Infographics: Level 3 and A level results 2025 (accessible version)
Published 14 August 2025
Applies to England
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This summer, over 1.1 million results were issued for A levels and level 3 vocational and technical qualifications.
814,335 A level results were issued in 2025.
Over 250,000 vocational and technical results were issued to students alongside A levels.
The top 3 A level subject areas with the most results issued were:
- mathematics with 104,630 results issued
- psychology with 72,930 results issued
- biology with 65,355 results issued
The top 3 subject areas for applied generals with the most grades issued were:
- business, administration and law with 54,135 results issued
- social sciences with 40,085 results issued
- science and mathematics with 29,955 results issued
The number of A levels taken by 18-year-olds in England:
| Number of A levels taken | Number of students | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30,320 | 10.8% |
| 2 | 49,795 | 17.7% |
| 3 | 186,945 | 66.3% |
| 4 | 14,545 | 5.2% |
| 5 or more | 195 | N/A |
The number of 18-year-old students in England who took 3 A levels and achieved 3 A* grades by year:
| Year | Number of students |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 3,700 |
| 2024 | 4,005 |
| 2025 | 3,890 |
The gender distribution of the number of 18-year-old students in England who took 3 A levels and achieved 3 A* grades in 2025:
| Gender | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Male | 47.6% |
| Female | 52.4% |
A level grades A and A* from 2023 to 2025 by region – England only:
| Region | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East | 28.0% | 27.5% | 26.6% |
| East Midlands | 23.8% | 22.5% | 22.3% |
| London | 32.1% | 31.3% | 30.0% |
| North East | 22.9% | 23.9% | 22.1% |
| North West | 26.6% | 25.5% | 24.1% |
| South East | 31.2% | 30.8% | 30.3% |
| South West | 27.0% | 26.9% | 26.3% |
| West Midlands | 24.2% | 24.8% | 22.9% |
| Yorkshire and Humber | 25.3% | 24.6% | 23.0% |