A-level · 2022–2025

Religious Studies

The published A-level 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.

16,439
entries · 2025
5.9%
A* rate
25.5%
A*–A
56.6%
A*–B

National (JCQ) · 2025

A*ABCDEU
19.631.124.612.6
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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 36.2% · 17,789 entries
12.323.931.619.88.4
2023A*–A 26.3% · 16,853 entries
2029.923.412.9
2024A*–A 25.7% · 16,622 entries
19.729.223.913.8
2025A*–A 25.5% · 16,439 entries
19.631.124.612.6

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: A*–A 25.5% · 16,439 entries

AQA
2,917 entries
18.33026.513.3
23.1%
A*–A
Edexcel
1,277 entries
19.830.124.213
25.3%
A*–A
OCR
7,380 entries
20.731.522.911.9
27.6%
A*–A
WJEC
749 entries
19.528.723.513.8
25.2%
A*–A
Eduqas
2,787 entries
17.528.626.714.8
22.6%
A*–A

Religious 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.