Building upon its recently released sector data on how degree classifications have changed over time, new analysis from the OfS shows the proportion of top grades awarded by institutions has fallen after considerable increases in recent years.
Last updated: 15 Jan 2026
Press releaseThis report analyses graduate attainment rates and uses statistical modelling to assess to what extent the increases and decreases in these rates could be statistically accounted for.
Last updated: 15 Jan 2026
PublicationDegree awarding powers assessment report for Royal Northern College of Music
Last updated: 05 Jan 2026
PublicationThe Office for Students has announced an investigation into the University of Greater Manchester.
Last updated: 04 Dec 2025
Press releaseThis evaluation, commissioned by the Office for Students and conducted by York Consulting LLP, explores the impact of the OfS’s public quality assessment activities on higher education providers that the OfS has not assessed directly. These activities include the publication of assessment reports, compliance judgements, the OfS’s ‘Insight brief’ on the subject, and related communications.
Last updated: 19 Nov 2025
PublicationThe OfS is advising institutions with degree awarding powers on steps they should take to ensure that the classifications of degrees they award appropriately reflect the knowledge and skills of students.
Last updated: 06 Nov 2025
Press releaseThis report sets out the results of our analysis of changes in the proportion of first and upper second class degrees awarded between 2010-11 and 2023-24.
Last updated: 06 Nov 2025
PublicationThis report sets out lessons learned from our investigations of three higher education providers relating to compliance with our condition of registration B4: Assessment and awards, together with information drawn from other sources.
Last updated: 06 Nov 2025
PublicationThis regulatory case report explains our detailed assessment of Teesside University and our conclusion that the university is compliant with the OfS's condition of registration that concerns assessment and awards (condition B4).
Last updated: 06 Nov 2025
PublicationThis regulatory case report explains why the OfS found that St Mary’s University, Twickenham continues to be at increased risk of breaching the condition of registration that concerns assessment and awards (condition B4). The university was previously in breach of the same condition.
Last updated: 06 Nov 2025
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