A-level · 2022–2025

Design and Technology

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

10,576

entries · 2025

5.8%

A* rate

19.3%

A*–A

45.4%

A*–B

National (JCQ) · 2025

A*ABCDEU

13.526.126.5178.2

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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 30.8% · 11,404 entries

12.318.526.923.412.6

2023A*–A 17.9% · 10,639 entries

12.324.426.618.79.1

2024A*–A 19.3% · 10,548 entries

13.326.425.717.28.2

2025A*–A 19.3% · 10,576 entries

13.526.126.5178.2

Board by board · 2025

Every board that published Design and Technology 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 19.3% · 10,576 entries

AQA

5,247 entries

12.725.62717.68.4

18.5%A*–A

Edexcel

1,530 entries

13.727.726.915.7

20.0%A*–A

OCR

785 entries

14.525.626.914.8

21.5%A*–A

WJEC

626 entries

15.722.825.919.310.4

18.4%A*–A

Eduqas

931 entries

11.225.223.620.411.1

16.0%A*–A

Design and Technology 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.