A-level · 20222025

Classical Subjects

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

6,422
entries · 2025
9.8%
A* rate
34.1%
A*–A
64.9%
A*–B

National (JCQ) · 2025

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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 51.6% · 4,959 entries
24.527.125.314.7
2023A*–A 34.6% · 6,023 entries
10.124.530.621.19.2
2024A*–A 33.8% · 6,522 entries
9.923.930.721.69.4
2025A*–A 34.1% · 6,422 entries
9.824.330.820.910.4

Board by board · 2025

One board publishes Classical Subjects.

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

National reference: A*–A 34.1% · 6,422 entries

Classical Subjects 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.