Aripsy Research · 2026 edition
How many students get all 9s at GCSE?
Data: Ofqual's provisional GCSE results for 16-year-olds in England, 2023 to 2026, and JCQ's England share of results at grade 9.Next update: By Amin Mudassir, Founder of AripsyShort answerIn 2026, 1,375 students aged 16 in England taking seven or more GCSEs got grade 9 in every subject, up from 1,300 in 2025. That is 0.2% of the 551,950 in that group (Ofqual). 600 of those taking ten got all 9s (0.8%), and 365 of those taking nine, the most common number (0.2%).
Key findings
How many students get all 9s at GCSE each year?
1,375 in 2026, up from 1,300 in 2025, 1,270 in 2024 and 1,160 in 2023. Each year that is 0.2% of 16-year-olds in England taking seven or more GCSEs.
In 2026 that is about 1 in 400 of the 551,950 in the group. These figures count students, not results. 5.0% of all GCSE results in England were grade 9 in 2026 (JCQ, all ages), but a student counts here only with a 9 in every subject.
2023
1,160
2024
1,270
2025
1,300
2026
1,375
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| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,160 |
| 2024 | 1,270 |
| 2025 | 1,300 |
| 2026 | 1,375 |
16-year-olds taking seven or more GCSEs, by grade reached in every subject, count (share of the group), England
| Year | Grade 9 in every subject | Grade 7 or above in every subject | Grade 4 or above in every subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,160 (0.2%) | 27,355 (5.1%) | 240,070 (45.1%) |
| 2024 | 1,270 (0.2%) | 29,265 (5.3%) | 251,425 (45.4%) |
| 2025 | 1,300 (0.2%) | 29,825 (5.5%) | 250,345 (45.8%) |
| 2026 | 1,375 (0.2%) | 30,690 (5.6%) | 256,415 (46.5%) |
How many people get all 9s, by number of GCSEs?
In 2026, 0.1% of 16-year-olds taking seven or eight GCSEs got all 9s, 0.2% taking nine, 0.8% taking ten and 1.0% taking eleven.
16-year-olds took eight GCSEs on average in 2026, counting combined science as two. All-9 shares are higher for one to four GCSEs (3.1% to 13.4%), but each of those groups is 2.3% of 16-year-olds or fewer.
Nine is the most common number of GCSEs at 16, taken by 189,610 students, and 365 of them got nine 9s. Of students taking seven or more, the ten-GCSE group has the most with all 9s (600).
From 2023 to 2026 the share for ten GCSEs rose from 0.6% to 0.8%, while for nine it stayed at 0.2%.
16-year-olds by number of GCSEs taken (share of all 16-year-olds), and those with grade 9 in every GCSE (share of those taking that number), England, 2026
| GCSEs taken | Students aged 16 | Share of all 16-year-olds | Grade 9 in every GCSE | Share with all 9s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9,085 | 1.4% | 1,220 | 13.4% |
| 2 | 15,440 | 2.3% | 980 | 6.3% |
| 3 | 12,530 | 1.9% | 690 | 5.5% |
| 4 | 13,210 | 2.0% | 415 | 3.1% |
| 5 | 20,470 | 3.1% | 255 | 1.2% |
| 6 | 46,105 | 6.9% | 170 | 0.4% |
| 7 | 107,640 | 16.1% | 120 | 0.1% |
| 8 | 172,590 | 25.8% | 200 | 0.1% |
| 9 | 189,610 | 28.4% | 365 | 0.2% |
| 10 | 73,205 | 10.9% | 600 | 0.8% |
| 11 | 8,670 | 1.3% | 90 | 1.0% |
| 12 or more | 240 | under 0.1% | fewer than 5 | not published |
16-year-olds with grade 9 in every GCSE, count (share of those taking that number), England
| Year | Seven GCSEs | Eight | Nine | Ten | Eleven |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 90 (under 0.1%) | 115 (under 0.1%) | 330 (0.2%) | 500 (0.6%) | 125 (1.1%) |
| 2024 | 95 (under 0.1%) | 145 (under 0.1%) | 340 (0.2%) | 545 (0.7%) | 145 (1.3%) |
| 2025 | 105 (0.1%) | 130 (under 0.1%) | 370 (0.2%) | 575 (0.7%) | 120 (1.1%) |
| 2026 | 120 (0.1%) | 200 (0.1%) | 365 (0.2%) | 600 (0.8%) | 90 (1.0%) |
How many people get all 8s and 9s at GCSE?
Ofqual's results release has no all-8s-and-9s figure. The nearest is grade 7 or above in every subject, which 30,690 students aged 16 taking seven or more GCSEs got in 2026 (5.6%, about 1 in 18).
256,415 (46.5%) got grade 4 or above in every subject. Of students taking ten GCSEs, 16.0% got all 7s or above and 75.0% all 4s or above.
16-year-olds with grade 7 or above, and grade 4 or above, in every GCSE, count (share of those taking that number), England, 2026
| GCSEs taken | Grade 7 or above in every GCSE | Grade 4 or above in every GCSE |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1,925 (1.8%) | 29,700 (27.6%) |
| 8 | 4,400 (2.5%) | 63,865 (37.0%) |
| 9 | 10,805 (5.7%) | 100,515 (53.0%) |
| 10 | 11,695 (16.0%) | 54,900 (75.0%) |
| 11 | 1,820 (21.0%) | 7,240 (83.5%) |
| 12 or more | 50 (20.7%) | 195 (80.5%) |
Do girls or boys get more all 9s?
Girls do. 850 girls and 525 boys taking seven or more GCSEs got all 9s in 2026 (0.3% and 0.2%), so girls were 62% of the students with all 9s.
In percentage points the gap is wider lower down. 6.7% of girls and 4.4% of boys got all 7s or above, and 51.1% and 41.9% got all 4s or above.
16-year-olds taking seven or more GCSEs, by grade reached in every subject and sex, England, 2026
| Grades in every subject | Girls | Share of girls | Boys | Share of boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All grade 9 | 850 | 0.3% | 525 | 0.2% |
| All grade 7 or above | 18,360 | 6.7% | 12,330 | 4.4% |
| All grade 4 or above | 140,145 | 51.1% | 116,255 | 41.9% |
Common misreadings
"0.2% of GCSE students get all 9s"
The 0.2% is of 16-year-olds taking seven or more GCSEs, so students of other ages, and 16-year-olds taking fewer, are not in it. It is not the 5.0% of results that were grade 9 either."All 9s is easier with fewer GCSEs"
13.4% of the 9,085 students aged 16 who took one GCSE got a 9, but Ofqual's figures do not show why their rate is higher.England and GCSEs only
The figures on this page cover GCSEs in England. International GCSEs (IGCSEs) and results in Wales and Northern Ireland are not in them. How we checked these figures
Methodology and sources
- All student figures are Ofqual's. They come from Qualification results in England: summer 2026 (GCSE figures added on GCSE results day, 20 August 2026) and its data tables (Tables 16 to 18), and the 551,950 total and the eight-GCSE average are from the report's text. They cover 16-year-olds in England, by age on 31 August. The share of GCSE results at grade 9 is JCQ's figure for England, all ages.
- "All 9s" means a grade 9 in every GCSE the student took. Ofqual counts GCSE combined science as two GCSEs, because it is the size of two, but counts each student once. So a student with combined science and seven other GCSEs is in the nine-GCSE group, and needs 9-9 in combined science to have all 9s.
- Results-day figures are provisional, because grades can change after a review of marking or an appeal.
- Ofqual counts students by unique identifier and rounds counts to the nearest 5, so rows may not add up exactly, and it does not publish a share where the count is under 5. Aripsy calculated the "1 in 400" (551,950 ÷ 1,375 = 401, a share of about 0.25% before rounding), the "1 in 18" (551,950 ÷ 30,690), girls' 62% of all-9s students (850 ÷ 1,375), and checked the combined-science counting, finding that Table 16's students × GCSEs taken matches Ofqual's 5,720,045 GCSE results, within rounding. Aripsy rounded JCQ's percentages to one decimal place. Every other value is as published.
Official statistics
- Source 1 · Research and analysis
Ofqual
Qualification results in England: summer 2026- Published:
- 20 August 2026
- Data covers:
- Summer 2023 to 2026 results days, England
- Last checked by Aripsy:
- 2 November 2026
- Reuse:
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source 2 · Research and analysis (data tables)
Ofqual
Data tables for Qualification results in England: summer 2026- Published:
- 20 August 2026
- Data covers:
- Summer 2023 to 2026 results days, England
- Last checked by Aripsy:
- 2 November 2026
- Reuse:
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source 3 · Exam board results statistics
JCQ
GCSE results by main grades, subjects, age and sex, England, 2026 (Table 2)- Published:
- 20 August 2026
- Data covers:
- June 2025 and June 2026 GCSE results (provisional), England, all ages
- Last checked by Aripsy:
- 2 November 2026
- Reuse:
- Figures quoted with attribution. The publisher's tables and charts are not reproduced.
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Change log
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Frequently asked questions
How many people get all 9s at GCSE?
In 2026, 1,375 students aged 16 in England taking seven or more GCSEs got grade 9 in every subject, 0.2% of that group (Ofqual).
What percentage of students get all 9s?
0.2% of 16-year-olds taking seven or more GCSEs in England in 2026 (1,375 of 551,950). Among those taking ten GCSEs it was 0.8%.
How many people got all 9s in 2025?
1,300 students aged 16 taking seven or more GCSEs in England got all 9s in 2025 (0.2%), against 1,270 in 2024 and 1,375 in 2026 (Ofqual).
What percentage of GCSE results are grade 9?
5.0% of GCSE results in England were grade 9 in 2026, all ages, against 5.1% in 2025 (JCQ). In maths it was 3.4% and in English language 2.2%. That counts results, not students. Only 0.2% of 16-year-olds taking seven or more GCSEs got a 9 in every subject.
How many people get all 8s and 9s at GCSE?
Ofqual's results release does not give that figure. The nearest is grade 7 or above in every subject, which 30,690 students aged 16 taking seven or more GCSEs got in 2026 (5.6%).
When will the 2027 figures be published?
Ofqual added its 2025 and 2026 GCSE figures on results day, so the 2027 figures are expected on 19 August 2027 (JCQ key dates). We will update this page then.
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