Results Days 2024 – FAQs
When will my results be available?
- Thursday 22nd August is the results day for GCSE courses, Level 1 and Level 2 courses. Results will be available from 8.00am.
Select the correct Frequently Asked Questions tab below whether you are a current student accessing your GSCE results or a prospective student who has taken their GCSE exams elsewhere. If you have any questions please contact us.
GCSE Advice Line open Thursday 22nd August 8am – 4.30pm – please call 01392 400555.
GCSE Results Day FAQs for Applying Students
If you’re concerned about your GCSE results, don’t quite get the grades you’re hoping for or just want some more help and advice our helpful tool below can show you what to do next.
- I haven’t applied yet, but I’d like to.
Please click here to apply online or download an application form. Once we have processed your application, the next step will be to attend an interview with a subject specialist at enrolment in early September. We will do our best to accommodate your first-choice course with us, but this will be subject to availability on your chosen course and whether you achieve the course entry requirements. Please note that the final date for online applications is the 31st August, after this date we will only be accepting paper applications.If you would like to discuss your options with a college adviser, please call 01392 400600.
- I’ve changed my mind about my course and would like to discuss an alternative course option I have seen in your prospectus.
Please come along to your enrolment appointment where we will support you to find the course that’s right for you and your ambitions.
- I have applied for a vocational course but didn’t achieve the grades I need, what should I do?
Please don’t worry. Just come along to your booked enrolment appointment. One of the course tutors/subject lecturers will talk you through your options. We offer vocational courses at a range of levels to suit learners of all abilities so we will be able to discuss the most appropriate level for you to begin on during your enrolment appointment.
- I’ve applied for an A Level or IB programme, but I’ve missed out on one grade I needed.
Please don’t worry. Just come along to your enrolment appointment. We will discuss your programme of study options with you when you come in.
- I’ve applied for an A Level or IB programme, but I’ve missed my offer on a number of grades I needed.
Please do not worry, the College have a wide range of courses, and we will have something for you. Just come along to your enrolment appointment. We will discuss your programme of study options with you when you come in. If you would like to beforehand have a look at our online prospectus so that you start to get an idea of what some of the alternatives are. There are also lots of useful resources on the College Advice Team page. If you are unsure and need some help you can call our College Advice Team on 01392 400600 to find out more about your options.
- I’ve applied for an Apprenticeship and I have an employer, but I’m worried I haven’t achieved the grades I need.
If your grades aren’t quite what you hoped for please do not worry. Contact our recruitment adviser team on 01392 400800 for a chat about your next steps.
- I’ve applied for an Apprenticeship, but I don’t have an employer to support my Apprenticeship yet.
Please contact our Apprenticeship Team on 01392 400800 to find out about current vacancies.
If you are an Apprenticeship applicant aged under 18, you will have an alternative offer for a full time course. If you would like to take up this option rather than the Apprenticeship offer, please attend your booked full time enrolment slot. If you are unable to make your slot, or have not received one by post, please call 01392 400444 to re-arrange.
- I have applied to the College, but I am planning to appeal one or more of my GCSE results from school, what should I do?
If you wish to appeal your GCSE results you will need to contact your school. They will be able to advise and support you on the GCSE appeals process and whether this is the right option for you. You should still attend your enrolment appointment with us.
- I missed out on my GCSE Maths and/or English grade 4 result from school and am considering whether I should enter the resit exams in the autumn term, what should I do?
If your GCSE grades were lower than you were hoping for, we will work with you to find a course that is right for you and your ambitions. Please come along to your enrolment appointment.
If you have not yet achieved a grade 4 or above in Maths or English Language you will study these subjects alongside your college course. If resitting in the autumn term is right for you, we will support you to do this at College.
- If I have achieved a grade 4 or higher in GCSE English Literature, but not GCSE English Language, do I have to re-take English Language?
No, if you have GCSE English Literature at grade 4 or higher you can choose not to retake English Language and will not have to study it at College if you do not wish to do so. If you wish to study it with us to improve your grade, we will support you to do so. Please talk to us about this at your enrolment appointment.
- I am a current GCSE student at Exeter College what are my grade boundaries?
- I'm looking for my GCSE English points scores and I can't see it. How can I access this?
Unfortunately, the points score for this subject is not available online. If you need this information for clearing purposes, please call us on 01392 400555 and choose option 2.
- I can't access my login. I have tried resetting my password and still can't get in to My eILP, what do I do?
You can unlock your account and reset your password by following the instructions on this page.
- Where do I click into to see my results - and what information will I see on my results page?
Log in to your My eILP page on your results day (check the dates and times above). Simply click on the link from your homepage of your My eILP and you’ll be taken to a page with your results. You will see the following:
Result: this will be the overall grade you have been awarded for this qualification
Level: this refers to the level of qualification you have been awarded, for example GCSEs are level 2, A Levels are level 3 and vocational qualifications can be level 1, 2 or 3.
- I have marginally missed out on the overall grade I needed to meet my university offer and they have asked for more detail on the breakdown of my results – where can I get this?
Contact us on the chat function or advice line and we will arrange for our exams team to get the information you need.
- When will I receive my qualification certificates?
Certificates will be issued in November and you will receive notification informing you when and how you will be able to access these.
- I believe the awarding body might have marked my paper wrongly, can I ask for a re-mark?
If you wish to see your exam scripts or request a review or recheck of the marking please access this webpage where you will find details of all the services you can request, deadlines and fees. Please be aware that you must pay the fees through Wisepay at the time of submitting your request. Alternatively you can email examsteam@exe-coll.ac.uk for further advice.
- What does my BTEC/T Level grade mean?
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Level 1 and Level 2 qualifications
BTEC Level 1/2 Firsts BTEC Level 1/ 2 Tech Awards BTEC Level 2 Technicals Level 2 Distinction (D) Level 2 Distinction (L2D) Distinction (D) Level 2 Merit (M) Level 2 Merit (L2M) Merit (M) Level 2 Pass (P) Level 2 Pass (L2P) Pass (P) Level 1 Pass (L1) Level 1 Distinction (L1D) Level 1 Merit (L1M) Level 1 Pass (L1) Level 3 qualifications
Single grade qualifications (e.g., National Certificates and National Foundation Diplomas) If a qualification has multiple grades (e.g., a National Diploma/National Extended Diploma) then each grade is as follows: BTEC Level 3 Nationals (teaching from 2014)
BTEC (QCF) qualificationsDistinction Star – D* Distinction star – D* Distinction – DS Distinction – D Distinction (D) Merit – ME Merit – M Merit (M) Pass – PA Pass – P Pass (P) For example a triple grade of D*DD would be Distinction Star, Distinction, Distinction. Near Pass (N) T Levels
Year 1 One grade for the core exams – A* to U
One grade for the Employer Set Project – A* to U
Plus, an overall grade for the Core component (a combination of the above) – A* to UYear 2 One grade for the Occupational Specialism – Pass (P), Merit (M) or Distinction (D)
An overall grade for the T Level if all requirements (including completion of an industry placement) have been achieved – Pass (P), Merit (M), Distinction (D) or Distinction* (D*)
- What is clearing and how do I apply?
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Clearing is the process universities and colleges use to offer places for courses which still have spaces available. If you have made an application and haven’t been offered at a place at the universities you applied to, you may be able to find another course / university offer through clearing. For more information about clearing, please visit this page.
- applications to clearing can be made from 1pm on Thursday August 15th
- prior to 1pm, you should use the UCAS pages to research available courses and universities
- if you find a course / university you are interested in, you should telephone the university first prior to submitting a clearing application. Failing to telephone the university admissions will result in a delayed application.
- You can also use a service called ‘Clearing Plus’ to help you find a course to suit you. More information about this system can be found here.
- I'm a second year student who would like to stay on at Exeter College to gain other qualifications. Are there any options for me?
If you are 18 and have completed study at level 3, we may have an option that would fit in with your progression ambitions. It will depend on what you are aiming for long term. To be of value to you it will need to be a different course to those you have already gained – you can’t just do more A Levels, or resit the same ones again. Some examples of the kinds of progression opportunities we do have are below. You can contact us using our Live Chat function on the website or email Futuresteps@exe-coll.ac.uk so we can discuss the options available to you.
- Art foundation – Level 4 – For those looking to spend a year developing their artistic skills and portfolio before progressing to university.
- Courses such as HNCs and Foundation Degrees at Exeter College. Details of all our Higher Education courses can be found under the Higher Education section on our website. Applications for these courses are still open. See the courses we run here.
- An Apprenticeship will enable you to be paid by an employer, achieve additional qualifications and gain work experience. Typically, as an Apprentice you will spend one day a week at College and the rest of your time will be working in an employer’s business. We work with hundreds of employers right across Devon and offer Apprenticeships across multiple subject areas, at all different levels – from Level 2 to degree apprenticeships. Check out our current vacancies here and come and speak to our friendly team who can explain how it all works. We are based in the Apprenticeship Hub in Queen Street – you can also book a virtual appointment with us here.
- I would like to enter to sit my GCSE English and/or Maths exams in the autumn series – how do I do this?
If you are returning to College and wish to try to improve your GCSE maths and/or GCSE English grade in the Autumn exam series, your teacher will work with you to assess if this is right for you. However, you must continue to study maths and/or English if you have not yet achieved a Grade 4 or higher. If you have left the College, you will need to find an alternative centre that will allow you take your exam as a private candidate.
- If I choose to sit GCSE exams in the autumn series and the results are worse, which result will stand?
Your best grade will stand.
- I'm a current GCSE / Level 2 learner and I don't know if my grades allow me to progress, what can I do?
Your tutor will contact you, by telephone, on 22nd August. They will talk through your options with you.
- Can I get my external unit results?
For external units sat in 2024, these will appear on your online results slip. If you need any further unit information for clearing purposes, please call us on 01392 400555.
- I'm a parent and my young person is away, how can I access their results?
For legal reasons we are not allowed to release results to anyone except the person who sat the exam/s. Your young person can log on to access their results through their ‘My eILP’.
What support will be available from College if I need it on my results day?
There will be a range of support available on results day and beyond.
We will be running a live chat function that can be found on our website as well as a phone advice line, 01392 400555, on results day to offer general support and signposting. Both might get busy – please do check the FAQs first as they might answer your query.
Please note, if you would like more in-depth advice about your next steps, you should email futuresteps@exe-coll.ac.uk.
How do I get my results?
Current students Level 2 (GCSE) results will be available through your My eILP on results day and time as outlined above.
If you can’t access your account, you might need to reset your password.
Please remember to update your contact details on My eILP, including your phone number, as we may need to contact you directly on results day.
