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Ofqual Student Guide to Exams and Assessments in 2025

Ofqual has produced a guide providing students with information about arrangements for the qualifications we regulate. It explains what you need to know before, during and after your exams and assessments, with information about when assessments will happen, how to prepare, things you must not during an exam, when you can expect your results and what you can do if you think there is a mistake in your results.

We have also published the Ofqual guide for schools and colleges, which explains what schools, colleges and other exam or assessment centres can expect from awarding organisations regulated by Ofqual and the arrangements for qualifications in 2025.

Changes to the assessment of mathematics, physics and combined science GCSEs in 2025, 2026 and 2027

Following a consultation, Ofqual will change its rules to require exam boards to provide students with support materials in the form of formulae and equations sheets for GCSE mathematics, physics and combined science exams in 2025, 2026 and 2027.

When are my 2025 exams?

GCSE, AS and A level exams will be held between?8 May and 24 June 2025. Students must be available for the whole of the exam period, plus a contingency day on 25 June. Exam board timetables for the 2025 summer exam series of GCSEs, AS and A levels are available on the Joint Council for Qualifications website.

Assessment dates for Vocational and Technical Qualifications (VTQs) and T Levels vary depending on the qualification, with assessments throughout the year. Dates will be available on awarding organisations websites. Your school or college will tell you when your exams or assessments are scheduled.

When is results day in 2025?

The date you receive your results will depend on the qualification you are taking, the way it has been assessed, and the awarding organisation.

You will receive A level, AS and T Level results onThursday 14 August 2025.

If you are studying a Level 3 VTQ and are planning to use your results to progress to higher education, you will receive your results on or beforeThursday 14 August 2025.

You will receive GCSE results on?Thursday 21 August 2025.

If you are studying a Level 2 or Level 1/2 VTQ and are planning to use your results to progress to further education, you will receive your results on or beforeThursday 21 August 2025.

Some VTQs are taken on-demand and results for these will be available at different times throughout the year. You can find the date you will receive your qualification results on the website of the relevant awarding organisation, or you can ask your school or college.## GCSE results 2024This guide to GCSE results for England, summer 2024 explains how grading has continued as normal in summer 2024, following the return to pre-pandemic standards last year. Overall GCSE results are similar to summer 2023.

Ofqual has also published infographics summarising the key trends from GCSE results in 2024.

Level 1, Level 1/2 and Level 2 qualification results for vocational and technical qualifications 2024

This guide to the 2024 Level 1, Level 1/2 and Level 2 qualification results for VTQs in England covers Applied General qualifications, T Levels, and other vocational and technical qualifications approved for reporting in the Department for Education performance tables.

Ofqual has also published infographics summarising the key trends from Level 1, Level 1/2 and Level 2 VTQ results in summer 2024.

A level results 2024

This guide to AS and A level results for England, summer 2024 explains how grading has continued as normal in summer 2024, following the return to pre-pandemic standards last year. Overall A level results are similar to summer 2023.

Ofqual has also published infographics summarising the key trends from A level results in 2024.

Level 3 vocational and technical qualifications 2024

This guide to the 2024 Level 3 qualification results for VTQs in England covers Applied General qualifications, T Levels, and other vocational and technical qualifications approved for reporting in the Department for Education performance tables.

Ofqual has also published infographics summarising the key trends from Level 3 vocational and technical qualification results in summer 2024.

Replacement certificates

Ofqual does not hold copies of your certificates we cant tell you your grade or provide replacements. Certificates are held by the exam board you sat your qualification with. If you dont know which exam board you took your qualification with, ask your school. If your school dont know you will need to ask each exam board to do a search for you they will charge you for this.

Contact your exam board

• AQA
• Pearson
• OCR
• WJEC Eduqas