A-level · 2022–2025

Drama and Theatre

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

8,038
entries · 2025
5.9%
A* rate
22.7%
A*–A
61.7%
A*–B

National (JCQ) · 2025

A*ABCDEU
16.83927.48.7
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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 39.2% · 9,953 entries
15.124.132.719.1
2023A*–A 21.5% · 9,200 entries
15.934.926.912.7
2024A*–A 22.3% · 8,654 entries
16.437.526.910
2025A*–A 22.7% · 8,038 entries
16.83927.48.7

Board by board · 2025

Every board that published Drama and Theatre 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 22.7% · 8,038 entries

AQA
2,413 entries
16.83527.610.3
23.5%
A*–A
Edexcel
2,981 entries
16.440.127.88.4
21.8%
A*–A
OCR
510 entries
15.643.825.9
22.5%
A*–A
WJEC
608 entries
19.335.330.39.2
22.9%
A*–A
Eduqas
1,695 entries
17.141.826
23.6%
A*–A
Cambridge
entries not published
13.428.624.518.88.9
13.4%
A*–A

Drama and Theatre 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.