Official Statistics

Provisional entries for GCSE, AS and A level: summer 2026 exam series

Number of provisional entries by age group and subject for GCSEs, AS and A levels in England for the summer 2026 exam series.

• From: Ofqual
• Published: 9 June 2026

Applies to England

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Provisional entries for GCSE, AS and A level: summer 2026 exam series

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Background information for provisional entries for GCSE, AS and A level: summer 2026 exam series

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Data tables for provisional entries for GCSE, AS and A level: summer 2026 exam series

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Pre-release access list for provisional entries for GCSE, AS and A level: summer 2026 exam series

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Key headlines

The key headlines in provisional entries for GCSEs, AS and A levels for the summer 2026 series are:

• GCSE entries have increased by 1.1% from 5,777,020 in summer 2025 to 5,840,185 in summer 2026.
• The proportion of entries by tier was broadly similar in summer 2026 compared with summer 2025 across majority of tiered GCSE subjects.
• A level entries have increased by 2.9% from 821,875 in summer 2025 to 845,485 in summer 2026.
• AS entries have decreased by 3.2% from 52,295 in summer 2025 to 50,645 in summer 2026.

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Published 9 June 2026