Sentiment is almost identical to 2025, showing a notably stable year-on-year picture. Positive sentiment dipped by just 0.5 percentage points, while negative sentiment increased by the same margin, suggesting overall student reaction to this year’s papers remains highly consistent with last year’s experience.

Business was the weakest-performing subject this week. Both Edexcel and AQA Business discussions ranked among the bottom five for positive sentiment, while A-level Edexcel Business saw the sharpest year-on-year decline of any paper at -38.9 percentage points.

Most improved vs 2025

Biggest declines vs 2025