Question follow-through · 73603
English Language: GCSE
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students were entered into English GCSE exams at the age of (a) 16 and under and (b) post-16 in (i) 2018, (ii) 2019, (iii) 2020, (iv) 2021, (v) 2022, (vi) 2023, (vii) 2024 and (viii) 2025.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 29 Aug 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 9 Oct 2025 · 41 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Aug 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students were entered into English GCSE exams at the age of (a) 16 and under and (b) post-16 in (i) 2018, (ii) 2019, (iii) 2020, (iv) 2021, (v) 2022, (vi) 2023, (vii) 2024 and (viii) 2025.
2 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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9 Oct 2025
Answer published
The department publishes the number of pupils at the end of key stage 4 who entered GCSE English from the 2017/18 to 2023/24 academic year.The department also publishes the number of students at the end of 16 to 18 study who entered for GCSE English from ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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