A-level grade statistics · provisional 2025

Music Technology is harder than you think.

3.6%
A* rate · Music Tech · 2025

Only 1 in 27 Music Tech students were awarded A*.

A or better? 1 in 7 · 14.1%

Where the Music Tech class of 2025 actually ended up

Every grade awarded last summer, drawn to scale across 1,373 students.

A10%
B26%
C28%
D19%
E8%
U4%
A* · 50 (3.6%)
A · 144 (10.5%)
B · 363 (26.4%)
C · 384 (28.0%)
D · 258 (18.8%)
E · 115 (8.4%)
U · 59 (4.3%)

A* rate by subject

Pearson Edexcel A-level entries · ranked highest to lowest. Tap any subject to see its full grade distribution.

Music TechnologyOther subjects
Russian
84.7%
Japanese
56.3%
Persian
45.6%
Chinese
41.7%
Urdu
38.7%
Italian
38.2%
Further Mathematics
27.5%
Arabic
27.0%
Turkish
22.6%
Fine Art
22.4%
Art, Craft and Design
17.8%
Graphic Communication
16.6%
Mathematics
16.4%
Textile Design
16.2%
3D Design
15.6%
History of Art
12.2%
German
11.9%
Chemistry
11.7%
French
11.7%
Photography
11.3%
Physics
11.0%
Biology B
10.4%
Greek
10.4%
Music
9.2%
English Literature
8.8%
Spanish
8.7%
Biology Salters Nuffield
8.6%
Politics
8.6%
Economics A
8.0%
Geography
6.3%
D&T — Product Design
6.3%
Psychology
5.7%
Religious Studies
5.5%
Drama and Theatre
5.4%
History
5.3%
Economics B
4.5%
Business
4.1%
Music Technology
3.6%
English Lang. & Lit.
3.4%
Portuguese
3.1%
Statistics
3.1%
Physical Education
2.7%
English Language
2.2%

How does Music Tech compare to…

Music Technology
3.6%
A* rate · 1 in 27
vs
Mathematics
16.4%
A* rate · 1 in 6
Compare with:

Source: Pearson GCE Advanced Specifications Grade Statistics, June 2025 (provisional) and August 2024. Subjects with fewer than 10 candidates are excluded by Pearson. Music Technology is offered by Pearson Edexcel only — figures shown are the entire UK cohort.