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OCR is a leading not-for-profit UK awarding body, committed to providing general and vocational qualifications that inspire, engage and equip students with skills and knowledge they need to progress to further studies, apprenticeships or work.
We develop these qualifications in close consultation with teachers, industry leaders and government to ensure they are relevant for learners today and meet requirements set by Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual).
We support teachers with high quality teaching and learning resources tailored to the needs of each subject plus assessment preparation and analysis services. We also offer extensive professional training as well as teacher networks that provide the opportunity to share ideas with peers.
We develop these qualifications in close consultation with teachers, industry leaders and government to ensure they are relevant for learners today and meet requirements set by Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual).
We support teachers with high quality teaching and learning resources tailored to the needs of each subject plus assessment preparation and analysis services. We also offer extensive professional training as well as teacher networks that provide the opportunity to share ideas with peers.
Overview
Location
United Kingdom, England, Coventry
Employees
501-1000
Phone
+44 1223 553998
Founded date
1997
Mentions in press and media 5
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| Jul 18, 2026 | Moving Abroad With School Age Children? What UK Parents Need to Know About IGCSE | Share Share Share Share Email The qualification swap catches families out every year, and one decision matters far more than the rest. Relocating for work is stressful enough without the schooling question. Most families get as far as findi... |
| Dec 12, 2025 | What could digital exams mean for British pupils? | By the end of the decade, British pupils could be swapping pens for keyboards in GCSE and A Levels, marking the biggest change to exams in a generation. Ofqual has launched a 12-week consultation on regulating on-screen assessments, showing... |
| May 1, 2015 | Should students be allowed to use Google during exams? | The head of a U.K.-based exam authority has said it’s inevitable that students will be allowed to use the Internet in exams. Mark Dawe, chief executive of OCR, an exam board that provides qualifications for pre-college age children in parts... |
| Jan 29, 2013 | Google Giving Grant Worth $1M To Fund Free Raspberry Pi For 15,000 U.K. Schoolkids (Updated) | Google’s philanthropic arm, Google Giving, has awarded a grant to the U.K.’s Raspberry Pi Foundation to fund 15,000 U.K. schoolchildren to get their very own Raspberry Pi micro computer to learn to code. The size of the Google Giving grant ... |
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FAQ about OCR
When was OCR founded?
OCR was founded in 1997.
What has the press written about OCR?
Parsers VC has collected 5 articles mentioning OCR, among them “Moving Abroad With School Age Children? What UK Parents Need to Know About IGCSE” (Jul 18, 2026) and “What could digital exams mean for British pupils?” (Dec 12, 2025).
Is OCR still active?
Yes, OCR is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 7, 2026.