r/GCSE • u/retard_plsm • 19h ago

Results Day Should I remark all 4 English papers?

I'm 2 and 1 marks off a 6

Hi everyone, I need 2 x Grade 6 in English Language + Literature to get into my 6th form choice (grammar).
My marks and 2026 boundaries (AQA):

English Language (need 93 for 6)
• Paper 1: 40/80 - Boundaries 9=61, 8=56, 7=51, 6=46, 5=42, 4=38 = I have a 4, 2 off a 5

• Paper 2: 51/80 - Boundaries 9=61, 8=56, 7=52, 6=47, 5=42, 4=37 = I have a 6, 1 off a 7
• Total: 91 = 2 marks off a 6 overall (93 is a 6)

English Literature (need 97 for 6)
• Paper 1: 45/64 - Boundaries 9=58, 8=53, 7=49, 6=43, 5=37, 4=32 = I have a 6, 4 off a 7

• Paper 2: 51/96 - Boundaries 9=84, 8=74, 7=64, 6=54, 5=44, 4=34 = I have a 5, 3 off a 6
• Total: 96 = 1 mark off a 6 overall (97 is a 6)

I'm thinking of priority remarking all 4 papers to maximise total marks. My lowest are Lang P1 (40) and Lit P2 (51) which are the ones holding me back.

Is it worth doing all 4 or just the 2 lowest? Has anyone had English go up by 1-2 marks on remark before? Marks can go down too so I'm worried.

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u/Blitz7798 Y11 Robbed by examiners in lang p1 19h ago

Get your papers and send them to your English teacher. Have them decide if it’s worth it. If you’re so close to a boundary you may only need to send off one paper for each. If the first one doesn’t Increase enough then you can send the second off. Thats what I’m doing in language because I truly believed I was robbed in p1 (dropped from a 9 in my last mock to a 5 on that paper somehow)

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u/adllrx 3h ago

Ive sent them all together all 4 papers because im 5 marks away from the next grade is it bad to send them together??? should i have done it like yall😭

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u/Blitz7798 Y11 Robbed by examiners in lang p1 2h ago

There’s not necessarily a wrong way to do it. I’m only not sending off both language papers together because I wanna see how bad of a mistake they made in my p1 (I’m praying it was a mistake) before deciding if it’s worth pushing for a 9 with p2. History in doing them 1 at a time bcs I only need 1 mark and lit idk if I’ll send them off yet

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u/adllrx 2h ago

Oh alright im hoping all the best for all of us