January Exams Results Information - Ripley St Thomas C of E High ...

RESULTS
January exam results slips will be distributed at morning registration on Thursday 7th March
2013.
Uniform Mark Scale (UMS marks)
Modular qualifications allow you to take exams for individual units at different times.
Question papers may vary slightly in difficulty from year to year. For example, a ‘raw’ mark
of 53 in one paper in a January exam session might represent the same level of
achievement as a ‘raw’ mark of 49 in the following summer exam session. The UMS system
was introduced to overcome problems presented by these differences. Raw marks are
converted to UMS marks to ensure that these two ‘raw’ marks receive the same value when
contributing to the final grade. The marks shown on your results slip are the UMS marks.
Following each exam series examiners meet to set grade boundaries for each unit. These
are used to convert students’ raw marks into uniform marks. The percentage of the
maximum UMS mark required for each grade is always the same:
Grade % of UMS marks
A* 90
A 80
B 70
C 60
D 50
E 40
F 30
G 20
A level ‘raw’ marks are converted into UMS marks, and a unit grade is awarded according to
these charts:
GCE UNIT Results
Unit
Grade
Equivalent
Max
UMS
60
Max
UMS
80
Max
UMS
90
Max
UMS
100
Max
UMS
105
Max
UMS
110
Max
UMS
120
Max
UMS
140
Max
UMS
200
A 48 64 72 80 84 88 96 112 160 240
B 42 56 63 70 74 77 84 98 140 210
C 36 48 54 60 63 66 72 84 120 180
D 30 40 45 50 53 55 60 70 100 150
E 24 32 36 40 42 44 48 56 80 120
Max
UMS
300

The UMS marks for each unit are totalled to give an overall qualification grade.
GCE QUALIFICATION RESULTS
GCE (AS) Advanced Subsidiary
Grade Max UMS 100
(1 unit AS)
Max UMS 200
(2 unit AS)
A 80 160 240
B 70 140 210
C 60 120 180
D 50 100 150
E 40 80 120
Max UMS 300
(3 unit AS)
GCE (A) Advanced A2 Level
Grade Max UMS 200
(2 unit A Level)
Max UMS 400
(4 unit AS Level)
A 160 320 480
B 140 280 420
C 120 240 360
D 100 200 300
E 80 160 240
To score an A* at A level you must:
Max UMS 600
(6 unit A Level)
• Get an A grade for your overall A level
• Produce a high level performance at A2 level - scoring at least 90% of the A2 UMS marks
If you do a four-unit A level you must:
• Score at least 320 UMS marks for your overall A level grade
• Score at least 180 UMS marks at A2 level
If you do a six-unit A level you must:
• Score at least 480 UMS marks for your overall A level grade
• Score at least 270 UMS marks at A2 level.
To get an A* in A level Mathematics you must:
• Score at least 480 UMS marks for your overall A level grade
• Score at least 180 UMS marks in Core 3 and Core 4.

GCSE ‘raw’ marks are converted into UMS marks, and a grade is awarded according to these
charts:
GCSE marked out of 400
Grade A* A B C D E F G U
UMS marks 360 320 280 240 200 160 120 80 0
GCSE marked out of 300
Grade A* A B C D E F G U
UMS marks 270 240 210 180 150 120 90 60 0
GCSE marked out of 200
Grade A* A B C D E F G U
UMS marks 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 0
Further information about exam results / grade boundaries can be found on the Awarding
Body websites here:
AQA : http://web.aqa.org.uk/over/advice/index.php
Edexcel: http://www.edexcel.com/i-am-a/student/Pages/home.aspx
OCR: http://www.ocr.org.uk/learners/
WJEC: http://www.wjec.co.uk/index.php?nav=6
ENQUIRIES ABOUT RESULTS / ACCESS TO SCRIPTS
If you wish to have a paper re-marked or request the return of a script you must complete
the Post Results Services Form [PRS Form] (available to download from the school website).
All forms must be returned to Mrs Rees in the Exams Office, with the appropriate fee (or
payment made online) by the deadlines shown on the reverse of the PRS form.
RESITS
Resit request forms are available to download from the school website. All forms must be
returned to Mrs Rees in the Exams Office, together with the relevant fee (or payment made
online) no later than 3pm on Friday 15th March.