A-level · 2022–2025

Art and Design

The published A-level grade distribution for Art and Design, nationally and board by board, 2022 to 2025. Official figures, shown as they were published: a distribution, not a difficulty rating.

43,124
entries · 2025
15.9%
A* rate
35.4%
A*–A
67.0%
A*–B

National (JCQ) · 2025

A*ABCDEU
15.919.531.621.58.1
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Year by year

The spread since 2022.

2022 grades were the assessed-grades peak; the reset since is visible in the shape of each year.

2022A*–A 38.7% · 44,690 entries
18.620.131.620.1
2023A*–A 31.2% · 43,464 entries
13.118.131.422.510.3
2024A*–A 31.9% · 43,668 entries
13.91831.622.49.9
2025A*–A 35.4% · 43,124 entries
15.919.531.621.58.1

Board by board · 2025

Every board that published Art and Design results.

Differences between boards reflect who enters each board as much as any difference in standard. The data shows the divergence; it does not explain it.

National reference: A*–A 35.4% · 43,124 entries

AQA
6,919 entries
18.821.230.919.8
40.0%
A*–A
Edexcel
2,369 entries
22.42328.617.8
45.4%
A*–A
OCR
2,302 entries
21.82327.119
44.8%
A*–A
WJEC
806 entries
16.718.426.620.911.3
35.1%
A*–A
Eduqas
1,804 entries
19.318.732.519.1
38.0%
A*–A
Cambridge
entries not published
922.930.417.211.9
10.3%
A*–A

Art and Design 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.