Official Statistics

Entries for GCSE, AS and A level: summer 2018 exam series

Number of provisional entries by age group and subject for GCSEs, Level 1/ Level 2, AS and A levels in England for the summer 2018 exam series.

• From: Ofqual
• Published: 24 May 2018
• Last updated: 30 May 2018 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Report - summer 2018 exam entries GCSEs Level 1_2 AS and A levels

Ref: Ofqual/18/6368/1

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Background information - summer 2018 exam entries GCSEs Level 1_2 AS and A levels

Ref: Ofqual/18/6373/2

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Data tables - summer 2018 exam entries GCSEs Level 1_2 AS and A levels

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Pre-release access list for Entries for GCSE, AS and A level: summer 2018 exam series

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Main trends

1. GCSE entries in summer 2018 (5.1m) increased by just under 1% compared to summer 2017.
2. GCSE entries are mostly from year 11 students; entries from both year 11 and year 12 and above have increased slightly in 2018 compared to 2017, while entries from year 10 and below have continued to fall.
3. A level entries have dropped slightly by 3% from 2017.
4. AS entries have continued to fall (almost 60% fewer than 2017).
5. Entries in EBacc subjects increased (by 5%) and entries in non-EBacc subjects decreased (by 13%) compared to 2017.

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Published 24 May 2018

Last updated 30 May 2018 + show all updates

1. 30 May 2018

   Footnotes amended (page 4 of the report and the GCSE tab in the accompanying data tables) to clarify the composition of the‘design and technology’ subject group. No change in the actual figures.

2. 24 May 2018

   First published.