Pre-release access list for special consideration in GCSE, AS and A level: summer 2025 exam series
Published 20 November 2025
Applies to England
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The following post holders were given pre-release access of up to 24 hours prior to the release of these statistics.
Staff involved in the production and quality assurance of the statistics are excluded from pre-release access restrictions.
Ofqual
- Chief Media Officer
- Chief Regulator
- Deputy Chief Regulator
- Senior Communications Officer
- Senior Manager Press and Social Media
AQA
- Senior Manager – Public Relations and Media
- Head of Compliance
Cambridge OCR
- Head of PR
Department for Education
- Curriculum and Qualifications Analysis Team Leader
- Deputy Director of Qualifications and Curriculum Strategy
- Director General for Schools
- Director of Curriculum, General Qualifications & Digital Strategy
- Exams Policy Lead
- Exams Policy Officer
- Higher Statistical Officer
- Minister for School Standards
- Permanent Secretary
- Policy Advisor
- Private Secretary
- Private Secretary
- Private Secretary
- Private Secretary to the Permanent Secretary
- Secretary of State for Education
- Senior Media Officer
JCQ
- Head of Communications