Submitting data to Ofqual
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-03)

Guidance on formats and timings for submitting data to Ofqual.

We collect a wide range of data about regulated qualifications, from which we produce official and national statistics reports.

The documents on the pages listed below provide guidance if you work for an organisation which provides data to Ofqual. They describe the format and requirements for each of the data collections we run. We have grouped the guidance notes (#guidance-notes-for-data-collections) into pages relating to specific types of qualifications.

Data should be sent to us using our data portal. Instructions on accessing this are in the document ‘Connecting to Ofqual’s data portal and uploading data’ below.

Timetables detailing the schedule of data collections for general and vocational and technical qualifications are also provided. The table below describes some of the terms relating to vocational and technical qualifications.

(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68e8dfcecf65bd04bad7674b/GQ-Reporting-Schedule2025-2026_1.csv)

GQ reporting schedule (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68e8dfcecf65bd04bad7674b/GQ-Reporting-Schedule2025-2026_1.csv)

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68e8df2957038b5739b98642/VTQ_Reporting_Schedule2025-2026_3.csv)

VTQ reporting schedule (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68e8df2957038b5739b98642/VTQ_Reporting_Schedule2025-2026_3.csv)

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64b9362d06f78d000d7425dd/3_country_approach_to_submitting_data_Sept_2019.pdf)

A 3-country regulatory approach to submitting data (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64b9362d06f78d000d7425dd/3_country_approach_to_submitting_data_Sept_2019.pdf)

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64b936432059dc000d5d26b7/Connecting_to_Ofquals_Data_Portal_and_uploading_data.pdf)

Connecting to Ofqual’s Data Portal and uploading data (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64b936432059dc000d5d26b7/Connecting_to_Ofquals_Data_Portal_and_uploading_data.pdf)

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Vocational and technical qualification terms

Guidance notes for data collections
- Submitting general qualifications data (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/submitting-general-qualifications-data)
- Submitting vocational and technical qualifications data (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/submitting-vocational-and-technical-qualifications-data)
- Submitting end-point assessments data (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/submitting-end-point-assessments-data)
- Submitting technical qualifications data (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/submitting-technical-qualifications-data)