Music: GCE A-level and GCSE
(asked on 22nd November 2021) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many school pupils in England have taken (1) GCSE, and (2) A Level, music in each year since 2011.
Data on the number of pupils in England who have taken GCSE music in each academic year since 2010/11 is available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/7251178a-2269-43d4-8ae0-77cf21cf4409.
Data on the number of pupils in England who have taken A level music in each academic year since 2010/11 is available in the below table:
A level entries into music of all students aged 16-18[1] since academic year 2010/11
Year 2010/11 to 2020/21[2]. Coverage: England.
Year | Number of pupils entering music exam |
2010/11 | 8,709 |
2011/12 | 8,203 |
2012/13 | 7,655 |
2013/14 | 7,184 |
2014/15 | 6,709 |
2015/16 | 6,155 |
2016/17 | 5,585 |
2017/18 | 5,440 |
2018/19 | 5,120 |
2019/20 | 5,000 |
2020/21 | 5,000 |
[1] Exam entries are for the current exam year for 16-18 students, after discounting. Includes pending awards.
[2] Data for 2010/11 to 2018/19 are revised and data for 2019/20 and 2020/21 are provisional.
[3] Entries since academic year 2010/11 to 2018/19 can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-attainment-at-19-years#a-levels-and-other-16-to-18-results.
[4] Entries for acadmic years 2019/20 and 2020/21 can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/f74d6b70-5a7e-43c7-9610-5b6aea6d0d7c.