Thanks Satanta,
In the case in question the papers were sent for outside marking. I take your point that with mocks the standard can be very different. My concern is that some people (and one in particular!) might be taking false consolation out of the "hard marking" theory!.
Also take the points on having a little bit of extra experience in sitting in an exam situation and you have the additional few months to concentrate on areas you've identified as being weak and we all do tend to pull the finger out for the final few months knowing that the finishing line is getting close.
"I believe mine rose about 50 points between mocks and final exams," - think that will be needed in our case!!
"but to be honest I can't recall a single result from my mocks (so hard to remember if it was 9 or 10 A1's )." - you're not available for hire for a few days during June are you??????
(Best of luck to all the exam students that may be reading this!)
Thanks
Roy