Special consideration in GCSE, AS and A level in Wales: Summer 2025
An annual release that presents data on the number of special consideration requests and approvals in Wales for GCSE, AS and A level qualifications.
Key Points
- There were 47,450 special consideration requests in summer 2025, down 12.0% compared to 2024.
- 93.3% of requests were approved in 2025, compared to 93.8% in 2024.
- The approved requests represent 4.2% of all assessments sat in summer 2025, a small proportional decrease compared to 4.7% in 2024.
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Contact
Statistician
Tel: 01633 373 292
Email: statistics@qualifications.wales
Media
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Email: media@qualifications.wales