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Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations
British examination board / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations[2] (OCR) is an examination board that sets examinations and awards qualifications (including GCSEs and A-levels). It is one of England, Wales and Northern Ireland's five main examination boards.
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Formation | 1998[1] |
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Merger of | UCLES and part of RSA |
Purpose | Examination board |
Headquarters | Cambridge, UK |
Region served | England, Wales and Northern Ireland |
CEO | Jill Duffy |
Parent organization | Cambridge University Press & Assessment |
Website | ocr |
OCR is based in Cambridge, with an office in Bourn, Coventry. It is part of the University of Cambridge's Cambridge Assessment which merged with Cambridge University Press in August 2021.[3] OCR delivers GCSE and A Level examinations in the United Kingdom whereas for other countries Cambridge Assessment operates the examination board Cambridge Assessment International Education.[4] An important distinction between the two is that OCR qualifications must comply with UK government regulations set by Ofqual while Cambridge International Examinations international GCSEs and GCE A Levels do not.[5]