Test Results

Results for the ESAT and the TMUA will be released to candidates approximately four weeks after the test sitting. You will also be able to find an explanation of results on this page, which will help you to interpret your score.

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Results of the October 2025 and January 2026 Test Sittings

Results of the October and January sittings of the ESAT, TARA and TMUA are now available on your UAT-UK dashboard.

To help you interpret your results, you can download the Explanation of Results documents for the ESAT, TARA and TMUA here:

Your Test Score

You will receive a score on a scale that runs from 1 (low) to 9 (high). Scores are recorded to one decimal place.

For the ESAT, you will receive a separate score for each module that you take.

For the TMUA you will receive a single overall score.

For the TARA you will receive a separate score for Critical Thinking and Problem Solving. The Writing Task module is unscored. Your answers for this module will be passed onto the institutions to which you are applying if they require the test. It will be at their discretion how they use this to assess your application.

You will receive your results via your UAT-UK account approximately four weeks after the date of your test. We will also upload an explanation of results document to this page. This document will give more information about how to interpret your scores. The explanation of results documents for last year are provided below.

The scoring process is rigorously tested, and quality assured at every stage before, during and after each testing window. For this reason, we do not accept appeals of test scores.

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How our Tests are Scored

Following the test session, the response data is analysed using the Rasch item response theory (IRT) model. The advantage of using this model is that all items(questions) can be placed on the same scale of difficulty, and all candidates can be placed on the same scale of ability.

As there are multiple forms of each test there can be small differences in difficulty across the forms. These differences can be quantified using the Rasch model and removed through a process of equating. This places the performance of all candidates on a single ability scale, regardless of which form they took.

The Rasch model places candidate ability on a scale that runs from approximately -3.0 to +3.0, centered on zero. To produce more human-readable scores, this Rasch scale is mapped to a reported scale from 1.0 (low) to 9.0 (high), with the 50th percentile of the October candidate score distribution at 4.5 and the 90th percentile at 9.0. Scores from the January sitting are mapped to the same scale.

For the ESAT and the TARA each module is equated and scaled separately. For the TMUA, Papers 1 and 2 are equated and scaled together to produce a single overall score.

UCAS matching and UAT-UK institutions

Your results will be sent to any participating institutions included in your UCAS application. This happens automatically shortly after your test date. We match to your UCAS application on a course-by-course basis. So, your score will only be visible to an institution if the course to which you are applying requires the test. This will happen whether the test is compulsory or optional. Candidates are not able to choose which institutions can see their score.

We do ask that you provide your UCAS Personal ID as part of your UAT-UK account profile. You do not need to do this immediately. You should return to your profile before submitting your UCAS application to add this in.

UAT-UK and Pearson VUE will work closely with UCAS to match your score to your UCAS application. This is done using various other data points you supplied at the point of booking.

How will my test scores be used?

There are seven UK universities that use one or more of our tests. How they use your results will depend upon the admissions processes associated with the course you are applying to. This may vary from university to university as well as from course to course.

UAT-UK does not provide any grade boundaries or a pass mark. The explanation of results can be used to view your score relative to your peers.

Most universities will use results alongside other information from your UCAS application when making admissions decisions.