Guidance

Grading and Admissions Data for England (GRADE) framework

A data sharing framework for linked administrative data on education, assessment and university admissions.

• From: Ofqual
• Published: 29 April 2022
• Last updated: 8 January 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Grading and Admissions Data for England (GRADE) framework

Ref: Ofqual/22/6923

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Grading and Admissions Data for England (GRADE) framework

Ref: Ofqual/22/6923

PDF, 660 KB, 29 pages

Grading and Admissions Data for England (GRADE) user guide

Ref: Ofqual/25/7198

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Details

The GRADE (Grading and Admissions Data for England) data sharing project is a joint open data initiative by Ofqual, the Department for Education (DfE) and UCAS. Its main objective is to provide accredited external researchers with access to data to conduct independent research on the educational, assessment and admission systems in England, and to facilitate internal analysis.

Published 29 April 2022
Last updated 8 January 2025 + show all updates

1. 8 January 2025

   Added the HTML page 'Grading and Admissions Data for England (GRADE) user guide'.

2. 29 April 2022

   First published.