A-level · 2022–2025

History

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

44,717
entries · 2025
6.0%
A* rate
24.9%
A*–A
58.4%
A*–B

National (JCQ) · 2025

A*ABCDEU
18.933.525.611.7
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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.

2022A*–A 35.1% · 46,819 entries
1223.131.7218.9
2023A*–A 24.7% · 48,378 entries
1931.624.513.2
2024A*–A 24.4% · 47,297 entries
18.731.525.613.2
2025A*–A 24.9% · 44,717 entries
18.933.525.611.7

Board by board · 2025

Every board that published History 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: A*–A 24.9% · 44,717 entries

AQA
18,587 entries
19.329.726.313.8
25.3%
A*–A
Edexcel
12,547 entries
18.239.224.39.5
23.5%
A*–A
OCR
9,941 entries
1932.825.611.5
25.9%
A*–A
WJEC
1,827 entries
18.730.727.912.3
24.1%
A*–A
Cambridge
entries not published
813.818.618.617.222.6
9.2%
A*–A

History is also offered at GCSE: see the GCSE 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.