If you narrowly missed your offer and think a grade may be wrong, a review of marking might change things - but it needs a clear head. Here’s how to decide.
Maybe - but be strategic. If you narrowly missed and genuinely think a grade is wrong, ask your school immediately about a priority review of marking (the A-level priority deadline is 20 August 2026), and tell your university - it may hold your place while the review happens, although it doesn’t have to. Remember a review can move a grade down as well as up, and it takes time, so weigh it against your Clearing options.
tutor2u isn’t a university or a UCAS service, and we can’t place you on a course. This is a plain-English guide to the official process - always use UCAS and speak to the universities and your school or college for anything specific to you.
For the full process - Access to Scripts, consent, timings, fees and appeals - see getting your results reviewed.
A review isn’t a free re-mark that only goes up - grades can fall too. Use it when you have real reason to think a mark is wrong, and weigh the time it takes against your university options.
It can be, if you genuinely think a grade is wrong. Ask about a priority review, tell your university, and remember a grade can go down as well as up. Source: Ofqual ↗
A faster review for students whose place depends on the outcome. For A-levels the priority request deadline is 20 August 2026; your school makes the request with your consent. Source: JCQ ↗
It might, if you tell it a review has been requested - but it isn’t obliged to. Contact admissions as soon as possible. Source: UCAS ↗
Yes - reviews take time, so it’s sensible to keep your options open, including Clearing, while a review is underway. Source: UCAS ↗
Read the full reviews process, and your wider results-day options.
How reviews of marking work →I missed my offer - what now? →Last checked August 2026. This is a plain-English summary of the UCAS admissions and Clearing process; always check your UCAS application and contact the relevant university or college for the details that apply to you, which can change.
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