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Exam statistics and research on how students study
Readable summaries of official exam statistics and independent research. Every figure links to the publisher it came from, and each page shows when we last updated it.By Amin Mudassir, Founder of AripsyStatistics
Statistics pages
Each page answers one question with the latest official or independent figures, the period the data covers and the date we last checked it.- 2026 edition · Official statistics
Exam Malpractice & AI Cheating Statistics 2026 (GCSE & A Level)
How many students are caught cheating in GCSE and A-level exams, and how many cases involve AI?4,735students had at least one malpractice penalty in summer 2025, 0.3% of all GCSE, AS and A-level students with results.Source: Ofqual, Malpractice in GCSE, AS and A level: summer 2025 exam series, Key headlinesUpdated Next update - 2026 edition · Official statistics
Exam Board Market Share Statistics 2026: AQA vs Pearson vs OCR
Which exam boards award the most GCSEs and A levels?61.5%of GCSE certificates in England were issued by AQA in 2024 to 2025, down from 62.1% the year before.Source: Ofqual, Annual qualifications market report: academic year 2024 to 2025, Table 9Updated Next update - 2026 edition · Official and independent sources
GCSE Resit Statistics 2026: English and Maths Pass Rates
How many students pass a GCSE English or maths resit?15.3%of the 219,135 GCSE maths entries from students aged 17 and over in England achieved grade 4 or above in summer 2026, down from 17.1% (Aripsy calculation from JCQ's figures by age).Source: JCQ, GCSE results June 2026, Table 5: Post-16 GCSE results for English and mathematics by age and sex, England, Table 5Updated Next update - 2026 edition · Independent research
AI Study Tools Statistics You Need to Know in 2026
95%of surveyed UK undergraduates used AI in at least one waySource: Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), Student Generative AI Survey 2026Updated
Our own research
Aripsy surveys
Studies we run ourselves. Results are published only once enough real responses are in.- Aripsy survey · Planned
GCSE Revision Habits Survey
No results yetWe will publish findings only after at least 500 usable, consented responses, with the method, field dates and limitations alongside them.Methodology version
Method
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