Research and statistics

Overview of the qualifications market in England and a single reference point about participants in the market.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Organisation: Ofqual
• Updated: 26 March 2024

• Annual qualifications market report: 2022 to 2023 academic year

  1. Key headlines The main headlines in the regulated qualifications market…

• Background information for annual qualifications market report: academic year 2022 to 2023

  Purpose This release provides information on the qualifications market in…

• Pre-release access list for Annual qualifications market report: 2022 to 2023 academic year

  In addition to the professional and production staff at Ofqual,…

The Responsible Business Unit (RBU, now ImpactEd Consulting) has worked with Ofqual and sector representatives to consider possible steps that might help to secure parity of treatment for students taking different types of q…

• Document type: Independent report
• Organisation: Ofqual
• Updated: 13 December 2023

• Operational Parity for Vocational and Technical Qualifications (VTQs)

  Chief Regulator’s preface Parity of Treatment – 2024 and beyond When I…

Research into the carbon emissions of a single student taking a GCSE in English language.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Ofqual
• Updated: 12 December 2023

• The carbon footprint of a GCSE

  Authors This review was written and coordinated by PA Consulting Group,…

Overview of the qualifications market in England and a single reference point about participants in the market.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Organisation: Ofqual
• Updated: 19 October 2023

Data tables from polling on perceptions of on-screen assessment, referred to by Dr Jo Saxton, Chief Regulator, in remarks to the 13th Wellington Festival of Education.

• Document type: Research
• Part of a collection: Dr Jo Saxton at the Wellington Festival of Education
• Organisation: Ofqual
• Updated: 7 July 2023

Results digest and data on the 2022 National Reference Test, provided by NFER.

• Document type: Research
• Part of a collection: National Reference Test: information
• Organisation: Ofqual
• Updated: 25 August 2022

Overview of the qualifications market in England and a single reference point about participants in the market.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Organisation: Ofqual
• Updated: 10 June 2022

An analysis of two reports to understand teachers' views and experiences of the 2020 judgement process using both surveys and interviews.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Ofqual
• Updated: 17 May 2021

A literature review regarding systematic divergence between results from teacher and test-based assessments.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Ofqual
• Updated: 17 May 2021

Overview of the qualifications market in England and a single reference point about participants in the market.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Organisation: Ofqual
• Updated: 11 February 2021

Overview of the qualifications market and a single reference point about participants in the market.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Organisation: Ofqual
• Updated: 6 February 2020

An analysis of the changes in pricing of regulated qualifications in England between 2017 and 2019.

• Document type: Research and analysis
• Organisation: Ofqual
• Updated: 5 September 2019

Results of Ofqual's call for evidence into purchasing decisions, availability of fee information and securing value for money in the qualifications market.

• Document type: Research and analysis
• Organisation: Ofqual
• Updated: 2 August 2019

Overview of the qualifications market and a single reference point about participants in the market.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Organisation: Ofqual
• Updated: 7 June 2019

Analysis of the variability over time in the relationships between grades for the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) and other variables.

• Document type: Research and analysis
• Organisation: Ofqual
• Updated: 13 December 2018

Our decision on grading standards in A level science and modern foreign language subjects.

• Document type: Research and analysis
• Organisation: Ofqual
• Updated: 21 November 2018

We are seeking views on the availability of fee information, purchasing decisions and securing value for money in the regulated qualifications market.

• Document type: Research and analysis
• Organisation: Ofqual
• Updated: 20 July 2018

We commissioned external experts to attend events on our behalf. We also invited feedback from external experts who were already attending events.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Ofqual
• Updated: 20 July 2018

Implications for the maintenance of AS standards.

• Document type: Research and analysis
• Organisation: Ofqual
• Updated: 5 July 2018

An analysis of the percentage of grades challenged following the November 2017 GCSE exam series.

• Document type: Research and analysis
• Organisation: Ofqual
• Updated: 5 July 2018