GCSE Results Day 2024 & Post-Results Day Guidance

Please note that GCSE results belong to the student only and cannot be collected by another person. If the student is unable to collect their results, they can nominate a close relative of their family (not friend, neighbour or acquaintance) to collect their results in their place.

The student must provide a written letter to the school that their nominated person can collect for them. That person must also provide ID at the collection point, along with the letter.

If a student and their family are unable to collect their results on the day, they can request their results to be emailed to them by the school. This request must be made before the end of this academic year, by Friday 19th July.

The student themself must email the school at info@little-lever.bolton.sch.uk and address the email to Mr Cordwell, Associate Vice Principal.

Students must send the email using the personal email address they wish the results to be emailed to. Again, as the results belong to the student, results can only be emailed to the student themselves.

If the student does not have their own, personal email address, they can nominate a close relative of their family (not friend, neighbour or acquaintance) to receive their results in their place. The student must provide a written letter to the school that their nominated person can receive their results for them and provide the email address of that person. That person will be contacted by the school to confirm their identify.

Once the school and student receives GCSE results, an appeal of results can be made by either the school or the student themself.

Both or either party may request to submit an appeal if they feel there has clerical error made by the exam board or would like a review of marking for a course or specific exam paper.

If your school submits a request for a clerical re-check or a review of the original marking, and then a subsequent appeal, for one of your examinations after your subject grade has been issued, there are three possible outcomes:

• Your original mark is lowered, so your final grade may be lower than the original grade you received.
• Your original mark is confirmed as correct, so there is no change to your grade.
• Your original mark is raised, so your final grade may be higher than the original grade you received.

To proceed with the clerical re-check or review of marking, students will be provided with a consent form on Results Day. This tells the Principal of your school that you have understood what the outcome might be, and that you give your consent to the clerical re-check or review of marking being submitted.

If a student wishes to appeal their awarded grade, then a similar consent form must be completed by the student. Again, this will be available on Results Day.

Consent forms must be returned to school by no later than 16th September 2024. These can also be emailed to info@little-lever.bolton.sch.uk and titled ‘GCSE Results Appeal: FAO Mr Cordwell’.

The form can be also be downloaded from the blue tab below, printed out and returned to school.