Getting copies of exam certificates
Thursday, 08 April 2010 17:30
Please note that the information below applies to O level, CSE, GCSE and A level certificates only. For all other qualification types the awarding body concerned may issue a replacement certificate, at their discretion, on request.
Ofqual does not hold records of students' individual awards nor does it retain any copies of past certificates. To obtain an official record of your past results you should contact the relevant awarding bodies.
Please note that awarding bodies will not issue a replacement certificate but will issue a Certifying Statement of Results or a letter of confirmation of results, which will be recognised by educational institutions, professional bodies and prospective employers.
There are now five main awarding bodies for these qualifications operating in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Please consult the list below to see who may now have a copy of your past O level, CSE, GCSE or A level results:
| Old exam board | Title | New awarding body |
| AEB | Associated Examinations Board | AQA (Guildford) (opens in new window) Tel: 01483 506506 (Switchboard, ask for Candidates Services Records) Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Fax: 01483 455731 |
| SEG | Southern Examining Group | |
| SEREB | South East Regional Examinations Board | |
| SWExB | South Western (Regional) Examinations Board | |
| ALSEB | Associated Lancashire Schools Examining Board | AQA (Manchester) (opens in new window) Tel: 0161 953 1180 (Exam Records, ask for Candidates Services Records) Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Fax: 0161 4555 444 |
| JMB | Joint Matriculation Board | |
| NEA | Northern Examining Association | |
| NEAB | Northern Examinations and Assessment Board | |
| NREB | North Regional Examining Board | |
| NWREB | North Western Regional Examining Board | |
| TWYLREB | The West Yorkshire and Lindsey Regional Examinations Board | |
| YHREB | Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Examinations Board | |
| NISEAC | Northern Ireland School Examinations and Assessment Council | CCEA Download form from the CCEA website (opens in a new window), print out and send in hard copy, or request form: Tel: 02890 261200 (Exam Support) Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Fax: 02890 261289 |
| NISEC | Northern Ireland School Examinations Council | |
| BEC | Business Education Council | Edexcel Download form from the Edexcel website (opens in new window), print out and send in hard copy, or Tel: 0845 618 0440 |
| BTEC | Business and Technician Education Council | |
| JCBSPA | Joint Committee for Business Studies and Public Administration | |
| LEAG | London East Anglia Group | |
| LREB | London Regional Examining Board | |
| M&MREB | Metropolitan and Middlesex Regional Examining Boards | |
| TEC | Technician Education Council | |
| UESEC | University Entrance and Schools Examinations Council | |
| ULEAC | University of London Examinations and Assessment Council | |
| ULSEB | University of London Schools Examination Board | |
| EAEB | East Anglian Examinations Board | OCR\Edexcel (see contact details above and below) |
| EMREB | East Midland Regional Examinations Board | OCR Download form from the OCR website (opens in a new window) , print out and send in hard copy Tel: 01223 553998 (Customer services) |
| MEG | Midland Examining Group | |
| OCEAC | Oxford and Cambridge Examinations and Assessment Council | |
| OCSEB | Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board | |
| RSA | Royal Society of Arts | |
| SREB | Southern Regional Examinations Board | |
| SUJB | Southern Universities' Joint Board for Schools Examinations | |
| UCLES | University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate | |
| UODLE | University of Oxford Delegacy of Local Examinations | |
| WMEB | West Midlands Examinations Board | |
| WJEC | Welsh Joint Education Committee | WJEC WJEC (opens in new window) To apply or a copy of the form to request a certifying statement of results telephone 02920 265056 Fax: 02920 575994 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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