diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/course_blocks/transformers/user_partitions.py b/lms/djangoapps/course_blocks/transformers/user_partitions.py
index e8e26882e5..69df9e6201 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/course_blocks/transformers/user_partitions.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/course_blocks/transformers/user_partitions.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
 User Partitions Transformer
 """
+from lms.djangoapps.courseware.access import has_access
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.content.block_structure.transformer import (
     BlockStructureTransformer,
     FilteringTransformerMixin
@@ -70,19 +71,22 @@ class UserPartitionTransformer(FilteringTransformerMixin, BlockStructureTransfor
             block_structure.set_transformer_block_field(block_key, cls, 'merged_group_access', merged_group_access)
 
     def transform_block_filters(self, usage_info, block_structure):
+        user = usage_info.user
         result_list = SplitTestTransformer().transform_block_filters(usage_info, block_structure)
 
         user_partitions = block_structure.get_transformer_data(self, 'user_partitions')
         if not user_partitions:
             return [block_structure.create_universal_filter()]
 
-        user_groups = _get_user_partition_groups(
-            usage_info.course_key, user_partitions, usage_info.user
-        )
+        user_groups = _get_user_partition_groups(usage_info.course_key, user_partitions, user)
+
         group_access_filter = block_structure.create_removal_filter(
-            lambda block_key: not block_structure.get_transformer_block_field(
-                block_key, self, 'merged_group_access'
-            ).check_group_access(user_groups)
+            lambda block_key: not (
+                has_access(user, 'staff', block_key) or
+                block_structure.get_transformer_block_field(block_key, self, 'merged_group_access').check_group_access(
+                    user_groups
+                )
+            )
         )
 
         result_list.append(group_access_filter)
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/instructor_task/tests/test_tasks_helper.py b/lms/djangoapps/instructor_task/tests/test_tasks_helper.py
index f3c44058be..09c6712605 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/instructor_task/tests/test_tasks_helper.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/instructor_task/tests/test_tasks_helper.py
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ class TestProblemReportCohortedContent(TestReportMixin, ContentGroupTestCase, In
             {
                 'user': self.staff_user,
                 'enrollment_status': ENROLLED_IN_COURSE,
-                'grade': [u'0.0', u'Not Available', u'Not Available', u'Not Available', u'Not Available'],
+                'grade': [u'0.0', u'Not Attempted', u'2.0', u'Not Attempted', u'2.0'],
             },
             {
                 'user': self.alpha_user,