Phase 6 – Results and certificates

Understanding and preparing for results

All candidates will receive their results at the same time, regardless of whether they sat their exams or are receiving school-assessed grades.

We release results through Cambridge International Direct (Direct) and also send you a printed results despatch. Results day can be very busy so it helps if you prepare.

• Check you can access Direct and the Candidate Results Service.
• Make sure your candidates know how they will receive their results.
  

To access your results from Direct, download the relevant instructions:

Accessing your results - information for UK and International centres (PDF, 325KB)

Accessing your results - information for Cambridge Associates (PDF, 326KB)

If you need to make any amendments to statements of results, complete and return Replacement Statement of Results / Certificate Application - Results and Certificates - Form 12 (PDF, 633KB).

Find out how grades are determined in the Guide to converting marks into syllabus grades (PDF, 942KB) document.

It is important to note that until certificates are issued, we reserve the right to change or amend a candidate's results.

Candidate access to results

Our Candidate Results Service allows candidates to access their results online. You can control which of your candidates get access to this via Direct. To find out more watch our video or download the relevant guidance notes:

Administering the candidate results service - information for UK and International centres
(PDF, 223KB)

Administering the candidate results service - information for Cambridge Associates (PDF, 254KB)

Administering the Candidate Results Service transcript (PDF, 25KB)

Certificates, certifying statements, verification of results

We send you your certificates after results are released. This is to allow time for us to resolve any enquiries about results. The certificates confirm candidates' results as final.

Candidates can apply to us if they would like their results to be verified or for a certifying statement (an official document from us to show the grades they achieved in a particular exam series). 

Certifying Statement Application - Results and Certificates - Form 7 (PDF, 1MB)

Certifying statement application: Results and certificates - Form 7

Third Party Verfication of Results Application - Results and Certificates - Form 8 (PDF, 578KB)

If you are paying by credit or debit card, you can apply for certifying statements online instead of using 'Results and certificates - Form 7.'

Priority results information

Candidates taking Cambridge exams can ask us to send their results directly to a particular university or institution on the day we release exam results. They must complete and send us Results and certificates - form 9 which is available on our administrative forms and guidance documents page.

Results are produced using the name given for the candidate at the time of their exam. 

Grade transcript service (US only)

The Grade Transcript Service is a new online form that lets US candidates who took exams in the US send grade transcripts to US institutions quickly and securely. Learn more about how to get and send exam grades for US Cambridge students.

Enquiries about results

You can submit enquiries about results if you would like us to check the results of particular candidates. We offer a range of services depending on the type of check you would like. See our enquiries about results page for more details.

Results for group awards

You need to be aware of the grading system for group awards so you can answer queries from your candidates when they see their statements of results. See the relevant sections of the Cambridge Guide to Making Entries for more information on Cambridge International Certificate of Education (ICE) and Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE). The Cambridge Guide to Making Entries is available to download from the 'Support Materials' section of >Direct.

Candidates can apply for the Cambridge Pre-U Diploma by substituting up to two accredited Level 3 syllabuses from other exam boards, for Cambridge Pre-U Principal Subjects. Download and complete the Cambridge Pre-U Diploma Application form.

Cambridge Pre-U Diploma Application form (PDF, 454KB)

The application must be submitted by the centre where the candidate sat the Cambridge Pre-U Global Perspectives and Research (GPR) and Principal Subjects exams. We will accept applications after the outcome of any result enquiries for up to 13 months.