Scores explained
ESAT score interpretation
Separate module scores run 1.0–9.0. October 2025 and January 2026 results put module medians around 4.0–4.5; around 7.0 is an approximately top-decile reference.
Sources: UAT-UK ESAT Technical Report 2024–25 (PDF) (opens in a new tab) for the 4.5 and 7.0 reference anchors; UAT-UK Test Results (opens in a new tab) for the reported scale and pass-mark wording; and UAT-UK ESAT Explanation of Results, October 2025 and January 2026 (PDF) (opens in a new tab) for the measured October 2025 and January 2026 module distributions.
The scale in context
Reference points, not pass marks or university cut-offs. Module distributions differ.
The scale is reported to one decimal place. Mathematics 1, Mathematics 2, Physics, Chemistry and Biology each have their own equated score and distribution; there is no combined ESAT score.
Mathematics 1
Read this module separately on the 1.0–9.0 scale.
Mathematics 2
Read this module separately on the 1.0–9.0 scale.
Physics
Read this module separately on the 1.0–9.0 scale.
Chemistry
Read this module separately on the 1.0–9.0 scale.
Biology
Read this module separately on the 1.0–9.0 scale.
How to read your number
Below 4.5
Below the roughly 4.0–4.5 module-median reference range in the published results. It describes the distribution, not a pass or fail result.
Around 4.5
Around the middle of the published cohort reference. Interpret it within its module, because the five module distributions are different.
Around or above 7.0
Around the top-decile reference anchor or higher. This is useful statistical context, not a university cut-off or an offer prediction.
No universal pass mark, grade boundary or university cut-off is published. Universities make their own decisions using the application. UAT-UK's Test Results page (opens in a new tab) explains the scale and boundary wording.
Official score or estimate?
Your UAT-UK result is an official scaled score. A raw-mark converter is different: UAT-UK does not publish one permanent table mapping marks out of 27 to the reported score, so any conversion from practice marks is modelled.
Use the free module score converter to compare practice attempts, not to predict an admissions outcome.
What does an ESAT score of 4.5 mean?
UAT-UK's 2024–25 Technical Report places 4.5 at the published median reference anchor. It means roughly half the reference distribution scored below that point, not that 4.5 is a pass mark or university requirement.
Source: UAT-UK ESAT Technical Report 2024–25 (PDF) (opens in a new tab).
Is 7.0 a good ESAT score?
UAT-UK's 2024–25 Technical Report places 7.0 at the published upper-tail, approximately top-decile reference anchor. It is useful distribution context, but it is not a universal cut-off, interview guarantee or offer prediction.
Source: UAT-UK ESAT Technical Report 2024–25 (PDF) (opens in a new tab).
Can I convert a raw mark into an official ESAT score?
No official raw-mark table is published. A raw-mark converter can model an estimate, but the reported score depends on the paper and the equating model.
Source: UAT-UK ESAT Technical Report 2024–25 (PDF) (opens in a new tab).
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