Arts: GCSE
(asked on 2nd February 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what change there has been in the number of pupils sitting GCSEs in (a) applied arts and design, (b) art and design, (c) drama, (d) media, film and television and (e) music since May 2010.
Information on the number of GCSE entries of pupils at the end of key stage 4 in applied art and design, art and design, drama, media, film and television, and music for the 2009/10 and 2013/14 academic years is provided in the following table. This information is published in the ‘Revised GCSE and equivalent results in England: 2013 to 2014’ Statistical First Release.[1]
GCSE entries[2] | ||
2009/10 | 2013/14 | |
Applied art and design[3] | - | 856 |
Art and design | 169,298 | 171,076 |
Drama | 80,765 | 70,984 |
Media, film and television | 58,586 | 51,328 |
Music | 45,433 | 42,449 |
Source: Key Stage 4 attainment data
[1] www.gov.uk/government/statistics/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2013-to-2014, ‘Subject time series tables: SFR02/2015’ document.
[2] 2013/14 figures are revised, 2009/10 are final.
[3] There were no GCSE entries in applied art and design in 2009/10 as the operational start date for this GCSE was September 2009. There were 1,476 GCSE entries in applied art and design in 2010/11.