Entry fees
Information on our entry fees and other charges.
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Fees for summer 2025
Our aim is always to keep our prices fair and competitive. We understand that no one wants to see prices increase – but like many other organisations we’re experiencing a rise in the cost of providing our services.
Entry fees for our qualifications have increased so they better reflect the market and the true costs of delivering these qualifications. By taking this approach, we can continue to:
- offer the widest range of qualifications
- invest in our qualifications
- improve our support services.
Entry fees for international schools
The entry fee for overseas schools entering for AQA qualifications has increased by more to cover both the rising costs of delivery and the additional security needed when exams sat are sat internationally. This increase does not apply to any schools in British Overseas Territories.
Where the money goes
We provide market-leading qualifications and first-class support services that are excellent value for money.
As an independent charity, we work hard to manage our costs. Being careful with our money means we can help more teachers and students realise their potential.
We know that schools and colleges are always under financial pressure, so we never charge more than we need to for our qualifications and services.
We reinvest our income back into education. This means we’re able to continuously improve our qualifications and assessments and the support we provide and means we’re able to continue to offer qualifications with low numbers of entries. It also funds other educational services, such as assessment research that benefits the whole education system.
As well as paying for our assessment services, exam fees enable us to invest in the quality of our examining teams and to offer a comprehensive support and training package for teachers, including:
- our subject and curriculum experts
- subject resources (Plan, Teach, Assess)
- Enhanced Results Analysis (ERA)
- dedicated support and advice on non-exam assessment (NEA).
Our fees mean we can invest in the future
We reinvest entry fees into creating and delivering high quality qualifications and assessments and offering as wide a choice of subjects as possible – along with comprehensive support and training packages for teachers – now and in the future. It also means we’re able to subsidise some of our qualifications.
Income from fees also enables us to invest in our technology to develop and maintain a secure, modern, cloud-based platform, which will help protect both us and our customers from the growing cyber threat. It also means we can invest in the future of assessment, such as our cutting-edge research to help inform policy decisions, as well as our new on-screen assessment research and development work.
Our fees are also used to provide the best possible resource and support materials, for example our new adaptive maths test AQA Stride. The test allows teachers to pinpoint gaps in a student's conceptual knowledge – saving them time, and empowering students who then know what they need to do to improve. As a charity, we believe everyone should benefit from this and so AQA Stride is being fully funded by us and available to schools and colleges in England for free.
We’re committed to providing comprehensive support for our teachers, including new and improved resources, curriculum connect sessions, Inside assessment Continuous Professional Development and Senior Leadership Team webinars. You'll always have the latest specification resources with AQA - giving you the assurance, confidence, and clarity you need to succeed.