AI Marking Assistant
for UK Teachers
GradeOrbit doesn't replace your expertise — it amplifies it. Upload student work, get intelligent marking suggestions for GCSE, A-Level, KS3, BTEC, and Functional Skills, and keep full control over every grade.
Qualitative, and pinpointed
For essays, extended answers, and coursework, GradeOrbit reads the response against your rubric and returns categorised feedback tied to the exact spot on the page — praise, next steps, and spelling — plus a full transcription of the handwriting. This is the real review screen: pick a student, or click a highlight on the page.
AI Review
4 students
In "A Christmas Carol", Dickens presents the idea of redemption through Scrooge. Dickens allows the reader to envision a change in attitude through this charactor by highlighting his refusal to change. Soon turned into many actions, this is percieved at the beginning of the novel and this extract. This is when Marley warns Scrooge to listen to him through the quotes "I wear the chains I forged in life" and "Hear me!". The use of punctuation highlights a sence of urgency towards the situation through the exclamation mark. The order "Hear me" tells the reader that Scrooge needs to change and how Dickens uses the figure of his best friend to influnce Scrooge. Furthermore, the ghost of Marley acts as a catalyst for Scrooge's transformation. His appearance is described as terrifying, wrapped in chains that symbolise the consequences of greed and selfishness. Through this encounter, Dickens suggests that it is never too late for reedmption, a message that would have resonated deeply with his Victorian audience who valued charity and moral responsibility.
Student 1
Detailed Feedback
Several spelling errors: "charactor" should be "character", "percieved" should be "perceived", and "sence" should be "sense". Always proofread your work carefully.
Strong use of embedded quotations — "I wear the chains I forged in life" is well chosen and directly supports your argument about Marley's warning.
Excellent identification of the exclamation mark as a device to create urgency. This shows clear engagement with Dickens' language methods.
"influnce" should be "influence" and "reedmption" should be "redemption". Take care with commonly misspelled words — keeping a personal spelling log can help.
Strong contextual awareness — linking Dickens' message to Victorian values of charity and moral responsibility shows excellent understanding of the social context of the novel.
- Feedback pinned to the sentence it refers to, not dumped at the end.
- Graded on your mark scheme — GCSE, A-Level, KS3, BTEC, Functional Skills.
- Spelling flagged, and counted only if your criteria score it.
AI Review
4 students
1 Simplify 5a + 3a − 2a
= 6a
2 (a) Solve 3x + 5 = 20
3x = 20 − 5
3x = 15
x = 5
2 (b) Expand and simplify (x + 3)(x − 2)
= x² + 3x − 2x − 6
3 Work out 2⁄3 + 1⁄4
= 8⁄12 + 3⁄12
= 11⁄12
4 Find 15% of £240
10% = 24
5% = 12
= £36
Student 1
Question breakdown
- B16a
Like terms collected correctly.
- M1Rearranges to 3x = 15
- A1x = 5
Correct method and final answer.
- M1Expands all four terms: x² + 3x − 2x − 6
- A1Not simplified to x² + x − 6
Method mark awarded for a complete expansion; the answer mark is withheld because the like terms were never collected.
- M1Common denominator of 12
- M18⁄12 + 3⁄12
- A111⁄12
Every step shown and correct.
- M1Builds 15% from 10% = 24 and 5% = 12
- A1£36
A sound non-calculator route, and the units are given.
- Method (M) and answer (A) marks awarded independently.
- Partial credit — no all-or-nothing on multi-step questions.
- A ✓ / ✗ against every gate, with the working that earned it.
Your marking copilot
We don't auto-mark — we assist. GradeOrbit reads student work against your mark scheme and suggests a grade. Every decision stays yours.
- Grade suggestions
- Drawn from your own mark scheme, never a generic rubric. You approve every one.
- Structured feedback
- Positive and constructive notes, pinned to the exact spot on the page.
- Full transcription
- Handwriting transcribed in full, so every script is searchable.
- UK curriculum aligned
- KS3, GCSE, A-Level, BTEC and Functional Skills. AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas and WJEC.
- PDF reports
- One report per student: grade, annotated work, feedback. Ready to print.
Teaching Assistant
Ask why a grade was given, in plain English, without leaving the marking screen.
From paper to feedback
in four simple steps
Whether you're at your desk or on the go, getting AI-assisted feedback takes just minutes. Read the full guide, see our complete guide to AI marking for teachers, or compare the best AI marking tools.
Upload or Scan
Upload student work from your desktop or use your phone as a scanner with our QR pairing feature.
Redact if Needed
Easily black out student names and personal information before AI processing.
Define Criteria
Set your qualification level, exam board, and upload your marking scheme.
Review & Approve
Receive AI suggestions, modify as needed, and finalize grades with full control.
Curious how we actually grade essays and maths?
Walk through the marking engine — pinpointed feedback on essays, gate-by-gate method marks on maths.
Built for trust.
Designed for GDPR.
Handling student data is a serious responsibility. We've architected GradeOrbit from the ground up to minimize data exposure and maximize privacy protection.
The protections below apply to individual and team accounts. School accounts work differently by design — student work is retained under a signed Data Processing Agreement so teachers can return to results. See how school accounts handle data.
Built-in Redaction Tools
On individual and team accounts, you draw redaction boxes directly on student work to permanently black out names, addresses, or any personal information before AI processing. The redaction is "burnt in" — the original data is never sent to our servers.
Zero Data Retention
On individual and team accounts, we never store uploaded student work. Images are sent to Google's Gemini API for analysis under a zero-retention agreement, then gone once your session ends — never saved to our database. Your students' work stays ephemeral and protected.
Anonymous by Design
On individual and team accounts, students are identified only as "Student 1", "Student 2", and so on. We never attempt to detect, store, or process student names or identifying information.
Trusted by UK teachers
Hear from educators who are already saving hours every week with GradeOrbit.
“Honestly, it's been a life saver for me especially when it comes to marking mock exams. I've found GradeOrbit to be a huge time-saver — it makes grading and tracking student progress so much quicker and less stressful. It's really helped me stay organized and spend more time teaching instead of dealing with admin work.”
Khalid Mahmood
Teacher
10 free credits.
No card. No catch.
Every new teacher account starts with 10 free credits — enough to mark 10 students. See what GradeOrbit can do before you commit to anything.
Want to use GradeOrbit across your whole school?
We offer school accounts with saved student data, analytics and more.
Frequently asked questions
The things UK teachers ask us most before their first mark.
On individual and team accounts, no. We never save uploaded student work to our database or any other service — images are processed for AI analysis and then discarded. School accounts are different by design: work is retained under a signed data processing agreement so teachers can return to it and results stay on file.
How school accounts handle dataOn individual and team accounts, anonymously. Students are labelled as "Student 1", "Student 2", and so on, and GradeOrbit never attempts to detect, store, or process student names or personal information. School accounts match work to your own roster, so real pupil names are used.
GradeOrbit supports AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas, and WJEC across KS3, GCSE, A-Level, BTEC, and Functional Skills qualification levels. Mark schemes and grading are aligned to each board's standards.
You pick a monthly or yearly plan, and it gives you an allowance of credits each month. Marking costs 1 credit per student, AI detection costs 1 credit per student, and handwriting transcription is always free. Most new teacher accounts start with 10 free credits to try it out — no credit card required. If you run out mid-marking you can switch on overage and keep going: each extra paper costs a flat 20p, billed on the 1st of the month, up to a monthly limit you set (£10 by default) that we never bill you above.
View pricing detailsYes! From the marking page on your desktop, scan the QR code with your phone. Your phone becomes a document scanner via WebRTC — photos transfer instantly to your desktop with no app to install.
Yes. Handwriting is transcribed in full before it is marked, so a scanned or photographed paper is graded the same way a typed one is — and you get the transcription alongside the marks, so every script becomes searchable. Messy handwriting is the normal case, not the exception, and transcription is always free.
GradeOrbit runs on Google's Gemini models, called under a zero-retention agreement so your uploads are never used to train any AI model. If a model is briefly unavailable we automatically fall back to another in the chain, so a transient outage does not cost you a mark. You do not need to pick a model — there is one marking engine and it is the same for everyone.
Ready to transform
your marking workflow?
Join educators across the UK who are saving hours every week with intelligent marking assistance.
Get Started FreeNo credit card required · Free tier available