The following classification bands are adopted for each programme leading to an Honours Degree:
| Final Degree Percentage | Honours Degree/Cert/DipHE | Ordinary |
| 70% or above | First Class Honours (1st) | Distinction |
| 60 - 69% | Second Class Honours Upper Division (2:1) |
Pass |
| 50 - 59% | Second Class Honours Lower Division (2:2) |
Pass |
| 40 - 49% | Third Class Honours (3rd) | Pass |
| Overall Decision Descriptor | ||
| Sought | Awaiting decision regarding your end of year result. | |
| Deferred | A decision has yet to be made regarding your end of year result. | |
| Pass Stage 0 | You have completed the foundation stage of your course and can now proceed to the next stage. | |
| Pass Stage 1 | You have completed the 1st stage of your course and can now proceed to the next stage. | |
| Pass Stage 2 | You have completed the 2nd stage of your course and can now proceed to the next stage. | |
| Pass Stage 3 | You have completed the 3rd stage of your course and can now proceed to the next stage. | |
| Qualify for Award | You have completed your programme and have qualified for an award. | |
| Qualify for Fallback/Interim | You have completed the number of credits to be awarded an interim award. | |
| Pass Placement-Cannot Proceed | You have successfully completed your placement but you need to complete outstanding modules before you can proceed onto the next stage. | |
| Pass Placement | You have successfully completed your placement. | |
| Proceed - limit of Ord Degree | You can proceed but the maximum award you will achieve is an Ordinary Degree. | |
| Proceed Placement Incomplete | You have not fulfilled your placement requirements but can proceed to the next stage of your award. | |
| Proceed to Placement (Deficit) | You may proceed to your placement but you have outstanding module(s) to complete. | |
| Proceed - make good deficit | You can proceed but you have outstanding module(s) from your previous stage which must be completed during your next stage. | |
| Proceed - Stage incomplete | You are able to proceed onto the next stage of your course but you have outstanding module(s) to complete. | |
| Pass & Proceed to Placement | You have passed the stage and you may proceed to your placement. | |
| Complete Non Award Bearing | You have successfully completed your programme. | |
| Pass and Transfer Out | You have passed the stage but have opted to leave the programme | |
| Proceed Same Stage/Year | You have successfully completed part of your stage/year. | |
| Pass within Stage | You have successfully completed part of your stage and may continue. | |
| Stage 1 Incomplete | You have outstanding modules to complete for stage 1. | |
| Stage 2 Incomplete | You have outstanding modules to complete for stage 2. | |
| Stage 3 Incomplete | You have outstanding modules to complete for stage 3. | |
| Referred | There is/are module(s) you have not passed and you will need to complete some referred work. You will be able to link on the module to your referred work for what you need to do next. | |
| First Sitting in Aug/Sept | You have outstanding modules to complete as a first sitting in August/September | |
| Referred for max of a 3rd | You have referrals to and the maximum degree classification you can achieve is a 3rd Class Honours. | |
| Referred in Aug/Sept | There is/are module(s) you have not passed and you will need to complete some referred work. You will be able to link on the module to your referred work for what you need to do next. | |
| Refer for Credit Points Only | You have failed too many modules for an award but can take referrals to try and increase your number of credit points. | |
| Referred or accept Ord Degree | You have the option to be referred or accept an Ordinary Degree now. | |
| Referred or accept CertHE | You have the option to be referred or accept a Certificate of Higher Education. | |
| Referred or accept DipHE | You have the option to be referred or accept a Diploma of Higher Education. | |
| Referred Next Academic Year | You have referrals to take in the next academic year. | |
| Referred for an Ordinary Degree | You have referrals to take and the maximum award you can achieve is an Ordinary Degree. | |
| Refers/Repeats-Cannot proceed | There are modules you have not passed and will need to complete some referred work as well as repeating some modules next session. You will be able to link on the module to your referred work for what you need to do next | |
| Referred Next Sitting | There is/are module(s) you have not passed and you will need to complete some referred work. You will be able to link on the module to your referred work for what you need to do next. | |
| First sits next year | You have outstanding modules to take as if for the first time next session. | |
| Fail & Rpt Mods for max of 3rd | You are required to repeat your failed modules next session and the maximum degree classification you can achieve is a 3rd Class Honours. | |
| Fail, Terminate and Award | You have failed a number of modules and you are therefore required to leave the programme with an interim award. | |
| Fail & Terminate Studies | You have failed a number of modules and you are required to leave the programme. | |
| Fail - Repeats Permitted | You have failed some modules but can repeat all elements of the outstanding modules next session. | |
| Fail and Transfer | You have failed a number of modules and you are therefore unable to continue with your programme if study but you may transfer to an alternative programme. | |
| Fail-award Credit Points only | You have failed certain modules which means you are unable to continue with your programme of study but you can be awarded credit points for the modules you have passed. | |
| Fail & Repeat Mods for Degree | You have failed certain modules and you are required to repeat all elements of these modules next session with the maximum award you can achieve being an Ordinary Degree. | |
| Fail & Rpt Mods for DipHE only | You have failed certain modules but you may repeat all elements of theses modules next session for the award of a Diploma of Higher Education. | |
| Rpt Failed Mods or DipHE | You have failed certain modules and you may either repeat all elements of these modules next session or accept a Diploma of Higher Education. | |
| Fail Placement | You have not fulfilled your placement requirements and so have failed your placement year. | |
| Not Competent | You are deemed not sufficiently competent to have passed your assessments. | |
| Withdrawn & Repeat Fails | You have withdrawn from the programme but may repeat all elements of the failed modules next session. | |
| Repeat Year as mix 1st/2nd sits | You have failed your assessments and you are required to repeat the year with some modules deemed first attempts and others deemed second attempts. | |
| Assessment Not Yet Complete | You have yet to complete your assessments. | |
| Intercalation (Year Out) | You are taking a year out this academic year and so there are no results available for this period. | |
| Results Not Yet Known | Results Pending. | |