{"title":"How Many People Get 3 A*s at A Level? 2026 Statistics","question":"How many students get 3 A*s at A level?","url":"https://aripsy.com/en/research/how-many-people-get-3-a-stars","answer":"In 2026, 4,195 students aged 18 in England got A*A*A*, 2.2% of the 193,275 who took three A levels (Ofqual). Counting students who took any number of A levels, 7,245 got an A* in every A level they took. Of those taking four, 12.7% got four A*s.","edition":"2026 edition","dataCoverage":"Data: Ofqual's provisional A-level results for 18-year-olds in England, 2023 to 2026, and JCQ's UK share of grades at A*.","published":"2026-11-03","updated":"2026-11-03","nextUpdate":{"date":"2027-08-12","expected":true,"release":"Ofqual, Qualification results in England: summer 2027 (expected on A-level results day, 12 August 2027)"},"citeAs":"Aripsy (2026). How Many People Get 3 A*s at A Level? 2026 Statistics. https://aripsy.com/en/research/how-many-people-get-3-a-stars","note":"Cite the original publisher for each figure. Aripsy re-checks every figure against its source on the verified date shown.","keyFindings":[{"value":"4,195","claim":"18-year-olds in England got A*A*A* in 2026, 2.2% of the 193,275 who took exactly three A levels.","url":"https://aripsy.com/en/research/how-many-people-get-3-a-stars#three-a-stars-2026","source":{"publisher":"Ofqual","title":"Data tables for Qualification results in England: summer 2026","url":"https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a856a451b45e4e555421e70/Qualification_results_in_England_summer_2026.ods","published":"2026-08-20","locator":"Table 6","tier":"official","licence":"Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0."}},{"value":"7,245","claim":"18-year-olds got an A* in every A level they took in 2026, however many that was.","url":"https://aripsy.com/en/research/how-many-people-get-3-a-stars#straight-a-stars-2026","source":{"publisher":"Ofqual","title":"A level and level 3 results 2026 at a glance: key trends and context for teachers","url":"https://ofqual.blog.gov.uk/2026/08/13/a-level-and-level-3-results-2026-at-a-glance-key-trends-and-context-for-teachers/","published":"2026-08-13","locator":null,"tier":"official","licence":"Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0."}},{"value":"12.7%","claim":"of 18-year-olds taking four A levels got four A*s (1,900 of 14,975).","url":"https://aripsy.com/en/research/how-many-people-get-3-a-stars#four-a-stars-2026","source":{"publisher":"Ofqual","title":"Data tables for Qualification results in England: summer 2026","url":"https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a856a451b45e4e555421e70/Qualification_results_in_England_summer_2026.ods","published":"2026-08-20","locator":"Table 6","tier":"official","licence":"Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0."}},{"value":"2.0% → 2.2%","claim":"of three-A-level students got three A*s, 2023 to 2026.","url":"https://aripsy.com/en/research/how-many-people-get-3-a-stars#three-a-stars-trend","source":{"publisher":"Ofqual","title":"Data tables for Qualification results in England: summer 2026","url":"https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a856a451b45e4e555421e70/Qualification_results_in_England_summer_2026.ods","published":"2026-08-20","locator":"Table 6","tier":"official","licence":"Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0."}},{"value":"9.6%","claim":"of UK A-level grades were A* in 2026 (all ages), up from 9.4% in 2025. 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The publisher's tables and charts are not reproduced."}}],"tables":[{"caption":"18-year-olds taking three A levels who got A* in all three, England","url":"https://aripsy.com/en/research/how-many-people-get-3-a-stars#three-a-stars-by-year","columns":["Year","Took three A levels","Got three A*s","Share"],"rows":[["2023","186,380","3,700","2.0%"],["2024","188,875","4,005","2.1%"],["2025","186,945","3,890","2.1%"],["2026","193,275","4,195","2.2%"]],"note":null,"source":{"publisher":"Ofqual","title":"Data tables for Qualification results in England: summer 2026","url":"https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a856a451b45e4e555421e70/Qualification_results_in_England_summer_2026.ods","published":"2026-08-20","locator":"Table 6","tier":"official","licence":"Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0."}},{"caption":"18-year-olds getting an A* in every A level taken, by number of A levels, England, 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