Petition · past parliament
Make A-Level and GCSE results day as soon as possible
Rejected
13 signatures
What the petition asks
The Department of Education said that they would try to give our GCSE and A-Level results as early as possible, with the end of July being a target.
A few days ago, they decided to go against this and keep the results days the same. This seems to disadvantage everyone apart from the exam boards
A few days ago, they decided to go against this and keep the results days the same. This seems to disadvantage everyone apart from the exam boards
Students will have to revise for Autumn exams they may not even need to sit, which is a massive waste of time and effort. Students will have to sort out their next steps in a much shorter amount of time than expected. Parents and teachers will have to deal with the stress of results for a lot longer.
We haven't been given a reason for the results to come out this late. We need answers. Why make students revise, yet again, for exams they may not sit?
We haven't been given a reason for the results to come out this late. We need answers. Why make students revise, yet again, for exams they may not sit?
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
The Department for Education has been announcing how this year's A-levels and GCSEs will work, but decisions about examinations and assessments in England, including when results are issued, are a matter for Ofqual and the exam boards, and are not a matter for the UK Government or Parliament.
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You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Timeline
| 20 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Jun 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
13
Status
Rejected
Rejected
30 Jun 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.