A-level · 2022–2025

Physical Education

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

13,494

entries · 2025

5.3%

A* rate

18.7%

A*–A

45.4%

A*–B

National (JCQ) · 2025

A*ABCDEU

13.426.725.617.88.1

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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.

2022A*–A 32.3% · 13,449 entries

1319.326.322.112.6

2023A*–A 18.7% · 13,658 entries

12.725.225.218.49.3

2024A*–A 18.8% · 13,475 entries

13.525.625.418.68.5

2025A*–A 18.7% · 13,494 entries

13.426.725.617.88.1

Board by board · 2025

Every board that published Physical Education 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 18.7% · 13,494 entries

AQA

5,570 entries

11.427.126.518.18.5

16.6%A*–A

Edexcel

601 entries

16.333.723.516

19.0%A*–A

OCR

5,655 entries

12.324.12619.59.4

17.2%A*–A

WJEC

1,322 entries

22.727.521.114.1

29.8%A*–A

Eduqas

341 entries

9.112.932.323.414.4

22.0%A*–A

Physical Education 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.