A-level · 2022–2025

Media Studies

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

23,320
entries · 2025
2.4%
A* rate
14.8%
A*–A
50.5%
A*–B

National (JCQ) · 2025

A*ABCDEU
12.435.731.813.7
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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 23.6% · 21,055 entries
17.437.925.99.5
2023A*–A 13.0% · 23,193 entries
10.935.732.314.2
2024A*–A 13.5% · 22,990 entries
11.334.732.214.6
2025A*–A 14.8% · 23,320 entries
12.435.731.813.7

Board by board · 2025

Every board that published Media 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: A*–A 14.8% · 23,320 entries

AQA
2,475 entries
10.736.733.212.8
13.1%
A*–A
OCR
2,512 entries
12.930.132.816.2
15.0%
A*–A
WJEC
1,083 entries
12.838.428.811.8
16.3%
A*–A
Eduqas
9,673 entries
1231.332.117.5
14.2%
A*–A
Cambridge
entries not published
11.326.127.518.89.4
13.8%
A*–A

Media Studies 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.