Arts: GCSE
(asked on 21st February 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of students eligible for free school meals have taken (a) art, (b) music and (c) drama GCSE in each of the last six years.
The table below provides information as requested for the proportion of students eligible for free school meals who have taken art, music and drama GCSE in each of the last six years.
Year | Number of FSM eligible students | Proportion of students who took GCSE Art and Design. | Proportion of students who took GCSE Drama. | Proportion of students who took GCSE Music. |
2010/11 | 79,168 | 22.1 | 9.2 | 3.5 |
2011/12 | 80,194 | 21.3 | 9.2 | 3.3 |
2012/13 | 85,182 | 22.3 | 8.9 | 3.5 |
2013/14 | 80,629 | 26.6 | 9.9 | 4.2 |
2014/15 | 76,466 | 29.1 | 10.2 | 4.7 |
2015/16 | 72,528 | 28.5 | 9.7 | 4.8 |
Source: Key Stage 4 attainment data