Art History: GCE A-level and GCE AS-level
(asked on 25th October 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students in (a) London and (b) England and Wales studied History of Art at AS and A levels at state schools in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012, (iv) 2013, (v) 2014, (vi) 2015 and (vii) 2016.
The Department for Education produces statistics on England only. The responsibility for education statistics in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales lies with each devolved administration.
Information on the number of entries in history of art at A level and AS levels in England and London at state-funded schools for 2009/10 to 2015/16 (provisional) is provided in the table below.
Provisional 2016 national figures show that there were 57 entries to A level history of art from state-funded schools. For AS level history of art there were 88 entries from state funded schools.
State funded schools | Number of entries in history of art A level[1] | Number of entries in history of art AS level | ||
Year | London region | National (all pupils) | London region | National (all pupils) |
2009/10 | 26 | 83 | 42 | 104 |
2010/11 | 32 | 87 | 70 | 220 |
2011/12 | 44 | 123 | 51 | 130 |
2012/13 | 20 | 59 | 72 | 152 |
2013/14 | 37 | 74 | 44 | 105 |
2014/15 | 25 | 63 | 65 | 132 |
2015/16[2] | 32 | 57 | 47 | 88 |
[1] Covers examination results of students aged 16, 17 or 18 at the start of the academic year, i.e. 31 August.
[2] Figures for 2015/16 are provisional; figures for all other years are final.