Qualification results in England: summer 2026
Results issued for GCSEs, AS and A Levels, vocational and technical qualifications included in performance tables (applied generals, tech levels, technical awards and technical certificates), and the technical qualification (TQ) within T Levels.
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2026 results at a glance
You can read our blog about 2026 A Level and level 3 results.
You can also read our blog summarising 2026 GCSE and level 1/2 results.
These blogs explain key trends and feature context for teachers.
Key headlines
This summer, 7.2 million results were issued in England for level 3, level 1/2 and level 2 general and vocational and technical performance table qualifications (GCSEs, AS, A Levels, technical certificates, technical awards, applied generals, and tech levels). This includes 1.1 million results for level 3 qualifications and 6.1 million results for level 1/2 and level 2 qualifications. For vocational and technical performance table qualifications this only includes results at pass or above.
On 13 August 2026, 48,835 results were issued for AS and 835,950 results were issued for A Levels and on 20 August 2026, 5,720,045 results were issued for GCSEs.
For vocational and technical performance table qualifications, between 1 March and 31 August 2026 a total of 595,490 results at pass or above were issued, including:
- 195,190 results for applied generals (level 3)
- 25,905 results for tech levels (level 3)
- 11,185 results for technical certificates (level 2)
- 363,210 results for technical awards (level 1/2 and level 2)
This summer, 320,505 students in 2,835 schools and colleges received results for A Levels, and 1,047,750 students in 6,040 schools and colleges received results for GCSEs.
This summer, 19,860 students received results for the TQ within T Levels. Ofqual does not regulate or collect data on the industry placement, which is also part of the overall T Level. This is why the number of students receiving results for the TQ within T Levels can differ from overall T Level results.
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Updates to this page
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Between 13 August 2026 and 19 August 2026, this release contained only figures relating to level 3 results. On 20 August 2026 it was updated to also include level 1/2 and level 2 results.
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