GCSE · 20222025 · 9-1 scale

Ancient History

The published GCSE grade distribution for Ancient History, nationally and board by board, 2022 to 2025. Official figures, shown as they were published: a distribution, not a difficulty rating.

1,553
entries · 2025
9.0%
Grade 9
35.5%
7+
61.8%
5+ (strong pass)

OCR — the only board publishing this subject · 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.

20227+ 43.2% · 1,118 entries
12.713.716.814.711.59
20237+ 39.2% · 1,249 entries
11.813.813.712.1109.38.28
20247+ 37.2% · 1,537 entries
9.811.815.61412.68.98.7
20257+ 35.5% · 1,553 entries
913.912.61412.39.29.3

Board by board · 2025

One board publishes Ancient History.

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

OCR
1,553 entries
913.912.61412.39.29.3
35.5%
7+

Ancient History is also offered at A-level: see the A-level 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.