Guidance

Mark or grade changes outside of reviews of marking and moderation and appeals

Guide to the submission process.

• From: Ofqual
• Published: 19 March 2021
• Last updated: 21 September 2026
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  1. 21 September 2026

     Updated the document template and clarified aspects of the text. Time period in scope changed so data is collected once per academic year, including both the latest summer and November exam series. Removed legacy grades from accepted values for ‘OriginalQualificationGrade’ and ‘ResultingQualificationGrade’. Changed validation for ‘CentreNo’ field to accept 5 digits only in line with the expectation for a valid NCN. Changed validation for ‘UCI’ to accept 13 characters only in line with the expectation for a valid UCI.

  2. 18 November 2024

     General completion guidelines were updated

  3. 10 October 2022

     Grades X and Q have been added to fields ResultingQualificationGrade and OriginalQualificationGrade

  4. 15 June 2022

     'N' value has been added to specification fields: OriginalQualificationGrade and ResultingQualificati onGrade

  5. 18 June 2021

     Updated the mark or grade changes outside of reviews of marking and moderation (ROMM) and appeals: guide to the data submission process PDF.

  6. 19 March 2021

     First published.

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Mark/Grade changes outside of Reviews of Marking and Moderation (ROMM) and Appeals: guide to the data submission process

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Guide to the submission process.