Apprenticeship End-Point Assessments Statistical Report: March 2024 to February 2025
This report provides information on the volumes and outcomes of apprenticeship end-point assessments (EPAs) taken in England. The report covers only Ofqual regulated EPAs.
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This report provides information on the volumes and outcomes of apprenticeship end-point assessments (EPAs) undertaken in England from March 2024 to February 2025.
This report only covers those apprenticeship EPAs which Ofqual regulates, and only presents data provided by the awarding organisations (AOs) which delivered Ofqual-regulated EPAs during the period covered in the report. For information on the overall apprenticeships market, please see DfE’s report on apprenticeships.
Key findings
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Between March 2024 and February 2025, EPAs in 616 apprenticeship standards were in scope for Ofqual regulation. Out of the 157 awarding organisations (AOs) recognised by Ofqual to offer EPAs, 139 AOs delivered EPAs across 491 apprenticeship standards. Numbers of AOs and EPAs have continually increased each year since 2020, following the requirement for them to be regulated.
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168,280 regulated EPAs were taken by apprentices, and 153,155 EPAs were completed between March 2024 and February 2025.
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The highest number of EPAs completed were for level 3 (72,305 EPAs completed, equivalent to 47.2% of completed EPAs). Among apprenticeship routes, the highest numbers of completed EPAs were in the Business and administration route (34,780 EPAs completed, equivalent to 22.7% of completed EPAs) and for the Business administrator apprenticeship standard (7,975 EPAs completed, equivalent to 5.2% of completed EPAs). City and Guilds of London Institute had the highest number of completed EPAs compared with other AOs (48,730 EPAs completed).
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Between March 2024 and February 2025, for 90.8% of EPAs completed, all required components were passed on the first attempt (without failing and subsequently re-sitting or retaking any components). First-attempt pass rates in level 2, 3 and 4 EPAs were lower than EPAs of levels 5, 6 and 7. Catering and hospitality, engineering and manufacturing and legal, finance and accounting routes had the lowest overall first-attempt pass rate.
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