Arts: GCSE
(asked on 21st February 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students (a) eligible and (b) not eligible for free school meals have taken (i) art, (ii) music and (iii) drama GCSE in each of the last six years; and what proportion of all students taking each of those GCSEs those figures represent.
The table below provides information as requested for the number of pupils (a) eligible and (b) not eligible free school meals in (i) art, (ii) music and (iii) drama GCSE[1] in each of the last six years; and the proportion of all pupils in each of those GCSEs those figures represent.
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| Numbers by | Percentage by | |||
Year |
| All Pupils | FSM | all other pupils | FSM | all other pupils |
2010/11 | Art and Design GCSE | 140,864 | 17,502 | 123,362 | 12.4 | 87.6 |
Drama GCSE | 66,697 | 7,300 | 59,397 | 10.9 | 89.1 | |
Music GCSE | 37,995 | 2,760 | 35,235 | 7.3 | 92.7 | |
2011/12 | Art and Design GCSE | 136,451 | 17,066 | 119,385 | 12.5 | 87.5 |
Drama GCSE | 62,721 | 7,395 | 55,326 | 11.8 | 88.2 | |
Music GCSE | 35,750 | 2,674 | 33,076 | 7.5 | 92.5 | |
2012/13 | Art and Design GCSE | 141,512 | 18,973 | 122,539 | 13.4 | 86.6 |
Drama GCSE | 62,145 | 7,587 | 54,558 | 12.2 | 87.8 | |
Music GCSE | 36,426 | 3,005 | 33,421 | 8.2 | 91.8 | |
2013/14 | Art and Design GCSE | 151,678 | 21,411 | 130,267 | 14.1 | 85.9 |
Drama GCSE | 63,767 | 8,012 | 55,755 | 12.6 | 87.4 | |
Music GCSE | 37,736 | 3,373 | 34,363 | 8.9 | 91.1 | |
2014/15 | Art and Design GCSE | 157,293 | 22,217 | 135,076 | 14.1 | 85.9 |
Drama GCSE | 63,665 | 7,797 | 55,868 | 12.2 | 87.8 | |
Music GCSE | 39,000 | 3,571 | 35,429 | 9.2 | 90.8 | |
2015/16 | Art and Design GCSE | 148,940 | 20,640 | 128,300 | 13.9 | 86.1 |
Drama GCSE | 61,041 | 7,046 | 53,995 | 11.5 | 88.5 | |
Music GCSE | 37,326 | 3,455 | 33,871 | 9.3 | 90.7 | |
Source: Key Stage 4 attainment data
[1] Based on GCSE examinations only - excludes equivalents