Official Statistics

Pre-release access list for access arrangements for GCSE, AS and A Level: 2021 to 2022 academic year

Published 10 November 2022

This official statistics was withdrawn on

In 2025, Ofqual analysed a more detailed access arrangements dataset that we had requested from exam boards. Our analysis highlighted that our previously published official statistics on access arrangements overstated the number of approved access arrangements in place for the exam cohort in each year. For more details, see Shedding new light on access arrangements data

Using this new more detailed dataset, we are strengthening our methodologies for analysis and quality assurance and plan to publish revised figures in our 2025 release. We intend for this release to include the academic years between 2020 to 2021 and 2024 to 2025, for which we have the new data.

While we complete that work, we are withdrawing the previously published statistics because of the limitations we have identified through our analysis.

This issue does not affect the figures relating to modified papers, which are based on a different data source and which are now available at Modified papers for GCSE, AS and A level: 2014 to 2024.

Applies to England

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In addition to the professional and production staff at Ofqual, pre-release access to the statistics of up to 24 hours is granted to the following post holders.

1. Ofqual

  • Chief Regulator
  • Director of Communications
  • Executive Director for Standards, Research and Analysis
  • Manager Policy and Strategic Relationships, Ofqual
  • Senior Manager, Policy and Strategic Relationships for GQ

2. AQA

  • Senior PR & Media Manager

3. Department for Education

  • Deputy Director, Qualifications Directorate
  • Directors of Curriculum and General Qualifications
  • Exams and exam system policy lead
  • Exams policy and results policy lead
  • Head of Vocational and Technical Qualifications delivery
  • Media Office
  • Minister for School Standards
  • Secretary of State for Education
  • Senior Executive Officer, Qualifications Division
  • Senior Media Officer, Education and Schools Communications Group

4. OCR

  • Deputy Head of Compliance
  • Head of PR
  • Head of Strategic Communications

5. WJEC

  • Brand Manager
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