Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of 11 to 16 year olds are studying compulsory politics in (a) grammar, (b) comprehensive, (c) academy and (d) all schools.

We do not collect data on the curriculum provision of individual schools. Schools have the freedom to teach any subject or topic within their wider school curriculum.

Maintained schools, including grammar schools and comprehensive schools operating in the maintained schools sector, are required to teach the National Curriculum which includes the subject of Citizenship for pupils in Key Stages 3 and 4.

The Citizenship programmes of study are designed to ensure pupils have the knowledge to enable them to play a full and active part in society, and are organised around core knowledge about democracy, government, and how laws are made and upheld. Citizenship education should equip pupils with the knowledge to explore political and social issues, to weigh evidence, debate and make reasoned arguments.