§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will state the percentage of re-marked papers at(a) GCSE, (b) AS-level and (c) A-level which resulted in marks being (i) increased and (ii) decreased in each of the last three years.[14562]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisIn 1999 the awarding bodies were asked to re-mark 0.5 per cent. of GCSE papers, of which 11 per cent. resulted in a change of grade; and 3.3 per cent. of GCE A-level papers, of which 13 per cent. resulted in a change of grade. In 2000 the awarding bodies were asked to re-mark 1 per cent. of GCSE papers, of which 11 per cent. resulted in a grade change; 3.8 per cent. of GCE A-level papers, of which 16 per cent. resulted in a grade change; and 1.5 per cent. of AS-level papers, of which 15 per cent. resulted in a grade change. All of these grade changes were upwards as until 2001, grades could only be raised or remain the same as a result of a re-mark.
Figures for 2001 are not available at this stage as the inquiries on results and appeals process is not yet complete.