A-level · 2022–2025

Sociology

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

43,875

entries · 2025

5.6%

A* rate

19.1%

A*–A

49.0%

A*–B

National (JCQ) · 2025

A*ABCDEU

13.529.928.115.3

Open in the explorer Compare boards

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 26.8% · 45,281 entries

9.117.730.724.612.2

2023A*–A 19.1% · 47,436 entries

13.429.427.615.7

2024A*–A 18.3% · 44,359 entries

12.9282816.8

2025A*–A 19.1% · 43,875 entries

13.529.928.115.3

Board by board · 2025

Every board that published Sociology 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 19.1% · 43,875 entries

AQA

37,236 entries

13.629.628.515.5

19.0%A*–A

OCR

3,402 entries

11.831.326.315.2

16.9%A*–A

WJEC

1,846 entries

10.517.730.522.311.2

28.2%A*–A

Eduqas

1,595 entries

13.530.829.413.8

18.7%A*–A

Cambridge

entries not published

9.914.920.317.311.820.4

15.3%A*–A

Sociology 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.