A-level · 2022–2026

Ancient History

The published A-level grade distribution for Ancient History, nationally and board by board, 2022 to 2026. Official figures, shown as they were published: a distribution, not a difficulty rating.

982
entries · 2026
2.0%
A* rate
18.9%
A*–A
56.2%
A*–B

National (JCQ) · 2026

A*ABCDEU
16.937.325.611.9
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Year by year

The spread since 2022.

Every bar below is the national figure, every board blended, UK-wide. 2022 grades were the assessed-grades peak, and the reset since is visible in the shape of each year.

National (JCQ)

A*ABCDEU
2022A*–A 31.9% · 695 entries
9.92235.321.4
2023A*–A 19.4% · 835 entries
16.639.825.49.1
2024A*–A 18.7% · 986 entries
16.832.929.212.7
2025A*–A 19.0% · 1,024 entries
16.635.825.413.7
2026A*–A 18.9% · 982 entries
16.937.325.611.9

Board by board · 2026

One board publishes Ancient History.

With a single board there is no cross-board comparison to draw; the figures below are the complete published picture.

National reference: A*–A 18.9% · 982 entries

OCR
985 entries
16.837.225.511.9
18.8%
A*–A

Ancient History is also offered at GCSE: see the GCSE distribution →

Grade distributions reflect who enters a subject as much as the exam itself, so nothing on this page is a difficulty ranking. Figures are published cumulative percentages from JCQ and the awarding bodies; per-grade shares are derived by subtracting adjacent bands. How the data is sourced and worked out.