GCSE · 20222025 · 9-1 scale

Religious Studies

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

217,483
entries · 2025
8.4%
Grade 9
31.7%
7+
62.3%
5+ (strong pass)

National (JCQ · England) · 2025

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8.410.612.716.61410.812.1
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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+ 34.7% · 221,983 entries
9.711.913.117.214.210.710.3
20237+ 30.5% · 222,421 entries
10.712.116.71410.913.88
20247+ 31.1% · 223,034 entries
10.912.316.814.110.512.78
20257+ 31.7% · 217,483 entries
8.410.612.716.61410.812.1

Board by board · 2025

Every board that published Religious Studies 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: 7+ 31.7% · 217,483 entries

AQA
112,987 entries
8.310.7131713.910.412.5
32.0%
7+
Edexcel
23,481 entries
8.610.512.816.813.110.612.3
31.9%
7+
OCR
4,436 entries
14.113.213.715.812.910.98.9
41.0%
7+
Eduqas
48,447 entries
10.411.81614.811.411.68.5
30.0%
7+

Religious Studies 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.