A-level · 2022–2025

French

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

6,858
entries · 2025
11.6%
A* rate
39.1%
A*–A
66.9%
A*–B

National (JCQ) · 2025

A*ABCDEU
11.627.527.818.210
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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 50.9% · 7,929 entries
20.430.523.614.7
2023A*–A 38.7% · 7,063 entries
11.327.428.217.810.2
2024A*–A 39.3% · 7,544 entries
12.127.229.5188.6
2025A*–A 39.1% · 6,858 entries
11.627.527.818.210

Board by board · 2025

Every board that published French 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 39.1% · 6,858 entries

AQA
4,683 entries
11.227.427.118.510.4
38.6%
A*–A
Edexcel
1,338 entries
11.728.928.418.19.1
40.6%
A*–A
WJEC
160 entries
18.825.627.5158.1
44.4%
A*–A
Eduqas
541 entries
10.925.130.517.812.6
36.0%
A*–A
Cambridge
entries not published
19.122.120.812.48.211.8
24.7%
A*–A

French 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.