GCSE · 2022–2025 · 9-9 scale

Combined Science

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

383,446

entries · 2025

1.1%

9-9

9.2%

7-7+

37.3%

5-5+ (strong pass)

AQA — no national aggregate is published · 2025

9-99-88-88-77-77-66-66-55-55-44-44-33-33-22-22-11-1U

11.710.410.312.19.6

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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.

20227-7+ 10.4% · 337,346 entries

12.71110.412.89.6

20237-7+ 8.8% · 354,678 entries

11.210.610.5129.7

20247-7+ 9.0% · 375,840 entries

11.61110.511.89.7

20257-7+ 9.2% · 383,446 entries

11.710.410.312.19.6

Board by board · 2025

Every board that published Combined Science 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.

AQA

383,446 entries

11.710.410.312.19.6

9.2%7-7+

Edexcel

62,174 entries

11.210.41010.49.2

9.2%7-7+

OCR

12,559 entries

12.89.99.4108.8

9.9%7-7+

Tiered subject — students sit Foundation or Higher; this figure blends both (boards don’t publish a per-tier split).

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.