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Arrangements for the timely delivery of VTQ results for 2024-25 

This page will keep you up to date with the latest information on results in 2024-25. Remember to visit our timetables page to access our T Level Key Dates Schedule and assessment timetable.  

If you're a learner and thinking about your next steps following results, visit our webpage for guidance on what you can do next. 

Timelines 

Results for many of the qualifications in scope will be released on a rolling basis throughout the year, with the exception of T Levels and Level 1/2 Technical Awards. Results for the qualifications in scope of the arrangements for the timely delivery of results will be provided to centres in advance of results days, and in sufficient time for exams officers to check and prepare them for final release to learners. Results will be released by the following dates:  

  • Results for NCFE’s Level 3 qualifications (excluding T Levels) are available throughout the year depending on when external assessments have been completed or EQA activity has been carried out. Therefore, in order to receive qualification Level 3 results by Thursday 14 August:  
    • all EQA reviews should have been completed by Monday 30 June  
    • claims for internally assessed components should have been made by Friday 11 July (unless you’re waiting on exam results, and therefore you should claim any certificates within two working days of release).    
  • Results for T Level technical qualifications were released to providers on Wednesday 13 August, in preparation for students receiving these on Thursday 14 August.  
  • Resultsfor Level 1/2 Technical Awards (V Certs) were released to centres on Monday 18 August, in preparation for you sharing them with learners on Thursday 21 August.  

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Checking results   

Please ensure you check the results that you’ve received as soon as you receive them and get in touch if you have any queries, so that we can resolve any issues before learners receive their results. However, remember that learner consent is needed for post-results services, so any requests for post results services will have to be submitted after results are shared with learners.  

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Claiming certificates  

Claiming certificates for all qualifications (excluding T Levels and V Certs) 

Certificates for all our qualifications – excluding our T Levels and Level 1/2 Technical Awards (V Certs) –will need to be claimed for your learners through the NCFE Portal. The deadline for this was Friday 11 July, but if you still need to do this, you can find information on how to do this in thePortal User Guide.   

Claiming certificates for T Levels  

For students completing their T Level studies this year, we’ll submit results to the Department for Education (DfE) via the Manage T Level Results Service. The DfE calculates an overall grade for students who have met all the required elements of their T Level and will share results with UCAS.   

We don’t issue overall T Level grades, nor do we print and dispatch T Level certificates.  Full details relating to T Level grades can be found on the Gov.uk website.   

Claiming certificates for V Certs 

Youwill not need to claim certificatesfor your Level 1/2 Technical Award learners. These learners will beauto-certificated 6 weeks after the results release date. This means you’ll be able to view their e-certificates from Thursday 2 October on the Portal and will receive a physical copy of the certificates around4 weeks after this date. 

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Withdrawing learners and changing planned end dates  

Once results are released, please withdraw any learners who haven’t completed, or update their planned end dates via the Portal. If you haven’t updated learner records before the new term starts in September, this may be classed as maladministration, and we will need to escalate accordingly. To withdraw learners or change their planned end dates, please follow the instructions in our Portal User Guide.  

Please make sure withdrawals and planned end dates are updated, as this information is continuously shared with Ofqual until all information is accurate.  This helps make sure every learner gets their result this summer.  

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T Level results

Results were released to providers on Wednesday 13 August in preparation for students receiving these on Thursday 14 August, and we’re here to support you every step of the way.   

This includes results from the core component (including core exams A and B, and the core Employer Set Project) and the occupational specialism from the summer 2025 series.   

Within the NCFE Portal, you’ll be able to access: 

  • series outcomes from summer 2025, as well as all previous series (where applicable)   
  • reports to show the current highest core component grade for all students. 

Item 

Where and when  

External assessment and moderation results  

Available in the NCFE Portal as of Wednesday 13 August in the ‘Results’ area. Simply search for your batch and then ‘View a Student’. 

The overview of individual student results from the summer series  

On the results slip.  

The results slips  

Generated for printing, if required, from the NCFE Portal. For support with this please see ourPortal User Guide. You can access results slips in PDF format for individual students, or a single document which contains all results slips.  

Item level data  

Achievement across tasks or questions in externally assessed papers can be found within the item level data report, within the results screen on the NCFE Portal. Select the paper you want to view from the dropdown menu.  

 

An overview of my cohorts’ results  

Within the results screen on the NCFE Portal, you can access a confirmation report which contains results for all students in a single table, at series and component level.  

The overall T Level outcome for my students  

Overall T Level grades are issued by the DfE through the Manage T Level Results Service.  We don’t issue overall T Level outcomes.    

The final moderation report  

Via the NCFE Portal. It will include feedback from the moderator on areas where your students performed well and areas for development.   

 

Grade boundaries  

Within the Chief Examiner and Chief Moderator reports, available as of Thursday 14 August. You can find these on the qualification pages on our website.  

How do my T Level students get their overall grades?  

We’ll submit results for students completing their T Level studies this year to the Department for Education (DfE) via the Manage T Level Results Service. The DfE calculates an overall grade for students who have met all the required elements for their T Level. The DfE will print and despatch certificates. Please note, we don’t issue overall T Level grades, nor do we print and dispatch T Level certificates.   

 

How will UCAS know my T Level students’ results?  

The DfE will share results with UCAS. You can find full details about T Level grades can be found on theGov.uk website.   

If you have queries about student results, pleaseview ourpost-results services webpagefor information on reviews of marking or moderation, clerical checks, or access to student assessment evidence.Key things to know: 

  • You can submit requests as of Thursday 14 August, however any post-results service request will require the consent of your student. 
  • You can find the timescales for requests in ourKey Dates Schedule. If you need an expedited review of marking or moderation, your request should have been submitted within seven calendar days of your student receiving their result (by Thursday 21 August at the latest). We’ll resolve an expedited review within 15 calendar days of receiving the request. 
  • You should submit requests for reviews of marking, expedited reviews of marking and access to student assessment evidence via our Portal. Please refer to our T Level Portal User Guide.  
  • You can request a review of marking of a single assessment or assignment, for example core paper A, or the Employer Set Project, or an examined single assignment from an occupational specialism for individual students or for an entire cohort. If you want a review of marking for a whole cohort, you have to submit one request per student.   
  • You can request a review of moderation on moderated OS assignments. Please note that these requests can only be made on behalf of all students in the cohort, rather than an individual student.    
  • If you have a query in relation to the student evidence that was submitted as part of an external assessment, please submit an access to student assessment evidence request first, before considering a review of marking.  

Take a look at our T Level results FAQs 

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Level 1/2 Technical Award (V Cert) results 

Results for Level 1/2 Technical Awards (V Certs) were released on Monday 18 August allowing you to prepare for sharing them with your learners on Thursday 21 August.  V Certs: Where can I find…?  

Item    

Where and when    

External assessment and moderation results    

In the NCFE Portal as of Monday 18 August in the ‘Results’ area. Simply search for your batch and then ‘View a Student’.  

The overview of individual student results from the summer series    

On the results slip.  

The results slips    

Generated for printing, if required, from the NCFE Portal. For support with this, please see our Portal User Guide. You can access results slips for individual learners, or a single document which contains all results slips if you prefer.    

Item level data    

Achievement across tasks or questions in externally assessed papers can be found within the item level data report, within the results screen on the NCFE Portal.   

An overview of my cohort’s results    

Within the results screen on the NCFE Portal, you can access a confirmation report which contains results for all learners in a single table.    

The final moderation report    

As of Thursday 21 August, you are able to view the final moderation report via the NCFE Portal. It will include feedback from the moderator on areas where your learners performed well and areas for development.      

Grade boundaries  

Within the Chief Examiner and Chief Moderator reports, as of Thursday 21 August. You can find these on the qualification pages on our website.  

You will not need to claim certificates for your Level 1 and 2 Technical Award learners. These learners will be auto-certificated six weeks after the results release date.

This means you’ll be able to view their e-certificates on Thursday 2 October  on the Portal and will receive a physical copy of the certificates around four weeks after this date.  

  • If you or your learners have queries about grades, please view ourpost-results servicesfor more information on enquiries about results, access to scripts, a review of marking and more. Please note that any post-result requests require the consent of the learner. Therefore, requests can only be submitted as of Thursday 21 August when your learners have received their results.  
  • You can submit requests for reviews of marking and access to scripts via the NCFE Portal. Please refer to our Portal User Guide for more information. 

As a reminder, there are no resits for single assessments, early attempts at either assessment, and learners cannot combine multiple attempts across more than one series. Learners can retake the qualification in full, but no assessment results from previous attempts at the qualification can be carried forward. Learners must complete both assessments in a single series, and this provides their qualification outcome.    

Although there are no resits, these qualifications give learners a platform for further study if they do go on to continue that subject in further education – they'll have subject-specific knowledge which gives them a head start and helps set them up for future success.

Take a look at our V Cert FAQs.

Further support

If you have any queries about results, please contact our Customer Support team through LiveChat on our website or via email at [email protected].