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.
Review of moderation
When we review the moderation of an internally assessed non-exam assessment (NEA) mark, we’ll check to make sure the assessment criteria were applied fairly, reliably and consistently.
It’s only available for whole subjects, not individual students. Private candidates can request it, but only for certain specifications and when the work has been assessed by a moderator.
Written candidate consent is not required for a review of moderation. Candidates' marks may be lowered, but their published subject grades will not be lowered in the series concerned. However, centres should be aware that a lowered mark may be carried forward to future certification.
Fees
The review is free if your school's original marks are re-instated. Otherwise, we charge a fee regardless of whether the marks changed.
For five or fewer students, the fee is halved. Review of marking is a distinct and independent service and will be billed separately. The result of a review of moderation does not affect the review of marking charges or results.
- £261.05 per unit/component for GCSE, AQA Certificates (except Level 3), ELC, FCSE, Functional Skills, Level 1 and Level 2 projects
- £291.00 per unit/component for AS, A-level, Level 3 Extended project and AQA Certificate Level 3 Applied General qualifications.
Make a request
You can only request a review for work that has been kept in secure conditions and not returned to students.
- Log in to Centre Services and select 'Post-exams' and 'Post-results services'.
- Select 'Review of moderation' and 'Request by component'.
How long it takes
A review of moderation takes up to 35 calendar days from when the moderator receives the original sample from your school/college.
What happens next
We’ll email your school/college's exams officer when your review of moderation is available on Centre Services. These can be accessed on the 'View or cancel requests' screen on Centre Services.
Keeping outcomes
Outcomes (decisions) from post-results services 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.