Question follow-through · 105741

English Baccalaureate

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish an estimated timetable for the removal of the English baccalaureate.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
14 Jan 2026
Target answer date
19 Jan 2026
Answer
23 Jan 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish an estimated timetable for the removal of the English baccalaureate.

  2. 19 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 23 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    As part of the government response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review's final report, published on 5 November 2024, we announced our intention to remove EBacc headline and additional measures at key stage 4.This will take effect for the key stage 4 p...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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