Numbers of adjustments to the marks of candidates who have not been able to demonstrate attainment because of exceptional circumstances. Ofqual collects and reports information on the total number of requests for special consideration in the GCSE, AS and A level summer examination series in England. The data is sourced from the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation and is designated as Official Statistics not designated as National Statistics.
Use Cases
- Analyzing trends in special consideration requests based on the reported total numbers.
- Monitoring the application of adjustments for exceptional circumstances in national examinations.
- Researching equity in assessment based on the concept of mark adjustments for candidates facing barriers.
Strengths
- Data is collected and reported by the official regulator, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation.
- Focuses on a specific policy area concerning fairness in high-stakes examinations.
Limitations
- No geographic breakdown is currently published, limiting spatial analysis.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual)
- Collection Method
- Collected and reported by the regulatory agency.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:56.129090; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- England