A-level · 2022–2025

Mathematics

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

112,138
entries · 2025
16.7%
A* rate
41.7%
A*–A
61.6%
A*–B

National (JCQ) · 2025

A*ABCDEU
16.72519.916.611.8
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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 48.2% · 95,635 entries
23.424.816.114.811.6
2023A*–A 41.9% · 96,853 entries
17.224.71915.612
2024A*–A 42.0% · 107,427 entries
16.925.119.315.411.6
2025A*–A 41.7% · 112,138 entries
16.72519.916.611.8

Board by board · 2025

Every board that published Mathematics 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 41.7% · 112,138 entries

AQA
15,532 entries
12.22421.117.512.8
36.2%
A*–A
Edexcel
75,079 entries
16.424.519.817.112.1
40.9%
A*–A
OCR
7,477 entries
23.328.817.913.49.2
52.1%
A*–A
WJEC
3,804 entries
22.524.818.613.510.3
47.3%
A*–A
Cambridge
entries not published
14.822.118.916.611.58.18
36.9%
A*–A

Mathematics 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.