Exams Administration

Information and resources for exams officers to plan ahead and stay on track throughout the whole exams lifecycle, from entries to results day.

Priority copy of marked paper (access to scripts)

This is a copy of the marked exam paper that you can use to decide whether to request a review of marking or clerical re-check.

Don’t do this if a student’s university place is pending. Go straight to priority review of marking instead.

You can only request this for:

  • AS, A-level
  • GCSE
  • AQA Certificate Level 3 Applied General qualifications.

Priority copies aren't available for some externally assessed units, but you can request the candidate record form or marking grid instead.

Fee

There is no fee for this service.

Make a request

To request a copy of a marked paper:

  1. Fill in the student written consent form from JCQ’s post-results services page
  2. Log in to Centre Services and select ‘Post-exams’ and ‘Post-results services’
  3. Select ‘Access to scripts’, either ‘Request by candidate’ or ‘Request by component’
  4. Choose the ‘Priority’ option on the submission screen.

Deadline dates

Exam seriesQualificationRequest deadline
June 2025A-level
Applied General
Level Three
AS Level
Functional Skills
28 August 2025
June 2025Level Two
ELC
FCSE
Level One
Level Two
Project
4 September 2025
November 2025GCSE
Level Three
Project
22 January 2026
January 2026Applied General
ELC
5 March 2026
June 2026A-level
Applied General
Level Three
AS Level
27 August 2026
June 2026Level Two
GCSE
3 September 2026

How long it takes

Schools and colleges will receive the papers within a week of the request.

What happens next

We’ll email your school/college exams officer when your priority copy of a marked paper is available on Centre Services. These can be accessed on the ‘View or cancel requests’ screen on Centre Services

Keeping scripts

Copies of requested marked scripts will be kept for two years on Centre Services from the date they were provided. These should be downloaded if records are needed for longer than this.