includes making sure that: all parts of the exam paper have been marked marks have been recorded/added up correctly special consideration has been applied, where appropriate the grade boundaries have been applied accurately.	A clerical check is used when a pupil's mark is not what you were expecting when compared to the rest of the centre's cohort. If, following this review, you are still unhappy with the mark issued, then you should request a review of marking.
2	Review of Marking (This is NOT a remark)	A review of marking, checks that the examiners have marked externally assessed components correctly, including: the clerical check - service 1 a review of marking of units/componets by a senior examiner	A senior examiner will review the original marking and change it if errors in the application of the mark scheme are found.
3&4	Access to Scripts	The ATS service enables you to request copies of a pupils marked exam papers. Scripts do not have the examiners annotation on them, but you can see the marks.	Copies of the marked scripts will enable the school to evaluate how a student performed on particular questions in relation to what they have been taught. If there is a cause for concern about the awarded mark, then a Clerical Check should be requested.

 

Can i have my coursework or controlled assessment reviewed?

No - This service is not offered by the Exam Boards.

JCQ Summer 2026 Post Results Guide

What do I have to pay?

• You have to pay for each exam paper, not for each subject.
• Payment may be made by bank transfer.  Please contact the Exams Officer for payment details.

 

Important: School Deadlines for Post Results Services

Please be aware that the school sets internal deadlines for all Post Results Service requests. These deadlines are earlier than the final deadlines published by the awarding bodies.

This is to allow the Exams Office sufficient time to:

• obtain the required written consent from the candidate;
• collect any applicable payment;
• check the request and supporting information;
• complete the necessary paperwork;
• process the request through the awarding body's system; and
• resolve any issues before the awarding body's deadline.

The awarding body's final deadline is not the school's deadline for submitting a request.

If you have requested a Post Results Service and have not received confirmation from the school by one week before the relevant awarding body's final deadline, you must contact the Exams Office immediately to check the status of your request.

If you have not submitted a request through the school by this point and wish to proceed, you should contact the Exams Office immediately to discuss a self-funded application, where this is available.

 

Requests Made Close to the Awarding Body Deadline

Please do not wait until the awarding body's final deadline to contact the school.

The Exams Team will make every reasonable effort to process Post Results Service applications received within the school's published internal deadlines. However, applications received less than 24 hours before the awarding body's final deadline are highly likely not to be processed.

This is because a Post Results Service request requires several steps to be completed before it can be submitted, including obtaining the candidate's written consent, confirming payment where applicable, checking the request and completing the awarding body's online application. The Exams Team also has other examination deadlines, administrative requirements and operational responsibilities that must be managed alongside Post Results Service requests.

Where an application is received with less than 24 hours' notice, there is therefore no guarantee that the Exams Team will be able to process or submit the request before the awarding body's deadline, even where the awarding body's deadline has not yet passed.

Candidates and parents/carers are strongly advised to allow sufficient time for their request to be processed and not to rely on the awarding body's final deadline as the deadline for contacting the school.

If you are unsure whether a request has been received or processed, please contact the Exams Office as soon as possible rather than waiting until the final day.

 

The costs for 2026-2027:

Service	Type	Exam Board	Deadline	Cost
1	Clerical Check	Edexcel/Pearson	24th Sept 2026	£14.00 per paper
		AQA	24th Sept 2026	£9.70 per paper
		WJEC	24th Sept 2026	£11.00 per paper
2	Review of Marking	Edexcel/Pearson	24th Sept 2026	£50.00 per paper
		AQA	24th Sept 2026	Level1/2: £44.85 per paper
				Level 3: £51.00 per paper
		WJEC	24th Sept 2026	Level 1/2: £45.00 per paper
				Level 3: £51.00 per paper
3	Access to Scripts: to support a Review of Marking	All	18th Sept 2026	£5.00 per paper
4	Access to Scripts: for teaching & learning	All	24th Sept 2026	£5.00 per paper

If you are within 3 Marks of the Grade Boundary above, the school may be willing to fund the application. On results day your envelope may have a Purple Star or a PRS Stamp - this means that the school have identified one of your results as being 3 Marks away from the Grade Boundary above. The process for a school funded application is as follows:

1. Access to Scripts (ATS)
In the first instance, the Exams Team will ask the student to provide consent for the school to request a copy of their examination script through the Access to Scripts (ATS) service.

2. Department Review

Once the script has been received, the relevant subject department will review the paper to determine whether there is sufficient potential for additional marks to support a Review of Marking.

This review is an academic judgement based on the teacher’s professional experience, subject knowledge and understanding of the examination requirements. Subject departments are not employed by, or representatives of, the awarding body and therefore cannot guarantee or be held accountable for the outcome of a Review of Marking.

Their role is to provide their professional opinion on whether there appears to be sufficient evidence to justify proceeding with the service. The final decision on whether marks are changed rests entirely with the awarding body and its appointed examiner.

3. School-Funded Review of Marking
If the subject department believes that a Review of Marking is worthwhile, the school will fund the cost of the Review of Marking application.

4. Further Student Consent
Before the Review of Marking application is submitted, the Exams Team will require the student's further consent.

This is because, unlike Access to Scripts, a Review of Marking can result in the candidate's mark and/or grade increasing, decreasing or remaining unchanged.

 

If the subject department reviews the examination script and does not believe that a Review of Marking would be beneficial, the student still has the right to request one.

In these circumstances, if the student wishes to proceed with the Review of Marking despite the school's recommendation, the application will become self-funded.

The student/parent/carer will therefore be responsible for the applicable awarding body fee.

 

Where an application is school-funded, there will be no cost to the student or parent/carer.

A self-funded application may be made where a student wishes to use a post-results service but the application does not meet the criteria for school funding.

This may include students who are more than 3 marks away from the next grade boundary but who would still like their examination papers to be considered.

There are two ways you can proceed.

 

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Option 1 – Ask a Teacher to Review Your Examination Paper(s)

If you are more than 3 marks from the next grade boundary, you can ask your subject teacher or Head of Department whether they would be willing to look at your examination paper(s) before you decide whether to request a Review of Marking.

As we already review papers for school fundeded applications for Years 9 through to 13, the teacher may say they arent able to help due to the amount of papers they are already reviewing. 

There is a £5.00 charge per examination paper for this service if a teacher agrees to review your paper. 

Please note: The £5.00 fee is non-refundable and must be paid before the Exams Team can request the Access to Scripts (ATS) service.

This review is an academic judgement based on the teacher’s professional experience, subject knowledge and understanding of the examination requirements. Subject departments are not employed by, or representatives of, the awarding body and therefore cannot guarantee or be held accountable for the outcome of a Review of Marking.

Their role is to provide their professional opinion on whether there appears to be sufficient evidence to justify proceeding with the service. The final decision on whether marks are changed rests entirely with the awarding body and its appointed examiner.

 

What happens next?

The teacher/Head of Department will review the examination paper(s) and advise whether they believe there is potential for additional marks.

If they believe that a Review of Marking may be worthwhile:

1. The relevant paper(s) can be submitted for a Review of Marking.
2. The applicable awarding body fee must be paid before the application is submitted.
3. The cost is charged per examination paper, not per subject.
4. The awarding organisation will review the marking and issue the outcome.

Will I get my money back?

If the Review of Marking results in the candidate's grade increasing, the awarding organisation will refund the Review of Marking fee.

If the candidate's mark increases but the overall grade remains unchanged, the fee will not be refunded.

If the mark and grade remain unchanged or drop, the fee will also not be refunded.

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Option 2 – Request a Review of Marking Without Access to Scripts

You can choose to skip the Access to Scripts stage and request a Review of Marking directly.

However, this should be considered carefully.

Without first seeing the examination script, you will not know whether there is evidence that additional marks may be available or which examination paper(s) may be most appropriate to submit for review.

You will also need to decide which paper(s) you wish to submit.

One paper or both?

Where a qualification contains more than one examination paper, you may choose to request a Review of Marking for one or more papers, subject to the awarding body's arrangements for that qualification.

The cost is charged per paper, so submitting multiple papers will increase the overall cost.

For example:

1 paper submitted = 1 × awarding body fee
2 papers submitted = 2 × awarding body fee

This means that requesting a Review of Marking without first accessing the scripts can be more expensive and carries greater financial risk, particularly if there is no evidence to suggest that additional marks are available. You also run the risk of one paper dropping marks, whilst another may gain marks.

 

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Before you decide

We recommend considering Option 1 carefully before proceeding directly to a Review of Marking.

For £5.00 per paper, your subject teacher or Head of Department can review the examination paper first and advise whether they believe there is potential for additional marks. Please ask your teacher / Head of Department first.

This does not guarantee that a Review of Marking will change the result, but it may help you make a more informed decision about whether to proceed.

 

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Important: A Review of Marking can change your grade

Before requesting a Review of Marking, students and parents/carers should be aware that the outcome is not guaranteed.

Following a Review of Marking, the mark may:

INCREASE → Grade may increase
STAY THE SAME → Grade remains unchanged
DECREASE → Grade may decrease

The awarding organisation determines the outcome.

Candidate consent

For post-results services, written consent must be provided by the candidate before an application can be submitted to the awarding organisation.

This consent must come from the candidate themselves. A parent/carer cannot provide consent on behalf of the candidate.

This applies to services including:

• Access to Scripts (ATS)
• Clerical Re-checks
• Reviews of Marking
• Any subsequent appeal, where applicable

JCQ requires centres to obtain written candidate consent for these services because a Review of Marking or clerical re-check can result in a candidate's mark and/or subject grade going up, staying the same or going down.

What does "written consent" mean?

Consent must be provided in writing by the candidate.

This can be provided using the school's consent form that would have been available at the Post Results Service Table or, where appropriate, by email from the candidate. JCQ confirms that written consent by email is acceptable.

Parents/carers can, of course, discuss the options with the student and support them in making their decision, but the required consent must come directly from the candidate.

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Before giving consent for a Review of Marking

Candidates should be aware that a Review of Marking can result in their mark or grade being lowered as well as increased.

By providing written consent, the candidate confirms that they understand and accept this possibility.

The Exams Team will therefore request specific written consent before submitting a Review of Marking application to the awarding organisation.

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Please use the links below to complete Self Funded Applications.

ATS - Access to Scripts (to Support a Review of Marking)

Review of Marking

ATS - ACCESS TO SCRIPTS FOR TEACHING & LEARNING

If you believe you qualify for a School Funded application but have not received signed a consent form then please contact the Exams Office.