Welcome to the August 2026 Art Results Day update from your Subject Advisor
In this month’s update, you'll find key dates, results day guidance, post-results services information, and practical resources to help you support your students and plan next steps with confidence.
For resources to support planning the year ahead, please refer to the July 2026 Art update.Â
Qualification |
Date released to centre |
Date released to teachers and students |
|---|---|---|
| BTEC Nationals | 5 August 2026 | 13 August 2026 |
| T Levels | 12 August 2026 | 13 August 2026 |
A Levels |
12 August 2026 |
13 August 2026 |
| BTEC Firsts, Tech Awards | 14 August 2026 | 20 August 2026 |
GCSE, International GCSE |
19 August 2026 |
20 August 2026 |
These support articles will help you access and download your results through Edexcel Online.
To access results through Edexcel Online (EOL), you'll need an active EOL account provided by your Exams Officer, with the appropriate permissions assigned.
You'll also need to have the Pearson Authenticator app set up, as this is required to access secure areas and materials.
ResultsPlus is Pearson’s online tool for analysing results, offering valuable insights into student performance and supporting future planning.
Mark schemes and papers can help you understand marks and results, analyse student performance, and inform future planning.
You can access the 2026 grade boundaries on our website from results day.
For help understanding marks and grades, please see these dedicated support guides.
Centre moderator reports provide feedback on the accuracy of internal assessment at your centre and identify opportunities for improvement.
These reports are available for components that are internally assessed and externally moderated.
This guidance will help you understand the moderator's feedback and support future improvement.
BTEC Standards Verifier (SV) reports provide feedback on internal assessment and verification decisions, highlighting effective practice to support future assessment and quality assurance.
These reports are available for BTEC units that are standards verified.
Principal Moderator Reports provide insights into candidate performance across all centres for internal assessments, and highlight effective practice to support future teaching and assessment.
These reports are available for components that are internally assessed and externally moderated.
Examiner Reports provide insights into candidate performance across all centres for external assessments, and highlight effective techniques to support future teaching and assessment.
These reports relate to qualifications and units/components that are externally assessed by Pearson.
Post-Results Service |
Deadline |
|---|---|
Service 1 - Clerical check |
24 September 2026 |
Service 2 - Review of marking of external assessments
|
24 September 2026 |
Service 3 - Review of moderation for internal assessments
|
24 September 2026 |
Other post-results services include Priority Review of Marking (P2), Access to Scripts (ATS), and Appeals. Check availability and deadlines for your qualification to ensure requests are submitted on time.
Considering a review of results? These guides outline the post-results services available and how to use them.
Check the post-results service availability documents to see which services are available for each qualification.
If you're considering a post-results service, this guidance explains post-results service fees and any associated costs.
JCQ guidelines require that 'live' work is kept secure until results day and review of marking and moderation dates have taken place, as well as any subsequent appeals if applicable.
This applies to both Component 1 and 2 of GCSE, International GCSE, and A Level Art and Design.
If work is taken out of secure conditions and a centre subsequently wishes to apply for a review of marking and moderation after results day, this could be compromised by loss of or damage to work that was in the sample.
Once your centre has completed this process after results days and any requested reviews are finalised, you are free to release the students' work back to them.
Access the JCQ Instructions for conducting non-examination assessments
Original learner evidence must be kept current, safe, and secure for 12 weeks after learners have been certificated (unless specifically advised longer due to unforeseen circumstances). Please note that the 12 weeks starts once the certificates have been received by your centre.
Following learner certification, the following BTEC documentation should be retained for a minimum of three years for centre and awarding body scrutiny as required:
JCQ guidelines require that 'live' work is kept secure until results day and review of marking and moderation dates have taken place, as well as any subsequent appeals if applicable.
If work is taken out of secure conditions and a centre subsequently wishes to apply for a review of marking and moderation after results day, this could be compromised by loss of or damage to work that was in the sample.
Once your centre has completed this process after results days and any requested reviews are finalised, you are free to release the students' work back to them.
To support your students, parents and carers, we have published guidance you can share regarding results days and qualification services.
Ofqual's new Can I Just Qualify That? podcast explores key topics including results day, marking, grading and qualification reform.
And their Understanding Grading Toolkit helps explain how exam papers are marked, how grade boundaries are set and how grades are awarded.
As you review this year's results, now is the perfect time to plan for the year ahead.
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Welcome to the July 2026 update from your Subject Advisor
