Official Statistics

Pre-release access list for 'Access Arrangements for GCSE and A level: 2016 to 2017 academic year'

Published 30 November 2017

This official statistics was withdrawn on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, Northern Ireland and Wales

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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.

Ofqual

  • Chief Regulator
  • Executive Director of Strategy, Risk and Research
  • Executive Director for General Qualifications
  • Associate Director, Communications
  • Senior Manager, Policy
  • Senior Officer, Communications

AQA

  • PR & Media Manager
  • PR & Media Executive
  • Head of PR

Cambridge Assessment

  • Deputy Head of Public Affairs & Group Media Manager

Department for Education

  • Senior Statistical Officer
  • Deputy Director, Curriculum Implementation and General Qualifications Division
  • School Minister
  • Private Office Advisor
  • Policy Advisor, Qualifications Division
  • G7, Qualifications Division
  • Private Office Advisor
  • Media Officer

OCR

  • Head of Public Relations

Pearson

  • UK Media and Communities Manager

Qualifications Wales

  • Senior Regulator, Monitoring and Compliance
  • Executive Director of Regulation
  • Senior Statistician
  • Statistician

WJEC

  • PR Manager
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