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Grading and Admissions Data for England (GRADE) user guide

A user guide for the linked administrative data on education, assessment and university admissions available in the GRADE data set.

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Ofqual
Published:Published
29 April 2022
Last updated:updated
3121 July 20262025 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Grading and Admissions Data for England (GRADE) user guide

Ref: Ofqual/25/7198

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Grading and Admissions Data for England (GRADE) user guide

Ref: Ofqual/25/7198

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Updates to this page

Published 29 April 2022
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  1. Updated user guide to reflect the third release of the GRADE data set with added years 2023 to 2024

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