Do examiners who mark coursework for A level actually check the word count?
The examiner doesn’t check the word count, its your teachers that mark your work and give you the grade. A few peoples coursework get picked out and they are sent off to the examboard to check if the teachers were marking correctly. If your teacher doesn’t see a problem with you exceeding or being under the word count, then it shouldn’t be a problem, unless your work gets sent off to the exam board.