Art History: GCE A-level
(asked on 22nd June 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of falling numbers of (1) state schools, and (2) private schools, offering History of Art A-level in England.
The department does not collect data on the qualifications that schools choose to offer.
The department publishes institution-level data on the number of pupils who finish 16 to 18 study by entries per qualification, which do not show substantial variation over the last 14 years:
Year | Number of independent schools with a history of art A level entry | Number of state schools with a history of art A level entry |
2011/12 | 92 | 31 |
2015/16 | 89 | 26 |
2018/19 | 59 | 13 |
2024/25 | 77 | 29 |