Glossary of terms in results documentation





Document name

What's in it?

Centre broadsheet of resultsGrades for each specification for each candidate in the current series
Centres results statistics Number and cumulative percentages of candidates for each specification in the current series
Centre cumulative record of unit resultsCandidate results for current series, plus historical data for each candidate
Component marks report Candidate raw and UMS marks for each component/unit, for current series, plus gives the raw/UMS grade boundaries for the component/unit and information about the mean mark for all AQA centres
Candidate statement of provisional results For each candidate, a statement of results in current series, plus historical data


Terms and abbreviations used 
UCIUnique candidate identifier
Cum %The cumulative percentage of candidates getting each grade, starting from the highest grade
SeriesWhen the exam was sat (January, June, etc)
Unit/component code The question paper/coursework unit that was sat
Award code The AS or A2 entry code used to claim certification
Level AS or A Level
Grd Grade
Total UMS The total number of uniform marks gained by the candidate
Lowest mark for each grade Also known as the grade boundary, this is the lowest mark needed for a particular grade
Aggregated into awardThis refers to unit results that have been used to achieve an award (e.g. GCSE, AS or A Level).
Raw (marks)Raw mark – the mark awarded to the candidate on a component/unit
Mod (marks)Moderator mark (coursework units/components only)
Sca (marks)Scaled mark – scaled to achieve the correct weighting across the tier/qualification as a whole. Can be the same as the raw mark where marks don't need to be scaled e.g. in most GCE units
UMS (mark) Uniform Mark Scale
Double Award courseGCSE Double Award
Full course Full GCSE (single award)
Short courseHalf a GCSE