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AI marking for GCSE teachers, against your mark scheme.

Can AI mark GCSE papers?

Short answer: AI can draft marks for GCSE-style papers when you give it the mark scheme. Mark My Tests marks your students’ handwritten scripts against the scheme you upload, flags uncertain answers and leaves every final mark to you. It is for class tests and mocks, not official results: exam boards do not endorse it.

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How it works

From your test to reviewed results.

  1. 1Built for the papers GCSE departments actually setUpload a past-paper-style mock, an end-of-topic test or a paper your department wrote. The mark scheme comes from you, so the board, tier and topic are yours to choose.
    • Foundation and higher tier papers.
    • One combined PDF for the class set, or separate scans.
    • Shared credit pools for the department.
  2. 2Marks and feedback against your schemeFor each question the AI drafts a mark, the reason against your scheme and feedback for the student. Uncertain marks are flagged for you first.
    • Short-answer and extended-response questions.
    • Method marks where your scheme awards them.
    • Edit any mark or comment before release.
  3. 3Turn a mock into next stepsOnce you have approved the marks you get a class summary, question-level results and a PDF for each student.
    • Question-level analysis for the class.
    • Spreadsheet export.
    • Student PDFs with scheme references.
Example answer

One answer, marked against your scheme.

Each answer is checked point by point against the mark scheme you uploaded, not a generic rubric.

Switch between the AI draft and the answer after your review. Example data.

Q4 · Science · Rates of reaction · 3 marksExample data

Explain why increasing the temperature increases the rate of a reaction.

Student answerthe particles move faster so they collide more often
Mark scheme · Points
✓Particles have more kinetic energy or move faster.
✓More frequent collisions. Allow “collide more often”.
–More collisions have at least the activation energy. Not in this answer.
×Do not accept: “particles collide harder” on its own.
Marker 1: 2Marker 2: 2Markers agree
Both markers credited the same two points, so the mark stands.2/3
Why teachers use it

Built around your assessment.

Your schemeUpload the AQA, Edexcel, OCR or WJEC-style mark scheme you already use.
MocksMark a whole mock window and get class-level results.
Extended answersLevels-of-response questions get a draft mark and justification.
Teacher approvesEvery mark is a draft until you approve it.
Questions

Questions teachers ask before trying AI marking

Anything else, ask us. We will tell you plainly what it does and does not do.

Keep exploring

Mock exam markingMark a whole mock window and get class-level results.Learn more →AI marking for mathsWorking, method marks and handwritten maths.Learn more →IGCSE AI marking for teachersUse your IGCSE-style mark scheme, with teacher review.Learn more →For schoolsShared credit pools and allocation for departments.Learn more →

Start with this week's test.

Use the paper you already set. You stay in control of every mark, your students get better feedback, and you see what to teach next.

No subscription required. You approve every mark.
Getting started
  1. 1Upload your test and mark schemeThe questions and mark-scheme points are pulled out for you to check.
  2. 2Add the class's scriptsScan the pile as one PDF, upload a file per student, or let students scan a QR code on their devices.
  3. 3Review and releaseEach student starts marking as soon as their name is confirmed. You check the flagged answers and release.