In Summer 2024, 26 percent of all students sitting A-Levels in England achieved a 'B' grade making it the most common grade awarded in that academic year, with a further 22.4 percent of students achieving a 'C' grade.
A level pass rates in England for the academic years 2001 to 2024, by grade
Characteristic
A*
A
B
C
D
E
2024
9.3%
18.4%
26%
22.4%
14.2%
6.9%
2023
9.8%
18.3%
26.3%
22.5%
14.2%
7.1%
2022
14.6%
21.8%
26.4%
19.8%
11%
4.8%
2021
19.1%
25.2%
25.5%
18.4%
8%
3.3%
2020
14.3%
23.8%
27.3%
22.1%
9.3%
2.9%
2019
7.8%
17.7%
25.9%
24.2%
15.2%
6.6%
2018
8.2%
18.4%
26.5%
24%
14.6%
6.1%
2017
8.6%
18.3%
26.7%
24.2%
14.5%
5.9%
2016
8.4%
18.1%
27.1%
24.7%
14.6%
5.9%
2015
8.6%
18%
26.8%
24.5%
14.7%
6.1%
2014
8.6%
18.1%
26.3%
24.2%
14.9%
6.5%
2013
7.9%
18.9%
26.5%
24.3%
14.9%
6.2%
2012
8.2%
18.8%
25.9%
24%
15.1%
6.5%
0%25%50%75%100%125%
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Percentages do not sum to 100 due to 'other' results i.e. ungraded, no award (absent/declined) and pending.
A* has only been awarded since the academic year 2009/2010.
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Joint Council for Qualifications. (August 15, 2024). A level pass rates in England for the academic years 2001 to 2024, by grade [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/282980/a-level-results-in-england-y-on-y-by-result/
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