Official Statistics

Special consideration in GCSE, AS and A level: summer 2018 exam series

Numbers of adjustments to the marks of candidates who have not been able to demonstrate attainment because of exceptional circumstances.

• From: Ofqual
• Published: 6 December 2018
• Last updated: 12 July 2019 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Special consideration in GCSE, AS and A level: summer 2018 exam series

Ref: Ofqual/18/6445/1

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Background notes for Special consideration in GCSE, AS and A level: summer 2018 exam series

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Data tables for Special consideration in GCSE, AS and A level: summer 2018 exam series

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Main trends

Main trends in special consideration in GCSE, AS and A level in summer 2018 exam series were:

1. In total, there were 615,295 special consideration requests, up 1% from 2017.
2. 571,615 special considerations were approved in 2018, meaning there was an approved special consideration request for 3.5% of all assessments.
3. Almost all special consideration requests (93%) were approved, similar to last year.
4. The most frequent mark adjustment in 2018 was 2% of the maximum mark, whereas last year it was 3%.

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Published 6 December 2018
Last updated 12 July 2019 + show all updates

1. 12 July 2019

   Updated the GCSE charts on page 5 and data table 7 to show the number of special consideration requests broken down by separate sciences and combined science (for what was previously reported as ‘all science subjects’).

2. 6 December 2018

   First published.