Cambridge OCR has today apologised after Ofqual's announcement that it is issuing a fine for errors in last year's Physics A Level and AS Level exams.

Myles McGinley, managing director of Cambridge OCR said: "We accept this judgment and we are very sorry to the students and teachers who were affected by these mistakes. We did not meet the high standards that students and teachers deserve, and that we set for ourselves.

"When these issues came to light, we acted to support students and minimise any impact. We undertook a detailed root cause analysis, using the findings to improve our processes. 

“We are determined to learn from this and to improve, and we are continually refining our processes. We’re grateful to all the physics teachers, students, subject experts, and Ofqual, for their scrutiny, feedback and insights that have helped improve our approach.”