GCSE · 20222025 · 9-1 scale

Astronomy

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

1,388
entries · 2025
4.5%
Grade 9
33.1%
7+
62.8%
5+ (strong pass)

Edexcel — 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+ 45.6% · 980 entries
17.213.514.917.414.18.49
20237+ 26.2% · 1,184 entries
15.616.916.615.512.4
20247+ 28.4% · 1,438 entries
9.91414.214.614.614
20257+ 33.1% · 1,388 entries
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Board by board · 2025

One board publishes Astronomy.

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

Edexcel
1,388 entries
13.215.416.313.410.611.78.1
33.1%
7+

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.