GCSE and A-level results contested rose as pre-pandemic grading returned
The number of contested GCSE and A-level results increased in the year when grading returned to pre-pandemic levels in England, figures show.
Data by England’s exams regulator Ofqual shows 2,570 GCSE, AS and A-level grades were challenged in 2022/23, compared to 2,430 in 2021/22.
Of these grades, 710 were changed as part of an upheld appeal in 2022/23 – which is a 15.8% rise on the previous year when 610 grades were changed.
Overall, 6.3 million
