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ILR specification: 2022 to 2023

Outcome Grade: Field

Definition

The examination grade awarded to the learner for the learning aim.

Reason Required

To allow the calculation of achievement and to enable value added analysis to be carried out.

Schema Definitions

XML Entity Name
OutGrade
Field Length
6
Data type
RestrictedString
Minimum occurrences
0
Maximum occurrences
1
Part of
LearningDelivery

Collection Requirements

  • Aim Types 3,4 and 5

Attribute Codes

Code Title LARS LearnAimRefType
* *
** **
*** ***
*A *A
*B *B
*C *C
*D *D
*E *E
*F *F
*G *G
**D **D
***D ***D
*DD *DD
01 Percentage mark 01
02 Percentage mark 02
03 Percentage mark 03
04 Percentage mark 04
05 Percentage mark 05
06 Percentage mark 06
07 Percentage mark 07
08 Percentage mark 08
09 Percentage mark 09
10 Percentage mark 10
11 Percentage mark 11
  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

12 Percentage mark 12
13 Percentage mark 13
14 Percentage mark 14
15 Percentage mark 15
16 Percentage mark 16
17 Percentage mark 17
18 Percentage mark 18
19 Percentage mark 19
20 Percentage mark 20
21 Percentage mark 21
  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

22 Percentage mark 22
  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

23 Percentage mark 23
24 Percentage mark 24
25 Percentage mark 25
26 Percentage mark 26
27 Percentage mark 27
28 Percentage mark 28
29 Percentage mark 29
30 Percentage mark 30
31 Percentage mark 31
32 Percentage mark 32
  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

33 Percentage mark 33
  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

34 Percentage mark 34
35 Percentage mark 35
36 Percentage mark 36
37 Percentage mark 37
38 Percentage mark 38
39 Percentage mark 39
40 Percentage mark 40
41 Percentage mark 41
42 Percentage mark 42
43 Percentage mark 43
  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

44 Percentage mark 44
  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

45 Percentage mark 45
46 Percentage mark 46
47 Percentage mark 47
48 Percentage mark 48
49 Percentage mark 49
50 Percentage mark 50
51 Percentage mark 51
52 Percentage mark 52
53 Percentage mark 53
54 Percentage mark 54
  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

55 Percentage mark 55
  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

56 Percentage mark 56
57 Percentage mark 57
58 Percentage mark 58
59 Percentage mark 59
60 Percentage mark 60
61 Percentage mark 61
62 Percentage mark 62
63 Percentage mark 63
64 Percentage mark 64
65 Percentage mark 65
  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

66 Percentage mark 66
  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

67 Percentage mark 67
68 Percentage mark 68
69 Percentage mark 69
70 Percentage mark 70
71 Percentage mark 71
72 Percentage mark 72
73 Percentage mark 73
74 Percentage mark 74
75 Percentage mark 75
76 Percentage mark 76
  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

77 Percentage mark 77
  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

78 Percentage mark 78
79 Percentage mark 79
80 Percentage mark 80
81 Percentage mark 81
82 Percentage mark 82
83 Percentage mark 83
84 Percentage mark 84
85 Percentage mark 85
86 Percentage mark 86
87 Percentage mark 87
  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

88 Percentage mark 88
  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

89 Percentage mark 89
90 Percentage mark 90
91 Percentage mark 91
92 Percentage mark 92
93 Percentage mark 93
94 Percentage mark 94
95 Percentage mark 95
96 Percentage mark 96
97 Percentage mark 97
98 Percentage mark 98
  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

99 Percentage mark 99
  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

A A
  • 0002

    GCE A level

  • 1430

    GCE Applied A Level

  • 1413

    GCE A2 Level

  • 1434

    GCE Applied A2

  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

  • 0001

    AS level

A* A*
  • 0002

    GCE A level

  • 1430

    GCE Applied A Level

  • 1413

    GCE A2 Level

  • 1434

    GCE Applied A2

  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

A*A A*A
  • 1453

    GCE A Level (with GCE Advanced Subsidiary)

  • 1435

    GCE Applied A2 (Double Award)

  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

A*A* A*A*
  • 1453

    GCE A Level (with GCE Advanced Subsidiary)

  • 1435

    GCE Applied A2 (Double Award)

  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

AA AA
  • 1453

    GCE A Level (with GCE Advanced Subsidiary)

  • 1435

    GCE Applied A2 (Double Award)

  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

  • 1433

    GCE Applied AS Level (Double Award)

AA* AA*
AAA AAA
AAB AAB
AAC AAC
AAD AAD
AAE AAE
AB AB
  • 1453

    GCE A Level (with GCE Advanced Subsidiary)

  • 1435

    GCE Applied A2 (Double Award)

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

  • 1433

    GCE Applied AS Level (Double Award)

ABA ABA
ABB ABB
ABC ABC
ABD ABD
ABE ABE
AC AC
ACA ACA
ACB ACB
ACC ACC
ACD ACD
ACE ACE
AD AD
ADA ADA
ADB ADB
ADC ADC
ADD ADD
ADE ADE
AE AE
AEA AEA
AEB AEB
AEC AEC
AED AED
AEE AEE
AF AF
AG AG
B B
  • 0002

    GCE A level

  • 1430

    GCE Applied A Level

  • 1413

    GCE A2 Level

  • 1434

    GCE Applied A2

  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

  • 0001

    AS level

B* B*
BA BA
BAA BAA
BAB BAB
BAC BAC
BAD BAD
BAE BAE
BB BB
  • 1453

    GCE A Level (with GCE Advanced Subsidiary)

  • 1435

    GCE Applied A2 (Double Award)

  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

  • 1433

    GCE Applied AS Level (Double Award)

BBA BBA
BBB BBB
BBC BBC
BBD BBD
BBE BBE
BC BC
  • 1453

    GCE A Level (with GCE Advanced Subsidiary)

  • 1435

    GCE Applied A2 (Double Award)

  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

  • 1433

    GCE Applied AS Level (Double Award)

BCA BCA
BCB BCB
BCC BCC
BCD BCD
BCE BCE
BD BD
BDA BDA
BDB BDB
BDC BDC
BDD BDD
BDE BDE
BE BE
BEA BEA
BEB BEB
BEC BEC
BED BED
BEE BEE
BF BF
BG BG
C C
  • 0002

    GCE A level

  • 1430

    GCE Applied A Level

  • 1413

    GCE A2 Level

  • 1434

    GCE Applied A2

  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

  • 0001

    AS level

C* C*
CA CA
CAA CAA
CAB CAB
CAC CAC
CAD CAD
CAE CAE
CB CB
CBA CBA
CBB CBB
CBC CBC
CBD CBD
CBE CBE
CC CC
  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 1433

    GCE Applied AS Level (Double Award)

  • 1453

    GCE A Level (with GCE Advanced Subsidiary)

  • 1435

    GCE Applied A2 (Double Award)

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

CCA CCA
CCB CCB
CCC CCC
CCD CCD
CCE CCE
CD CD
  • 1453

    GCE A Level (with GCE Advanced Subsidiary)

  • 1435

    GCE Applied A2 (Double Award)

  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 1433

    GCE Applied AS Level (Double Award)

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

CDA CDA
CDB CDB
CDC CDC
CDD CDD
CDE CDE
CE CE
CEA CEA
CEB CEB
CEC CEC
CED CED
CEE CEE
CF CF
CG CG
CR Credit
D D
  • 0002

    GCE A level

  • 0001

    AS level

  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1413

    GCE A2 Level

  • 1434

    GCE Applied A2

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

  • 1430

    GCE Applied A Level

D* D*
D** D**
D*** D***
D*D D*D
D*D* D*D*
D*D*D D*D*D
D*D*D* D*D*D*
D*D*M D*D*M
D*D*P D*D*P
D*DD D*DD
D*DD* D*DD*
D*DM D*DM
D*DP D*DP
D*M D*M
D*MD D*MD
D*MD* D*MD*
D*MM D*MM
D*MP D*MP
D*P D*P
D*PD D*PD
D*PD* D*PD*
D*PM D*PM
D*PP D*PP
D1 D1
D2 D2
D3 D3
DA DA
DAA DAA
DAB DAB
DAC DAC
DAD DAD
DAE DAE
DB DB
DBA DBA
DBB DBB
DBC DBC
DBD DBD
DBE DBE
DC DC
DCA DCA
DCB DCB
DCC DCC
DCD DCD
DCE DCE
DD DD
  • 1453

    GCE A Level (with GCE Advanced Subsidiary)

  • 1435

    GCE Applied A2 (Double Award)

  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

  • 1433

    GCE Applied AS Level (Double Award)

DD* DD*
DD*D DD*D
DD*D* DD*D*
DD*M DD*M
DD*P DD*P
DDA DDA
DDB DDB
DDC DDC
DDD DDD
DDD* DDD*
DDDD DDDD
DDDM DDDM
DDDP DDDP
DDE DDE
DDM DDM
DDMD DDMD
DDMM DDMM
DDMP DDMP
DDP DDP
DDPD DDPD
DDPM DDPM
DDPP DDPP
DE DE
  • 1453

    GCE A Level (with GCE Advanced Subsidiary)

  • 1435

    GCE Applied A2 (Double Award)

  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

  • 1433

    GCE Applied AS Level (Double Award)

DEA DEA
DEB DEB
DEC DEC
DED DED
DEE DEE
DF DF
DG DG
DM DM
DMD DMD
DMD* DMD*
DMDD DMDD
DMDM DMDM
DMDP DMDP
DMM DMM
DMMD DMMD
DMMM DMMM
DMMP DMMP
DMP DMP
DMPD DMPD
DMPM DMPM
DMPP DMPP
DP DP
DPD DPD
DPD* DPD*
DPDD DPDD
DPDM DPDM
DPDP DPDP
DPM DPM
DPMD DPMD
DPMM DPMM
DPMP DPMP
DPP DPP
DPPD DPPD
DPPM DPPM
DPPP DPPP
DS Distinction
DS* Distinction *
E E
  • 0001

    AS level

  • 0002

    GCE A level

  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 1413

    GCE A2 Level

  • 1430

    GCE Applied A Level

  • 1434

    GCE Applied A2

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

E* E*
EA EA
EAA EAA
EAB EAB
EAC EAC
EAD EAD
EAE EAE
EB EB
EBA EBA
EBB EBB
EBC EBC
EBD EBD
EBE EBE
EC EC
ECA ECA
ECB ECB
ECC ECC
ECD ECD
ECE ECE
ED ED
EDA EDA
EDB EDB
EDC EDC
EDD EDD
EDE EDE
EE EE
  • 1453

    GCE A Level (with GCE Advanced Subsidiary)

  • 1435

    GCE Applied A2 (Double Award)

  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

  • 1433

    GCE Applied AS Level (Double Award)

EEA EEA
EEB EEB
EEC EEC
EED EED
EEE EEE
EF EF
  • 1453

    GCE A Level (with GCE Advanced Subsidiary)

  • 1435

    GCE Applied A2 (Double Award)

  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

EG EG
EL1 Achievement at entry level 1
EL2 Achievement at entry level 2
EL3 Achievement at entry level 3
F F
  • 0002

    GCE A level

  • 1430

    GCE Applied A Level

  • 1413

    GCE A2 Level

  • 1434

    GCE Applied A2

  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

F* F*
FA FA
FB FB
FC FC
FD FD
FE FE
FF FF
  • 1435

    GCE Applied A2 (Double Award)

  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

FG FG
  • 1435

    GCE Applied A2 (Double Award)

  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

FI First class honours
FL Fail
FO Fourth class honours
G G
  • 0002

    GCE A level

  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1413

    GCE A2 Level

  • 1430

    GCE Applied A Level

  • 1434

    GCE Applied A2

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

G* G*
GA GA
GB GB
GC GC
GD GD
GE GE
GF GF
GG GG
  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

GN General
L1 L1
L2 L2
L2P L2P
L2M L2M
L2D L2D
L2D* L2D*
L2PP L2PP
L2MP L2MP
L2MM L2MM
L2DM L2DM
L2DD L2DD
L2D*D L2D*D
L2D*D* L2D*D*
M1 M1
M2 M2
M3 M3
MD MD
MD* MD*
MD*D MD*D
MD*D* MD*D*
MD*M MD*M
MD*P MD*P
MDD MDD
MDD* MDD*
MDDD MDDD
MDDM MDDM
MDDP MDDP
MDM MDM
MDMD MDMD
MDMM MDMM
MDMP MDMP
MDP MDP
MDPD MDPD
MDPM MDPM
MDPP MDPP
ME Merit
MM MM
MMD MMD
MMD* MMD*
MMDD MMDD
MMDM MMDM
MMDP MMDP
MMM MMM
MMMD MMMD
MMMM MMMM
MMMP MMMP
MMP MMP
MMPD MMPD
MMPM MMPM
MMPP MMPP
MP MP
MPD MPD
MPD* MPD*
MPDD MPDD
MPDM MPDM
MPDP MPDP
MPM MPM
MPMD MPMD
MPMM MPMM
MPMP MPMP
MPP MPP
MPPD MPPD
MPPM MPPM
MPPP MPPP
N N
  • 0002

    GCE A level

  • 0001

    AS level

  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1413

    GCE A2 Level

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 1430

    GCE Applied A Level

  • 1433

    GCE Applied AS Level (Double Award)

  • 1434

    GCE Applied A2

  • 1435

    GCE Applied A2 (Double Award)

  • 1453

    GCE A Level (with GCE Advanced Subsidiary)

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

OR Ordinary
OTH Other grade not included on the list above
P1 P1
P2 P2
P3 P3
PA Pass
PD PD
PD* PD*
PD*D PD*D
PD*D* PD*D*
PD*M PD*M
PD*P PD*P
PDD PDD
PDD* PDD*
PDDD PDDD
PDDM PDDM
PDDP PDDP
PDM PDM
PDMD PDMD
PDMM PDMM
PDMP PDMP
PDP PDP
PDPD PDPD
PDPM PDPM
PDPP PDPP
PM PM
PMD PMD
PMD* PMD*
PMDD PMDD
PMDM PMDM
PMDP PMDP
PMM PMM
PMMD PMMD
PMMM PMMM
PMMP PMMP
PMP PMP
PMPD PMPD
PMPM PMPM
PMPP PMPP
PP PP
PPD PPD
PPD* PPD*
PPDD PPDD
PPDM PPDM
PPDP PPDP
PPM PPM
PPMD PPMD
PPMM PPMM
PPMP PPMP
PPP PPP
PPPD PPPD
PPPM PPPM
PPPP PPPP
SE Undivided second class honours
SL Lower second class honours
SU Upper second class honours
TH Third class honours
U U
  • 0002

    GCE A level

  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 0001

    AS level

  • 1413

    GCE A2 Level

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 1430

    GCE Applied A Level

  • 1433

    GCE Applied AS Level (Double Award)

  • 1434

    GCE Applied A2

  • 1435

    GCE Applied A2 (Double Award)

  • 1453

    GCE A Level (with GCE Advanced Subsidiary)

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

UH Unclassified honours
X X
Y Y
1 1
  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

2 2
  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

3 3
  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

4 4
  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

5 5
  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

6 6
  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

7 7
  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

8 8
  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

9 9
  • 0003

    GCSE

  • 1422

    GCSE

  • 2999

    Short course GCSE

Valid Entries

Refer to Learning Outcome Grades Code list

Notes

  • This field should be returned for all learning aims where the grade is meaningful, including all skills for life provision. This data should be included in the final return of the year. Where the information is available for earlier returns, it should be included.

  • Where a learner has been entered for an examination but not achieved a GCE A, AS-level, or GCSE qualification, providers should enter grade U or N as appropriate.

Learning Outcome Grade Code List (previously Appendix Q)

Grades

The following list of Outcome grades are valid in the Outcome grade field and the alphabetic characters must be in upper case:

*, A to G, N, U, X, Y;

a combination of two letters in the range A to G;

a combination of * and letters in the range A to G;

Code Grade
PA Pass
ME Merit
DS Distinction
CR Credit
FL Fail
01-99 numeric value
FI first class honours
SU upper second class honours
SL lower second class honours
SE undivided second class honours
TH third class honours
FO fourth class honours
UH unclassified honours
OR Ordinary
GN General
DS* Distinction *

Entry Level Qualifications and Certificates (ELC’s)

The following grading should be used to record the level of achievement for entry level qualifications:

  • EL1 achievement at entry level 1
  • EL2 achievement at entry level 2
  • EL3 achievement at entry level 3

BTEC National Certificates

The following should be used to record the overall grade for BTEC National Certificates where two grades are issued:

  • Any combination of two of the letters P, M and D, for example PP, MP, MD, DD

BTEC National Diplomas

The following should be used to record the overall grade for BTEC National Diploma where three or four grades are issued:

  • Any combination of three or four of the letters P, M and D, for example PPP, MPP, MMPM

Edexcel BTEC Level 3 Diploma or Extended Diploma

The following should be used to record the overall grade for Edexcel BTEC Level 3 Diploma or Extended Diploma:

  • Any combination of two or three of the letters P, M, D, D*.

CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education

The following should be used to record the CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education:

  • Any combination of three of the letters A, B, C, D or E, for example AAA, BBA, CCB, DDC, EED

Pre-U Certificates

The following should be used to record the Pre-U Certificate:

  • D1, D2, D3, M1, M2, M3, P1, P2 or P3

Other Grade

OTH - Other grade not included on the list above but as listed in Annex 1 to this Appendix.

BTEC qualifications

The following should be used to record award grades for BTEC qualifications, which can be achieved at more than one level:

Grade description ILR Outcome grade Value
Award
U U
Level 1 L1
Level 2 Pass L2P
Level 2 Merit L2M
Level 2 Distinction L2D
Level 2 Distinction* L2D*
Certificate/Extended Certificate/Diploma
U U
Level 1 L1
Level 2 PP L2PP
Level 2 MP L2MP
Level 2 MM L2MM
Level 2 DM L2DM

GCSE’s

New GCSEs are to be taught in England from September 2015. These GCSES have a grading scale that uses the numbers 1 to 9 to identify levels of performance, with 9 being the top grade. Further information about the reforms can be found here.

GCSE (9-1) (Double Award) (Science only)

Although worth two GCSEs, GCSE (9-1) (Double Award) Combined Science will be awarded as if it is one qualification. Candidates will receive one of the 17 grades below depending on their total raw marks.

Grade Description ILR Outcome Grade Value
9 - 9 99
9 - 8 98
8 - 8 88
8 - 7 87
7 - 7 77
7- 6 76
6 - 6 66
6 - 5 65
5 - 5 55
5 - 4 54
4 - 4 44
4 - 3 43
3 - 3 33
3 - 2 32
2 - 2 22
2 - 1 21
1 - 1 11