Top grades since 2014
Share of physics 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 34,946 male entries and 10,854 female entries; at A* the rates were 11.8% and 10.5% respectively.
Entries
Entries have grown 12.4% over the last five years.
Every year in numbers
| Year | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45,800 | 11.5% | 32.5% | 95.7% | |
| 2025 | 44,957 | 11.2% | 32.1% | 95.4% | |
| 2024 | 43,114 | 11.3% | 31.9% | 95.3% | |
| 2023 | 38,379 | 11.3% | 31.7% | 95.3% | |
| 2022 | 39,753 | 16.9% | 39.5% | 97.5% | |
| 2021 | 40,741 | 21.9% | 46.8% | 99.3% | teacher-assessed grades |
| 2020 | 37,921 | 17.4% | 41.9% | 99.6% | centre-assessed grades |
| 2019 | 38,958 | 8.8% | 27.9% | 95.3% | |
| 2018 | 37,806 | 9.4% | 29.6% | 95.8% | |
| 2017 | 36,578 | 9.2% | 29.2% | 95.9% | |
| 2016 | 35,344 | 8.8% | 29.6% | 96.4% | |
| 2015 | 36,287 | 9.7% | 30.4% | 96.4% | |
| 2014 | 36,701 | 10% | 30.6% | 96.7% |
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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.