
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has released the results of the June 2025 ACA Professional Level exams, with a total of 7,950 candidates participating in the assessments.
The pass rates across the board were notably strong, with the Business Strategy and Technology exam leading with an 86.1% success rate.
Close behind were the Business Planning: Taxation and Financial Management subjects, with pass rates of 84.2% and 84.7% respectively.
The Audit and Assurance exam also saw a significant majority of students passing, with an 81.5% success rate.
The Business Planning: Insurance exam posed a greater challenge to candidates, with a pass rate of 73.5%.
ICAEW Education and Training MD Will Holt said: “Congratulations to all ICAEW students who have successfully passed Professional Level exams this time around, and additionally to those who have been awarded one of our Subject Order of Merit prizes.

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Additionally, the Level 4 Accounting Technician end-point assessment results were disclosed. All 11 students who submitted their Portfolio and Reflective Statement passed, while the Role Simulation exam witnessed an 80% pass rate among 15 candidates.
The ICAEW also recognised candidates who achieved the highest marks in each subject. In Audit and Assurance, Lara Kay Noden of London (Goldman Sachs International), Sophia Nabeel of Haywards Heath (Feist Hedgethorne Limited), and Adam Bolchover of Cheadle (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP) jointly secured first place and were awarded the Watts prize.
Amie Bletso of London (Lloyds Banking Group – Finance Graduate Scheme) attained first place in Business Planning: Banking.
Ashleigh Hamilton of Dorchester (CB Reid Limited) earned first place and the Little prize in Business Planning: Taxation, with Yu Xuan Chng of Leeds (Forvis Mazars LLP) securing first place and the Railton prize in Business Strategy and Technology.
Hui Lin Wong of Malaysia secured first place and the Spicer and Pegler prize in Financial Accounting and Reporting, while Jack Ramsbottom of Chester (RSM UK Audit LLP) obtained first place and the Howitt prize in Financial Management.
Benjamin Davies of Ellesmere Port (Grant Thornton UK LLP) achieved first place and the Knox prize in Tax Compliance.
Recently, The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) also released the pass rates for the June 2025 exam sitting.