AQA Global Assessment Services
We believe in making ‘opportunities for all’ a reality by improving education and assessment around the world
What we do
AQA Global Assessment Services draws on the most effective educational practices from around the world to help you improve teaching, learning and assessment.
Our technology and services are widely used across academic, vocational and professional institutions, helping our clients to improve everything from curriculum design to exam operations.
Why partner with us
As a not-for-profit organisation, we are guided by educational impact rather than commercial interests.
Our belief in fair and inclusive assessment and the positive impact it has on society is our compass. For more than a century our mission hasn’t changed, but the way we improve assessment keeps evolving.
We reinvest any profits into research and innovation, contributing to policy and practice worldwide. This means we recommend services that are genuinely aligned with each client’s priorities, with flexible options for the level of support needed.
- We can offer wholesale project management, designing and delivering complete reform on your behalf, managing all aspects of the process on an outsourced basis.
- We can co-create with you, upskilling your team and building capacity wherever it is needed, so you can be self-sufficient and independently sustain long-term benefits.
Whatever your vision for education, a partnership with AQA Global is the surest way to achieve your goals.
The AQA group works with clients in over 100 countries
98% of students in England take AQA qualifications
We have delivered 6.5 million on-screen assessments
We set over 900 exam papers, more than half of all GCSEs and A-levels in the UK
We award 5 million GCSEs and A-levels every year
92% of UK schools take AQA qualifications
Each year we mark over 12 million exam papers, with 97% marked digitally
Our UK qualifications are internationally recognised and are taught in over 70 countries
Why trust us
Every year millions of young people depend on us for the exam results that will decide their futures.
Every member of our staff understands the significance of this responsibility. That is why we are committed to delivering fairness by undertaking the most thorough security and quality processes possible.
Our certifications
All our certifications are issued by organisations accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). This ensures that the process is independently verified and is carried out with the highest levels of integrity and competence. We choose to work with these rigorous organisations so that our certifications are globally trusted, demonstrating our genuine commitment to quality and reliability.
Quality Management
Our on-screen marking technology, e-Marker®, achieved ISO 9001 certification as a reflection of our commitment to delivering high-quality services, enhancing customer satisfaction, and continually improving our internal processes in line with internationally recognised standards.
Information Security
The authoring and marking technology provided by GradeMaker and e-Marker®, and the consultancy services of AlphaPlus, have achieved ISO 27001 certification. This means that we safeguard sensitive information, manage risks effectively, and maintain robust data security in line with global best practice.
Business Continuity
Our on-screen marking technology, e-Marker®, achieved ISO 22301 certification for a proactive approach to business continuity. You can rely on us to maintain operations and recover quickly from disruptions to protect our clients, employees, and stakeholders.
Our people
Our hiring practices and employee benefits are designed to recruit and retain the best and most diverse talent from across the world of education. This gives you access to highly motivated industry experts, who are passionate about education and will work with you for the long-term, wherever our partnership takes you.
Our history
AQA Global Assessment Services is part of AQA, the UK’s leading exam board and an independent charity with over 120 years of assessment expertise and knowledge.
AQA’s history started in 1903 when the universities of Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool established the Joint Matriculation Board. AQA was created in 2000, becoming the largest exam board in England.
The AQA group developed wider capabilities with the acquisitions of Exampro and Testbase in 2012, e-Marker in 2016, AlphaPlus and Training Qualifications UK in 2022, and GradeMaker in 2023. AQA and Oxford University Press (a department of the University of Oxford) created OxfordAQA in 2015, to provide International GCSEs and A-levels.
The AQA group
With AQA Global Assessment Services, you’ll have access to expertise, technology and services from across the AQA group.
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Our London office
AQA Global Assessment Services
Lynton House
7-12 Tavistock Square
London
WC1H 9LT
UK
Offices in Manchester, Milton Keynes, Bahrain, Sharjah and Hong Kong
Events
Meet with our experts at a conference near you.
We regularly attend education and assessment events around the world, often presenting our latest research.