Your marking should move learning forward.
MarkSmithPro gives your department one shared set of mark scheme criteria. Consistent feedback, faster to write, directly tied to what students need to improve. Free to download.
"One person sets up the mark scheme and comment bank, then everyone in the department uses the same version. It's helped make this year's marking more consistent. Students get clear feedback in the same format across different teachers, and moderation is easier because we're all working from the same descriptors."
— John, Secondary Head of Faculty
"I used Marksmith Pro to mark a mock NEA with my Year 10 DT class and it was so much quicker than how I'd done it before. The students could see exactly where they were and what they needed to improve, and it was easy to add targeted comments without spending ages writing the same things over and over."
— Mr Hussain, UK Teacher
10-seat department trial — free to use
Register with your school email address (.sch.uk) and get a full site licence for your whole department, free until 13 July 2026. Your code arrives by email within seconds.
Try it yourself — free
Set up your mark scheme once. Step through your class list, click the descriptor that fits, add comments from your bank. Export a PDF for every student. No admin, no subscription, no catch.
One licence. Your whole department.
Every teacher in your team marks from the same criteria. Moderation is faster. Results are more consistent. And your assessment practice is defensible.
Version 2.0.3.17 — June 2026
- Better auto-grade accuracy — weighted across bands to reflect the balance of your marking
- Remark history — archive a round, start fresh, go back any time
- Import and export classes — mark at home, bring your work back in
- Share mark schemes with colleagues — no student data included
- Automatic and manual backups
Companion App
- Mark students on your phone using the same mark schemes and comment banks
- Export class from desktop, mark on phone, sync marks back
- Generate and email PDFs directly from your phone
Free to Download and Use
Every feature works from the moment you download it. No registration, no trial period, no subscription.
Build Once, Share Instantly
One person sets up the descriptors and comment bank. Export the project file, drop it on the shared drive or email it across. Everyone else imports it in one click. No student data included — safe to share anywhere.
Preset Packs Ready to Go
Free preset packs for D&T, Engineering, Food, Media Studies and Music — built around published specifications (AQA, but usable as a starting point for OCR, Eduqas or WJEC too). Download from the Resources page and import in two clicks. Also available free on TES.
Moderation-Ready
When everyone marks against the same descriptors, moderation meetings compare like for like. Less time debating what the mark scheme means. More time on the work itself.
Already have a mark scheme?
Send me a PDF, a photo, or pasted text. I'll convert it into an importable Marksmith Pro file and email it back. Most departments already have mark schemes somewhere — this gets them into the app without re-entering everything from scratch.
Download Free
Windows 10/11. No installation. No email required.
Also available for Android — details on the download page.