Top grades since 2024
Share of philosophy 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 1,373 male entries and 1,975 female entries; at A* the rates were 6.7% and 4.8% respectively.
Entries
Entry numbers by year are below.
Every year in numbers
| Year | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3,348 | 5.6% | 23% | 96.8% | |
| 2025 | 3,814 | 4.6% | 22.2% | 97.4% | |
| 2024 | 3,803 | 4.8% | 21.6% | 96.3% |
Note: appears as its own line from the 2025 combined tables.
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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.