Asked by: Kevin Brennan (Labour - Cardiff West)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) students and (b) students eligible for free school meals studied A Level computer science in each year since 2012.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The Department has published the number of students entering A level computer studies or computing, split by free school meal (FSM) eligibility, from 2011/12 – 2016/17.[1] Figures for 2011/12 – 2015/16 were based on exam results achieved in the report year. In addition, for 2015/16 figures only include students who were included in the ‘best 3 A levels’ measure. From 2016/17, figures cover exam results achieved in all years of 16-18 studies (up to 3 years) and inclusion in the best 3 A level measure was no longer used in the methodology, resulting in more students being included and correspondingly higher rates of entry. Due to the changes in methodology, neither 2015/16 nor 2016/17 are comparable with other years.
The total number and percentage of students entering A level computer studies or computing in each year is provided in the attached tables, as well as the percentage of entrants into each subject who were eligible for FSM.
Figures for 2017/18 will be published in the revised publication, at this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-attainment-at-19-years on 24 January 2019.
[1] For 2010/11 – 2015/16 - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-level-attainment-by-pupil-characteristics. For 2016/17 - https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2016-to-2017-revised (open the ‘A level exam results and A level and vocational participation csv’ and then the ‘A level subjects by characteristics’ file).
Asked by: Kevin Brennan (Labour - Cardiff West)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) students and (b) students eligible for free school meals studied GCSE computer science in each year since 2012.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The number of pupils[1], in state-funded schools, at the end of Key Stage 4, who entered into GCSE (or equivalent) computer science[2], between 2011/12 – 2016/17[3] are provided in the table below:
Pupils[1] in state-funded schools, at the end of Key Stage 4, entered into GCSE (or equivalent) computer science[2], between 2011/12 – 2016/17[3] | ||||
Academic year | Total pupils | Percentage of all pupils[4], | Entrants who | Percentage of |
2011/12[5] | 1,549 | 0.3 | 75 | 4.8 |
2012/13 | 3,835 | 0.7 | 331 | 8.6 |
2013/14[6] | 15,213 | 2.7 | 1,509 | 9.9 |
2014/15[7] | 32,258 | 5.8 | 2,961 | 9.2 |
2015/16 | 60,410 | 11.2 | 6,191 | 10.2 |
2016/17 | 67,175 | 12.7 | 6,713 | 10.0 |
[1] Includes state funded pupils.Total number of entries include pupils who were absent, whose results are pending and results which are ungraded or unclassified.
[2] Discounting has been applied where pupils have taken the same subject more than once and only one entry is counted in these circumstances. Prior to 2014, best entry discounting, where the pupil’s best result is used was in place in performance tables. From 2014 onwards, first entry rules were introduced, where a pupil’s first entry in that subject is used in performance tables. For more information on discounting and early entry, see: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-4-qualifications-discount-codes-and-point-scores.
[3] All figures are based on final data so will deviate from total entries figures published in the Department's statistical release.
[4] In state funded schools.
[5] Figures for 2011/12 are based on GCSE entries only and does not include equivalents. Caution should be used when comparing these figures to later years.
[6] In 2013/14, two major reforms were implemented which affect the calculation of Key Stage 4 performance measures data: 1) Professor Alison Wolf’s Review of Vocational Education recommendations which; restrict the qualifications counted; prevent any qualification from counting as larger than one GCSE; and cap the number of non GCSEs included in performance measures at two per pupil, and 2) an early entry policy to only count a pupil’s first attempt at a qualification, in subjects counted in the English Baccalaureate.
[7] From 2014/15, early entry policy, under which only a pupil’s first attempt at a qualification is counted in performance measures, is extended to all subjects.
Asked by: Kevin Brennan (Labour - Cardiff West)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) ethnicity of pupils who studied Art and Design at A-Level in 2017-18.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The Department does not currently hold data on the subjects entered by pupils/students in the 2017/18 academic year. The Department will publish ethnicity (and other characteristic breakdowns) for GCSEs and A levels in January 2019.
The latest GCSE information held by the Department is the number of pupils[1], in state-funded schools, at the end of key stage 4, who entered GCSE (or equivalent) 'Applied Art and Design' and 'Art and Design'[2], for 2016/17[3], split by ethnicity[4].
Ethnicity | Applied Art and Design | Art and Design | ||
Total | % | Total | % | |
All Pupils | 556 | 100.0 | 143,748 | 100.0 |
Asian Pupils | 49 | 8.8 | 12,296 | 8.6 |
Black Pupils | 8 | 1.4 | 5,593 | 3.9 |
Chinese Pupils | x | x | 702 | 0.5 |
Mixed Pupils | 18 | 3.2 | 6,400 | 4.5 |
White Pupils | 458 | 82.4 | 114,845 | 79.9 |
All Other Ethnic Groups | 17 | 3.1 | 2,302 | 1.6 |
Unknown Ethnicity | x | x | 1,610 | 1.1 |
Percentage of all pupils at the end of KS4 entering |
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The latest A level information held by the Department is published in the A level and other 16 to 18 results statistics[5]. This publication has the number of students entering A-level[6] Art and Design[7], split by ethnicity for 2016/17[8].
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[1] Total number of entries include pupils who were absent, whose results are pending and results which are ungraded or unclassified.
[2] Discounting has been applied where pupils have taken the same subject more than once and only one entry is counted in these circumstances. Prior to 2014, best entry discounting, where the pupil’s best result is used was in place in performance tables. From 2014 onwards, first entry rules were introduced, where a pupil’s first entry in that subject is used in performance tables. For more information on discounting and early entry, see: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-4-qualifications-discount-codes-and-point-scores.
[3] All figures are based on final data so will deviate from total entries figures published in the departments statistical release.
[4] Ethnicity is taken from the school census for that academic year.
[5] For 2016/17 - https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2016-to-2017-revised (open the ‘A level exam results and A level and vocational participation csv’ and then the ‘A level subjects by characteristics’ file).
[6] Students, at the end of their 16-18 study, who entered A level Art and Design.
[7] Includes entries into A level Art and Design qualifications which are eligible for inclusion in performance tables. Where qualifications taken by a student are in the same subject area and similar in content, ‘discounting’ rules have been applied to avoid double counting qualifications.
[8] Figures are based on final data.
x = Figures not shown in order to protect confidentiality.
Asked by: Kevin Brennan (Labour - Cardiff West)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of students in each ethnic group studied Art and Design at GCSE Level in the last 12 months.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The Department does not currently hold data on the subjects entered by pupils/students in the 2017/18 academic year. The Department will publish ethnicity (and other characteristic breakdowns) for GCSEs and A levels in January 2019.
The latest GCSE information held by the Department is the number of pupils[1], in state-funded schools, at the end of key stage 4, who entered GCSE (or equivalent) 'Applied Art and Design' and 'Art and Design'[2], for 2016/17[3], split by ethnicity[4].
Ethnicity | Applied Art and Design | Art and Design | ||
Total | % | Total | % | |
All Pupils | 556 | 100.0 | 143,748 | 100.0 |
Asian Pupils | 49 | 8.8 | 12,296 | 8.6 |
Black Pupils | 8 | 1.4 | 5,593 | 3.9 |
Chinese Pupils | x | x | 702 | 0.5 |
Mixed Pupils | 18 | 3.2 | 6,400 | 4.5 |
White Pupils | 458 | 82.4 | 114,845 | 79.9 |
All Other Ethnic Groups | 17 | 3.1 | 2,302 | 1.6 |
Unknown Ethnicity | x | x | 1,610 | 1.1 |
Percentage of all pupils at the end of KS4 entering |
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The latest A level information held by the Department is published in the A level and other 16 to 18 results statistics[5]. This publication has the number of students entering A-level[6] Art and Design[7], split by ethnicity for 2016/17[8].
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[1] Total number of entries include pupils who were absent, whose results are pending and results which are ungraded or unclassified.
[2] Discounting has been applied where pupils have taken the same subject more than once and only one entry is counted in these circumstances. Prior to 2014, best entry discounting, where the pupil’s best result is used was in place in performance tables. From 2014 onwards, first entry rules were introduced, where a pupil’s first entry in that subject is used in performance tables. For more information on discounting and early entry, see: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-4-qualifications-discount-codes-and-point-scores.
[3] All figures are based on final data so will deviate from total entries figures published in the departments statistical release.
[4] Ethnicity is taken from the school census for that academic year.
[5] For 2016/17 - https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2016-to-2017-revised (open the ‘A level exam results and A level and vocational participation csv’ and then the ‘A level subjects by characteristics’ file).
[6] Students, at the end of their 16-18 study, who entered A level Art and Design.
[7] Includes entries into A level Art and Design qualifications which are eligible for inclusion in performance tables. Where qualifications taken by a student are in the same subject area and similar in content, ‘discounting’ rules have been applied to avoid double counting qualifications.
[8] Figures are based on final data.
x = Figures not shown in order to protect confidentiality.
Asked by: Kevin Brennan (Labour - Cardiff West)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) students and (b) students eligible for free school meals studied GCSE drama in each year since 2012.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The number of pupils, in state-funded schools, who at the end of Key Stage 4 entered into GCSE (or equivalent) drama, between 2011/12 – 2016/17 and were eligible for free school meals (FSM), are provided in the table below:
The number of pupils[1], in state-funded schools, at the end of key stage 4, who entered into GCSE (or equivalent) drama[2] , between 2011/12 – 2016/17[3], who were eligible for FSM[4]
Academic year GCSE Drama Entered | Total pupils entering | Total entrants as % of all pupils | Entrants who were eligible for FSM | % of entrants that were eligible for FSM |
2011/12[5] | 62,648 | 11.2 | 7,390 | 11.8 |
2012/13 | 62,091 | 10.9 | 7,582 | 12.2 |
2013/14[6] | 62,684 | 11.2 | 7,849 | 12.5 |
2014/15[7] | 63,059 | 11.4 | 7,717 | 12.2 |
2015/16 | 61,080 | 11.3 | 7,045 | 11.5 |
2016/17 | 55,739 | 10.6 | 6,396 | 11.5 |
The number of pupils who entered GCSE (or equivalent) drama, split by ethnicity, can be found in the attached table.
[1] Total number of entries include pupils who were absent, whose results are pending and results which are ungraded or unclassified.
[2] Discounting has been applied where pupils have taken the same subject more than once and only one entry is counted in these circumstances. Prior to 2014, best entry discounting, where the pupil’s best result is used was in place in performance tables. From 2014 onwards, first entry rules were introduced, where a pupil’s first entry in that subject is used in performance tables. For more information on discounting and early entry, see: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-4-qualifications-discount-codes-and-point-scores.
[3] All figures are based on final data so may have small differences from total entries figures published in the department’s statistical release.
[4] FSM eligibility is taken from the school census for that academic year.
[5] Figures for 2011/12 are based on GCSE entries only and does not include equivalents. Caution should be used when comparing these figures to later years.
[6] In 2013/14, two major reforms were implemented which affect the calculation of key stage 4 performance measures data: 1) Professor Alison Wolf’s Review of Vocational Education recommendations which: restrict the qualifications counted; prevent any qualification from counting as larger than one GCSE; and cap the number of non-GCSEs included in performance measures at two per pupil, and 2) an early entry policy to only count a pupil’s first attempt at a qualification, in subjects counted in the English Baccalaureate; this new rule is only implemented with regard to English Baccalaureate subjects this year and will be expanded to apply to all subjects in 2014/15.
[7] From 2014/15, early entry policy, under which only a pupil’s first attempt at a qualification is counted in performance measures, is extended to all subjects.
Asked by: Kevin Brennan (Labour - Cardiff West)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) students and (b) students eligible for free school meals studied A level drama in each year since 2012.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The Department has published the number of students entering A level drama, split by free school meal (FSM) eligibility and ethnicity, from 2011/12 – 2016/17.[1] In 2015/16 figures only include students who were included in the ‘best 3 A levels’ measure. From 2016/17, figures cover exam results achieved in all years of 16-18 studies (up to three years) and inclusion in the 'best 3 A level' measure was no longer used in the methodology, resulting in more students being included and correspondingly higher rates of entry.
The total number and percentage of students entering A level drama in each year is provided below, as well as the percentage of entrants into each subject who were eligible for FSM.2 Figures split by ethnicity are provided in the attached file.[2]
Students, by FSM eligibility
Year A Level Drama Entered3 | Total | % of all A level | Entrants | % of entrants |
2011/12 | 13,200 | 5.0 | 627 | 4.8 |
2012/137 | 12,008 | 4.6 | 584 | 4.9 |
2013/147 | 11,372 | 4.4 | 600 | 5.3 |
2014/157 | 11,517 | 4.3 | 661 | 5.7 |
Year A Level Drama Entered3 | Total | % of all A level | Entrants | % of entrants |
2015/168 | 9,426 | 2.9 | 452 | 4.8 |
Year A Level Drama Entered3 | Total | % of all A level | Entrants | % of entrants |
2016/17 | 10,527 | 3.3 | 491 | 4.7 |
[1] For 2010/11 – 2015/16 - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-level-attainment-by-pupil-characteristics. For 2016/17 - https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2016-to-2017-revised (open the ‘A level exam results and A level and vocational participation csv’ and then the ‘A level subjects by characteristics’ file).
[2] The methodology through which a student’s FSM eligibility and ethnicity are identified was changed in 2016/17. Up to 2015/16 a student’s FSM/ethnicity was taken from their census record three years prior to the academic year the figures are reported for. In 2016/17 a student’s FSM/ethnicity is taken from the census record of their final year of key stage 4 study (normally, three years prior). Due to this change, 2016/17 figures can not be compared to earlier years. FSM eligibility and ethnicity in key stage 4 is taken from the census record for that academic year. Students who attended independent schools (that do not complete the census) will not have FSM or ethnicity data and are therefore classified as ‘unknown’.
[3] Figures are based on final data, except for 2015/16 and 2016/17 which are based on amended data.
[4] Students at the end of their 16-18 study. From 2011/12 – 2016/17 only students included in the ‘best 3 A levels’ measure are included. From 2016/17, all students are included.
[5] Where qualifications taken by a student are in the same subject area and similar in content, ‘discounting’ rules have been applied to avoid double counting qualifications.
[6] The percentage of all A level students entering each subject from 2010/11 – 2014/15 are based on students entered for A levels. From 2015/16 these figures are based on students entered for AS and A levels, resulting in a much bigger cohort. This artificially reduces the percentage in comparison to previous years and therefore comparisons between the percentages of 2015/16 and 2016/17 and earlier years can not be done.
[7] Figures from 2012/13 to 2014/15 cover students at the end of advanced level study who were entered for at least one A level, applied single award A level, applied double award A level or combined A/AS level in the reporting year. Figures for earlier years cover students who were entered for at least one A level, applied single award A level, applied double award A level or combined A/AS level in the summer of the reporting year.
[8] Figures for 2015/16 onwards cover students at the of advanced level study who were entered for at least one A/AS level, applied single A/AS level, applied double A/AS level or combined A/AS level during their 16-18 study. As a result there has been a large increase in the number of A level students since 2016 and therefore figures are not directly comparable to earlier years.
Asked by: Kevin Brennan (Labour - Cardiff West)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students by ethnic group studied GCSE drama in each year since 2012.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The number of pupils, in state-funded schools, who at the end of Key Stage 4 entered into GCSE (or equivalent) drama, between 2011/12 – 2016/17 and were eligible for free school meals (FSM), are provided in the table below:
The number of pupils[1], in state-funded schools, at the end of key stage 4, who entered into GCSE (or equivalent) drama[2] , between 2011/12 – 2016/17[3], who were eligible for FSM[4]
Academic year GCSE Drama Entered | Total pupils entering | Total entrants as % of all pupils | Entrants who were eligible for FSM | % of entrants that were eligible for FSM |
2011/12[5] | 62,648 | 11.2 | 7,390 | 11.8 |
2012/13 | 62,091 | 10.9 | 7,582 | 12.2 |
2013/14[6] | 62,684 | 11.2 | 7,849 | 12.5 |
2014/15[7] | 63,059 | 11.4 | 7,717 | 12.2 |
2015/16 | 61,080 | 11.3 | 7,045 | 11.5 |
2016/17 | 55,739 | 10.6 | 6,396 | 11.5 |
The number of pupils who entered GCSE (or equivalent) drama, split by ethnicity, can be found in the attached table.
[1] Total number of entries include pupils who were absent, whose results are pending and results which are ungraded or unclassified.
[2] Discounting has been applied where pupils have taken the same subject more than once and only one entry is counted in these circumstances. Prior to 2014, best entry discounting, where the pupil’s best result is used was in place in performance tables. From 2014 onwards, first entry rules were introduced, where a pupil’s first entry in that subject is used in performance tables. For more information on discounting and early entry, see: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-4-qualifications-discount-codes-and-point-scores.
[3] All figures are based on final data so may have small differences from total entries figures published in the department’s statistical release.
[4] FSM eligibility is taken from the school census for that academic year.
[5] Figures for 2011/12 are based on GCSE entries only and does not include equivalents. Caution should be used when comparing these figures to later years.
[6] In 2013/14, two major reforms were implemented which affect the calculation of key stage 4 performance measures data: 1) Professor Alison Wolf’s Review of Vocational Education recommendations which: restrict the qualifications counted; prevent any qualification from counting as larger than one GCSE; and cap the number of non-GCSEs included in performance measures at two per pupil, and 2) an early entry policy to only count a pupil’s first attempt at a qualification, in subjects counted in the English Baccalaureate; this new rule is only implemented with regard to English Baccalaureate subjects this year and will be expanded to apply to all subjects in 2014/15.
[7] From 2014/15, early entry policy, under which only a pupil’s first attempt at a qualification is counted in performance measures, is extended to all subjects.
Asked by: Kevin Brennan (Labour - Cardiff West)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students by ethnic group studied A level drama in each year since 2012.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The Department has published the number of students entering A level drama, split by free school meal (FSM) eligibility and ethnicity, from 2011/12 – 2016/17.[1] In 2015/16 figures only include students who were included in the ‘best 3 A levels’ measure. From 2016/17, figures cover exam results achieved in all years of 16-18 studies (up to three years) and inclusion in the 'best 3 A level' measure was no longer used in the methodology, resulting in more students being included and correspondingly higher rates of entry.
The total number and percentage of students entering A level drama in each year is provided below, as well as the percentage of entrants into each subject who were eligible for FSM.2 Figures split by ethnicity are provided in the attached file.[2]
Students, by FSM eligibility
Year A Level Drama Entered3 | Total | % of all A level | Entrants | % of entrants |
2011/12 | 13,200 | 5.0 | 627 | 4.8 |
2012/137 | 12,008 | 4.6 | 584 | 4.9 |
2013/147 | 11,372 | 4.4 | 600 | 5.3 |
2014/157 | 11,517 | 4.3 | 661 | 5.7 |
Year A Level Drama Entered3 | Total | % of all A level | Entrants | % of entrants |
2015/168 | 9,426 | 2.9 | 452 | 4.8 |
Year A Level Drama Entered3 | Total | % of all A level | Entrants | % of entrants |
2016/17 | 10,527 | 3.3 | 491 | 4.7 |
[1] For 2010/11 – 2015/16 - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-level-attainment-by-pupil-characteristics. For 2016/17 - https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2016-to-2017-revised (open the ‘A level exam results and A level and vocational participation csv’ and then the ‘A level subjects by characteristics’ file).
[2] The methodology through which a student’s FSM eligibility and ethnicity are identified was changed in 2016/17. Up to 2015/16 a student’s FSM/ethnicity was taken from their census record three years prior to the academic year the figures are reported for. In 2016/17 a student’s FSM/ethnicity is taken from the census record of their final year of key stage 4 study (normally, three years prior). Due to this change, 2016/17 figures can not be compared to earlier years. FSM eligibility and ethnicity in key stage 4 is taken from the census record for that academic year. Students who attended independent schools (that do not complete the census) will not have FSM or ethnicity data and are therefore classified as ‘unknown’.
[3] Figures are based on final data, except for 2015/16 and 2016/17 which are based on amended data.
[4] Students at the end of their 16-18 study. From 2011/12 – 2016/17 only students included in the ‘best 3 A levels’ measure are included. From 2016/17, all students are included.
[5] Where qualifications taken by a student are in the same subject area and similar in content, ‘discounting’ rules have been applied to avoid double counting qualifications.
[6] The percentage of all A level students entering each subject from 2010/11 – 2014/15 are based on students entered for A levels. From 2015/16 these figures are based on students entered for AS and A levels, resulting in a much bigger cohort. This artificially reduces the percentage in comparison to previous years and therefore comparisons between the percentages of 2015/16 and 2016/17 and earlier years can not be done.
[7] Figures from 2012/13 to 2014/15 cover students at the end of advanced level study who were entered for at least one A level, applied single award A level, applied double award A level or combined A/AS level in the reporting year. Figures for earlier years cover students who were entered for at least one A level, applied single award A level, applied double award A level or combined A/AS level in the summer of the reporting year.
[8] Figures for 2015/16 onwards cover students at the of advanced level study who were entered for at least one A/AS level, applied single A/AS level, applied double A/AS level or combined A/AS level during their 16-18 study. As a result there has been a large increase in the number of A level students since 2016 and therefore figures are not directly comparable to earlier years.
Asked by: Kevin Brennan (Labour - Cardiff West)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of (a) GSCE level and (b) A-level students were eligible for free school meals in each year since 2012.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The Department publishes the number of pupils at the end of key stage 4, who are eligible for free school meals (FSM), in its characteristics statistical release, available to view here:[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-gcses-key-stage-4.
The Department published the number of A level students, at the end of their 16-18 study in 2016/17, who were eligible for FSM, in its statistical release.[2], [3] The number of A level students at the end of their 16-18 study, who were eligible for free school meals from 2011/12 – 2015/16 are:[2]
Academic year[4],[5],[6] | Number of A level students eligible for free school meals |
2011/12 | 14,189 |
2012/13 | 15,020 |
2013/14 | 15,605 |
2014/15 | 16,856 |
2015/16[7] | 13,348 |
[1] For 2014/15 – 2016/17 select the ‘revised’ publication from the top of the page, open the ‘characteristics national tables’ then select tab ‘table CH1’. The ‘number of eligible pupils’ column for the ‘FSM’ row provides the required figure. For 2011/12 – 2013/14 select the relevant ‘attainment by pupil characteristics’ link (half way down the page) and open the ‘national and local authority tables’, open tab ‘table 1’ and take the ‘number of eligible pupils’ from the ‘FSM’ row.
[2] FSM status in 16-18 study is based on the students eligibility in their final year of key stage 4 study. The methodology through which student’s FSM eligibility is identified was changed in 2016/17. Up to 2015/16 a student’s FSM was taken from their census record three years prior to the academic year the figures are reported for. In 2016/17 a student’s FSM is taken from the census record of their final year of key stage 4 study (normally, three years prior). Due to this change, 2016/17 figures can not be compared to earlier years. FSM eligibility in key stage 4 is taken from the census record for that academic year.
[3] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2016-to-2017-revised - open the ‘A level exam results and A level and vocational participation csv’ link, open the ‘performance measures by characteristics’ file and then filter column E for ‘FSM eligibility’, column F for ‘eligible for FSM’, column G for ‘A level’ and then use the figure for ‘number of students’.
[4] Figures based on final data. Figures for 2015/16 and 2016/17 are based on revised data.
[5] Figures from 2012/13 to 2014/15 cover students at the end of advanced level study who were entered for at least one A level, applied single award A level, applied double award A level or combined A/AS level in the reporting year. Figures for earlier years cover students who were entered for at least one A level, applied single award A level, applied double award A level or combined A/AS level in the summer of the reporting year.
[6] Figures for 2015/16 onwards cover students at the of advanced level study who were entered for at least one A/AS level, applied single A/AS level, applied double A/AS level or combined A/AS level during their 16-18 study. As a result there has been a large increase in the number of A level students since 2016 and therefore figures are not directly comparable to earlier years.
[7] In 2015/16 the figures are only based on students included in the ‘best 3 A levels’ measure. In all other years, all students are included.
Asked by: Kevin Brennan (Labour - Cardiff West)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of students that studied art and design at A level were eligible for free school meals in each year since 2012.
Answered by Nadhim Zahawi
The total number and percentage of students entering each subject in each year is provided in the attached tables, as well as the percentage of entrants into each subject who were eligible for free school meals.[1]
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For 2010/11 – 2015/16 - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-level-attainment-by-pupil-characteristics.
For 2016/17 - https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2016-to-2017-revised.
(open the ‘A level exam results and A level and vocational participation csv’ and then the ‘A level subjects by characteristics’ file).