Entries and late entries for GCSE and A level in Wales 2025/26
An annual release that presents data on the number of entries and late entries for GCSE, AS and A level qualifications in Wales.
Key Points:
There were 1,010,485 GCSE entries in the 2025 to 2026 academic year. Of these 11.9% were late entries.
There were 81,765 A level entries and 91,765 AS entries in the 2025 to 2026 academic year.
7.9% of total A level entries and 4.7% of AS entries were late entries.
319,825 GCSE certificates were awarded in the 2025 to 2026 academic year, a decrease of 4.9% compared to the 2024 to 2025 academic year.
75,490 AS and A level certificates were awarded in the 2025 to 2026 academic year, an increase of 3.7% compared to the previous year.
For the purposes of these statistics, an entry is counted as a learner being put forward for an individual assessment. The definition of a late entry is set out in the background notes which accompany this release. The number of late entries does not necessarily represent the number of entries for which a late fee was applied.
For information on qualification-level entries in summer 2026, as well as commentary on external factors which may have influenced changes in entries, please see our statistical release Provisional Summer 2026 entries for Wales
Previous releases
Entries and late entries for GCSE and A level in Wales: 2024 to 2025 academic year
Entries and late entries for GCSE and A level in Wales 2023 to 2024 academic year
Entries and late entries for GCSE and A level in Wales: 2022 to 2023 academic year
Entries and late entries for GCSE and A level in Wales: 2021 to 2022 academic year
Contact
Statistician
Tel: 01633 373 292
Email: statistics@qualifications.wales
Media
Tel: 01633 373 222
Email: media@qualifications.wales