Guidance
File format
Updated 21 September 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])$ |
| ExamSeries | Exam series data relates to, for example, June 2024 | 2 | Full month name of exam series and year. | ^(January|March|June|November)([ ][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9])$ |
| AwardingOrganisation | Awarding organisation acronym as it appears in Ofqual’s Register of Regulated organisations | 3 | Valid awarding organisation acronym. 1 to 100 characters accepted | ^.{1,100}$ |
| QAN | The unique identifier for the qualification as it appears in Ofqual’s Register of Regulated qualifications, for example 123/1234/1 | 4 | Valid qualification number. 10 characters accepted | ^.{10}$ |
| SpecificationTitle | Specification title also known as subject title | 5 | 1 to 150 characters accepted | ^.{1,150}$ |
| SpecificationCode | Specification code also known as Subject Award Code and Cash-in Code | 6 | 1 to 7 characters accepted | ^.{1,7}$ |
| CertificationCode | Certification code also known as cash-in or entry code | 7 | 1 to 7 characters accepted | ^.{1,7}$ |
| QualificationLevel | Type of qualification | 8 | Accepted values: GCSE, AS, A level | ^(GCSE|AS|A level)$ |
| UnitOrComponentCode | Unit or component code as designated in the specification. If a component has sub-components, they should be identifiable from a unique value within the unit code, for example MA02 1, MA02 2 | 9 | 1 to 10 characters accepted | ^.{1,10}$ |
| UnitOrComponentTitle | Unit or component title | 10 | 1 to 150 characters accepted | ^.{1,150}$ |
| AssessmentMaterialsType | Type of assessment material as described in Appendix A | 11 | See Appendix A for accepted values | ^(QP|Supporting materials|NEA)$ |
| DeliveryType | Type of delivery for the assessment material as described in Appendix B | 12 | See Appendix B for accepted values | ^(Standard|Modified|Online|On-screen)$ |
| TotalNoOfVersionsPerDeliveryType | Number of assessment versions per delivery type | 13 | Up to 3-digit integer accepted | ^\d{1,3}$ |
| IssuedFreeFromError | For standard, online and on-screen assessments (per the values given in DeliveryType), to indicate if assessment materials were issued without error. For modified assessments, provide the number of versions issued without error | 14 | For rows with DeliveryType other than ‘Modified’: 1 for Yes, 0 for No. For rows with DeliveryType equals ‘Modified’: Up to 3-digit integer accepted | ^\d{1,3}$ |
| ErrataIssuedBeforeStartOfExam | For standard, online and on-screen assessments to indicate an errata was issued for the assessment. For modified assessments, provide the number of versions for which errata was issued. | 15 | For rows with DeliveryType other than ‘Modified’: 1 for Yes, 0 for No. For rows with DeliveryType equals ‘Modified’: Up to 3-digit integer accepted | ^\d{1,3}$ |
| ErrorIdentifiedAfterExamStart | For standard, online and on-screen assessmentto indicate if an error was identified after the assessment had started. For modified assessments, provide the number of versions for which an error was identified after the assessment had started. | 16 | For rows with DeliveryType other than ‘Modified’: 1 for Yes, 0 for No. For rows with DeliveryType equals ‘Modified’: Up to 3-digit integer accepted | ^\d{1,3}$ |
| ErrorIntroducedByCentre | Binary value to indicate if an error was introduced by the centre during the modification process | 17 | Accepted values: 1 for Yes, 0 for No, -2 accepted where not applicable | ^([0|1|-2)$ |
| NumberOfCandidates | Number of students taking specified assessment type | 18 | Up to 7-digit integer accepted | ^\d{1,7}$ |