Outcomes and results
Information relating to examination results, relevant award course progression details, including degree clasification, borderlines and resit information.
Assessment results
Assessment Results Blue Castle
Students receive assessment results electronically from the Blue Castle website unless a School/Department has advised of other arrangements.
On the relevant release date, a transcript of marks or progression decision will be emailed to student email accounts (except September results). The email will also provide a link to the Blue Castle website. Students are asked to ensure that there is space available in their University inbox to allow them to receive the email. To access Blue Castle students will need their University username and password so need to make sure they have those details.
If students have any questions about the results they receive, they should contact their Student Services Centre at the earliest opportunity. See examples of the screens that students will see in Blue Castle.
Assessment and Blue Castle Results Publishing FAQs
When are results available
Results will be available from Blue Castle. The confirmed dates are:
Autumn semester module marks – 20 February 2024
Spring semester module marks and Award details for finalists – 9 July 2024
Spring Semester Progression information – Tuesday 16 July 2024
Late summer resits - Results available Tuesday 24 September 2024
PGT award outcomes – To be confirmed
Progression information
To progress from one year of your course to the next, you need to meet both the University academic progression regulations plus any additional supplementary regulations on your course.
Relevant University regulations can be found from here.
Please select the relevant section depending on the type of degree and the relevant year of entry onto the course. The progression information can be found under the “Completion of stage” section.
Academic regulations
Award information, including degree classification and borderlines
You can find information on how our degrees are classified here. Please select the relevant section depending on the type of degree and the relevant year of entry onto the course.
The progression information can be found under the “Other Undergraduate Awards” or “Taught Postgraduate Awards” section (depending on which is relevant).
Assessment awards and degree classification regulations
Resit and first sit examinations
Resit examinations
A student who, at the first attempt, has not satisfactorily completed a stage (other than the final stage) has a right to one re-assessment in each failed module in order to satisfy progression requirements. The form of reassessment will normally be the same as the first attempt and will normally be taken in the August/September resit period - (specific dates to be confirmed)). The resit mark is used for progression purposes only; it is the original mark that will be used for degree classification purposes. For example, an undergraduate student may achieve 38 at the first attempt, but 63 on re-assessment. It is the original mark of 38 that will be used when calculating the weighted average to determine the final award classification.
Relevant University regulations for reassessment can be found here. Please select the relevant section depending on the type of degree and the relevant year of entry onto the course. The resit information can be found under the “Reassessment” section.
There is an additional charge for resits. It is a one-off charge no matter how many resits are being taken in the reassessment period. The fee is currently £80 for an undergraduate student and £130 for a postgraduate student.
Academic regulations
First sit examinations
One of the possible outcomes from an extenuating circumstances claim is a “first sit”. That means you can take another attempt at the assessment. This is a new first attempt (and therefore different from a resit) and the new marks will be used for degree classification purposes, unless your new mark is lower in which case your original mark will stand.
First sits will usually be offered in the reassessment period at the end of the academic year.
A number of students decide to not take the first sit offered to them and we will ask you to confirm this to us so we can update our records accordingly.