Guidance
File format
Updated 1 May 2026
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| Name | Description | Position | Description of Regular Expression | Validation Regular Expression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ReportingDate | Date the file was due to be submitted to Ofqual regardless of when it was actually uploaded (this date will be made available by Ofqual). | 1 | The date in the following format: year (4 digits), a dash, month (2 digits), a dash, day-of-month (2 digits). Format accepted yyyy-mm-dd | ^(20)\d\d[-](0[1-9]|1[012])[-](0[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01])$ |
| AcademicYear | The academic year which this data submission relates to (defined as 1 September to 31 August. For example, “2021- 2022”. | 2 | The academic year in the following format: start year (4 digits), a dash, end year (4 digits). Format accepted yyyy-yyyy | ^(20)\d\d[-](20)\d\d$ |
| AwardingOrganisation | Awarding organisation acronym as it appears in Ofqual’s Register of Regulated organisations | 3 | 1 to 150 characters accepted | ^.{1,150}$ |
| AssessmentCode | Unique identifier for the assessment, generated by the AO. See general completion guidelines for detail | 4 | 1 to 50 characters accepted | ^.{1,50}$ |
| TotalModifiedPaperRequests | Total number of modified paper requests received by the awarding organisation, regardless of whether they were granted | 5 | 1 to 4 digits accepted | ^\d{1,4}$ |
| TotalCandidatesGrantedModifiedPapers | Total number of unique candidates granted modified papers | 6 | 1 to 4 digits accepted | ^\d{1,4}$ |
| BraillePapersAndBrailleLabels | Number of Braille question papers and tactile diagrams with Braille labels granted | 7 | 1 to 4 digits accepted | ^\d{1,4}$ |
| Modified18PointBoldPapers | Number of modified 18-point bold papers granted | 8 | 1 to 4 digits accepted | ^\d{1,4}$ |
| Modified24PointBoldPapers | Number of modified 24-point bold papers granted | 9 | 1 to 4 digits accepted | ^\d{1,4}$ |
| Modified36PointBoldPapers | Number of modified 36-point bold papers granted | 10 | 1 to 4 digits accepted | ^\d{1,4}$ |
| ModifiedLanguagePapers | Number of modified language papers granted | 11 | 1 to 4 digits accepted | ^\d{1,4}$ |
| TactileDiagramsWithPrintLabels | Number of tactile diagrams with print labels granted | 12 | 1 to 4 digits accepted | ^\d{1,4}$ |
| TranscriptsOfListeningTestOrVideo | Number of transcripts of listening test/video granted | 13 | 1 to 4 digits accepted | ^\d{1,4}$ |
| NoninteractiveElectronicQPs | Number of non-interactive electronic question papers granted | 14 | 1 to 4 digits accepted | ^\d{1,4}$ |
| OtherFormats | Number of other formats granted | 15 | 1 to 4 digits accepted | ^\d{1,4}$ |
| TotalDiscreteModifiedPapers | Total number of discrete modified papers produced. See general completion guidelines for more detail | 16 | 1 to 3 digits accepted | ^\d{1,3}$ |