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A level Media / film / TV studies results by grade

In 2026, in England, 2.2% got grade A*, 14.6% got grade A or above, 83.8% got grade C or above, 99.4% got grade E or above in A level Media / film / TV studies from 20,805 results. Each figure is the share of results at that grade or above.

2026, grade by grade

GradeGot exactly this gradeThis grade or above
A*2.2%2.2%
A12.4%14.6%
B37.6%52.2%
C31.6%83.8%
D12.7%96.5%
E2.9%99.4%

Year by year

0%50%100%2008201120142017202020232026A*, 2010: 1.7%A*, 2011: 1.6%A*, 2012: 1.5%A*, 2013: 1.3%A*, 2014: 1.4%A*, 2015: 1.3%A*, 2016: 1.2%A*, 2017: 1.7%A*, 2018: 1.9%A*, 2019: 1.5%A*, 2020: 5.2%A*, 2021: 7.9%A*, 2022: 6.1%A*, 2023: 2%A*, 2024: 2.2%A*, 2025: 2.4%A*, 2026: 2.2%A*A+, 2008: 13.4%A+, 2009: 13%A+, 2010: 12.2%A+, 2011: 11.6%A+, 2012: 10.8%A+, 2013: 10.6%A+, 2014: 10.3%A+, 2015: 10.7%A+, 2016: 10.5%A+, 2017: 11.3%A+, 2018: 11.8%A+, 2019: 11%A+, 2020: 23.4%A+, 2021: 29.2%A+, 2022: 22.9%A+, 2023: 12.6%A+, 2024: 13.4%A+, 2025: 14.7%A+, 2026: 14.6%A+C+, 2008: 78.2%C+, 2009: 79.1%C+, 2010: 77.9%C+, 2011: 78.6%C+, 2012: 78.1%C+, 2013: 79.4%C+, 2014: 79.6%C+, 2015: 79.9%C+, 2016: 80.5%C+, 2017: 81%C+, 2018: 80%C+, 2019: 80.2%C+, 2020: 89.3%C+, 2021: 88.7%C+, 2022: 86.6%C+, 2023: 80.7%C+, 2024: 80.4%C+, 2025: 82.3%C+, 2026: 83.8%C+E+, 2008: 99%E+, 2009: 99.2%E+, 2010: 99%E+, 2011: 99.2%E+, 2012: 99.4%E+, 2013: 99.3%E+, 2014: 99.4%E+, 2015: 99.4%E+, 2016: 99.6%E+, 2017: 99.5%E+, 2018: 99.3%E+, 2019: 99.1%E+, 2020: 99.9%E+, 2021: 99.5%E+, 2022: 99.1%E+, 2023: 98.9%E+, 2024: 99.1%E+, 2025: 99.3%E+, 2026: 99.4%E+

Open circles are 2020 and 2021, when there were no exams and grades were set by schools.

YearGrade A*Grade A or aboveGrade C or aboveGrade E or aboveResults
20262.2%14.6%83.8%99.4%20,805
20252.4%14.7%82.3%99.3%21,305
20242.2%13.4%80.4%99.1%21,025
20232%12.6%80.7%98.9%21,330
20226.1%22.9%86.6%99.1%19,875
2021 (no exams)7.9%29.2%88.7%99.5%18,810
2020 (no exams)5.2%23.4%89.3%99.9%19,530
20191.5%11%80.2%99.1%19,765
20181.9%11.8%80%99.3%22,970
20171.7%11.3%81%99.5%24,450
20161.2%10.5%80.5%99.6%25,695
20151.3%10.7%79.9%99.4%26,035
20141.4%10.3%79.6%99.4%26,115
20131.3%10.6%79.4%99.3%26,850
20121.5%10.8%78.1%99.4%29,680
20111.6%11.6%78.6%99.2%31,400
20101.7%12.2%77.9%99%31,030
2009-13%79.1%99.2%31,620
2008-13.4%78.2%99%30,650

Common questions

What percentage get an A* in A level Media / film / TV studies?

2.2% of A level Media / film / TV studies results in England were A* in 2026, according to Ofqual. The table on this page gives every year we hold.

How many students pass A level Media / film / TV studies?

In 2026, 83.8% of results in England were grade C or above. The figures cover all candidates, including those resitting.

Why were results higher in 2020 and 2021?

There were no exams in those years. Grades were set by schools (centre assessment grades in 2020, teacher assessed grades in 2021), and more students got the top grades. Grading returned towards the pre-2020 standard in 2022 and 2023.

Where do these figures come from?

From Ofqual, the exams regulator for England, which publishes results by subject and grade. Figures are based on JCQ data before 2020 and on Ofqual data from 2020 onwards. They cover England only.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofqual analytics. Figures from Ofqual's A level outcomes in England (England, all candidates (all ages)), under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are based on JCQ data before 2020 and on Ofqual data from 2020 onwards. Ofqual does not endorse cookie or this page.