Top grades since 2014
Share of design and technology entries awarded A*–A, and A* alone, across the UK. The shaded years are 2020 and 2021, when grades were awarded without exams.
Male and female entries
A*–A rate by sex. In 2026 there were 7,290 male entries and 3,584 female entries; at A* the rates were 4.9% and 8% respectively.
Entries
Entries have grown 9% over the last five years.
Every year in numbers
| Year | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10,874 | 5.9% | 19.3% | 97.8% | |
| 2025 | 10,576 | 5.8% | 19.3% | 97.1% | |
| 2024 | 10,548 | 6% | 19.3% | 96.8% | |
| 2023 | 10,639 | 5.6% | 17.9% | 96.7% | |
| 2022 | 11,404 | 12.3% | 30.8% | 98.2% | |
| 2021 | 9,979 | 17.6% | 42.2% | 99.4% | teacher-assessed grades |
| 2020 | 10,588 | 10.6% | 32.8% | 99.8% | centre-assessed grades |
| 2019 | 10,870 | 4.4% | 16.3% | 97.2% | |
| 2018 | 11,448 | 4.7% | 17.9% | 96.8% | |
| 2017 | 12,415 | 4.5% | 17.1% | 97.5% | |
| 2016 | 12,477 | 4.2% | 16.3% | 98% | |
| 2015 | 13,240 | 4% | 16.1% | 98% | |
| 2014 | 13,691 | 4.3% | 16.8% | 98.3% |
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About the data
Source: JCQ joint results tables, © JCQCIC. Provisional June-series results for the UK (England, Wales and Northern Ireland), all ages, as published at 9:30am each results day. Percentages are cumulative, so "A*–A" means the share of entries graded A* or A. Free to reuse our charts and computed figures with credit to Tutorperch and JCQ.