Guidance

Qualification achievement rates 2025 to 2026

Explains how qualification achievement rates (QARs) are calculated.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 22 July 2026

Applies to England

Documents

Qualification achievement rates 2025 to 2026

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Data query form

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 470 KB

Details

This guidance includes:

• QARs, for apprenticeships and for education and training
• detailed calculations and variables
• contents of the QARs dataset

The data query form is for providers who have questions about how DfE has calculated their QARs.

Published 22 July 2026