Top grades since 2014
Share of performing/expressive arts 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 109 male entries and 1,135 female entries; at A* the rates were 6.4% and 7.9% respectively.
Entries
Entries have fallen 10.8% over the last five years.
Every year in numbers
| Year | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,244 | 7.8% | 26.4% | 99.4% | |
| 2025 | 1,168 | 8.5% | 26.6% | 99.3% | |
| 2024 | 1,170 | 7.6% | 27.6% | 99.2% | |
| 2023 | 1,203 | 8.6% | 28.9% | 99.1% | |
| 2022 | 1,380 | 17% | 43.3% | 99.5% | |
| 2021 | 1,395 | 20.9% | 51.1% | 99.9% | teacher-assessed grades |
| 2020 | 1,329 | 13.6% | 43.3% | 100% | centre-assessed grades |
| 2019 | 1,263 | 7.2% | 24% | 99.4% | |
| 2018 | 1,520 | 7.2% | 21.3% | 99.3% | |
| 2017 | 1,948 | 5.9% | 21.6% | 99.7% | |
| 2016 | 2,179 | 4.4% | 19.4% | 99.8% | |
| 2015 | 2,573 | 4.7% | 18.5% | 99.9% | |
| 2014 | 2,546 | 3.6% | 16.1% | 99.6% |
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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.