GCSE · 20222025 · 9-1 scale

Performing Arts

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

7,107
entries · 2025
6.0%
Grade 9
27.4%
7+
61.1%
5+ (strong pass)

National (JCQ · England) · 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+ 35.9% · 8,133 entries
10.111.8141715.612.210.3
20237+ 25.7% · 6,780 entries
8.811.917.11714.315.2
20247+ 26.0% · 6,570 entries
9.311.517.716.414.214.2
20257+ 27.4% · 7,107 entries
9.511.917.316.413.612.98.2

Board by board · 2025

One board publishes Performing Arts.

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

National reference: 7+ 27.4% · 7,107 entries

Performing Arts 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.