Official Statistics

Pre-release access list: Access Arrangements for GCSE, AS and A level, 2019 to 2020 academic year

Published 17 December 2020

This official statistics was withdrawn on

In 2025, Ofqual analysed a more detailed access arrangements dataset that we had requested from exam boards. Our analysis highlighted that our previously published official statistics on access arrangements overstated the number of approved access arrangements in place for the exam cohort in each year. For more details, see

Using this new more detailed dataset, we are strengthening our methodologies for analysis and quality assurance and plan to publish revised figures in our 2025 release. We intend for this release to include the academic years between 2020 to 2021 and 2024 to 2025, for which we have the new data.

While we complete that work, we are withdrawing the previously published statistics because of the limitations we have identified through our analysis.

This issue does not affect the figures relating to modified papers, which are based on a different data source and which are now available at Modified papers for GCSE, AS and A level: 2014 to 2024.

Applies to England

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In addition to the professional and production staff at Ofqual, pre-release access to the statistics of up to 24 hours is granted to the following post holders.

1. Ofqual

  • Associate Director - Media and Campaigns
  • Chair
  • Chief Regulator
  • Executive Director for General Qualifications
  • Executive Director of Strategy, Risk and Research
  • Interim Director of Communications
  • Media and Campaigns Manager
  • Senior Manager, Policy and Strategic Relationships for GQ

2. Department for Education

  • Deputy Director, Qualifications Division
  • Economic Adviser, Accountability, Curriculum and Qualifications Analysis Team
  • Lead on English curriculum and qualifications policy
  • Media Officer
  • Minister for School Standards
  • Policy Advisor - Qualifications Division
  • Private Secretary to Special advisors
  • Secretary of State for Education
  • Senior Executive Officer, Qualifications Division
  • Senior Media Officer, Education and Schools Communications Group
  • Special advisor to the SoS
  • Special advisor to the SoS for Education

3. AQA

  • Head of Regulation
  • Senior PR & Media Manager

4. Cambridge Assessment

  • Head of Public Affairs

5. OCR

  • Compliance Senior Manager
  • Head of Public Relations
  • Head of Risk and Compliance

6. WJEC

  • Brand Manager
  • Head of Marketing and Communications
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