Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of IGCSE entries were taken in (a) state-funded schools (b) independent schools in 2018.
The number and proportion of international GCSE entries in state-funded schools and independent schools in 2017/18 is provided below:
Institution type | Number of international GCSE entries | % of all international GCSEs |
State-funded | 7,824 | 23% |
Independent | 26,024 | 76% |
Other (e.g. Pupil Referral Units and Alternative Provision) | 337 | 1% |
All schools | 34,185 |
For pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 in 2018, the number and proportion of entries in approved international GCSEs, which count in the departments’ school and college performance tables, is provided below:
Institution type | Number of international GCSE entries | % of all international GCSEs |
State-funded | 5,782 | 76% |
Independent | 1,848 | 24% |
Other (e.g. Pupil Referral Units and Alternative Provision) | 21 | 0% |
All schools | 7,651 |