By Hazel Shearing
Education correspondent
Some BTec level 2 students will not get their results as expected on Thursday, an exam board has suggested.
About 235,000 BTec Firsts, Technicals and Tech Award grades were scheduled to be sent to students on Thursday.
But exam board Pearson said that, as of Wednesday morning, 7,000 students were "ineligible to receive their grade".
Pearson said it had "a dedicated team" working to obtain any outstanding information and would provide any results "as quickly as possible".
Results for GCSEs, as well as other vocational and technical qualifications, are also due to be released on Thursday.
Pearson's announcement does not affect results for GCSEs.
The affected BTec students could be deemed "ineligible" because some of their marks are not logged in the system, the BBC understands.
This may be due to processing issues, or, in some instances, because the pupil has decided not to continue with their BTec studies.
'Eligibility checks'
Pearson cannot currently confirm how many students who are expecting grades on Thursday will not receive them.
"As of 09:00 BST today, there are 7000 students that are currently ineligible to receive their grade as they do not meet the qualification criteria at this time," the exam board said, in a statement on Wednesday.
"We have a dedicated team in place to work with schools and colleges to obtain and validate any outstanding information."
Pearson said it was focused on "running those eligibility checks and providing any results as quickly as possible to students". It thanked schools and colleges for "tirelessly supporting us in this work".
School leaders' union NAHT said exam boards had "a responsibility to ensure that results are issued on time", stressing that students' "next steps may depend on their result".
Sarah Hannafin, its senior policy advisor, said: "This will cause unnecessary anxiety and stress as young people seek to confirm their places with sixth forms, colleges and training providers.
"And with no result, how can they celebrate their achievements with family and friends?"
Last week, Pearson apologised after some BTec level 3 students did not receive their results on the day they were expected, in some cases putting the chance of securing a university place in doubt.
Pearson said a "very small percentage" of its BTec students were affected.
Another exam board, OCR, has also experienced delays issuing Cambridge Technicals results to some students.
Bridget Phillipson, Labour's shadow education secretary, said "chaos" around BTec results was "unacceptable", adding: "It's appalling that students are still waiting on results from last week."
The Department for Education has been contacted for comment.
Overall grades for GCSEs on Thursday are expected to be lower than 2020 and 2021, when grades based on teachers' assessments led to a rise in top marks.
But - as with last week's A-level results - they are projected to be higher than grades in 2019.
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