Lord Storey – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Storey on 2016-02-11.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of pupils sat GCSE and A Level Music in 2014–15.

Lord Nash

In 2014/15, 7 per cent of students[1] were entered for GCSE[2] Music as published in the latest “Revised GCSE and equivalents results in England” statistical first release (SFR)[3]. In 2009/10, the percentage of students who were entered for GCSE Music was 7 per cent.

The percentage of students[4] who were entered for A level[5] Music was 2.5 per cent which can be calculated from data published on entries in A Level Music in the latest “A level and other Level 3 results” SFR[6].

[1] Pupils at the end of key stage 4.

[2] GCSE only.

[3] Revised GCSE and equivalent results in England: 2014 to 2015.

[4] Based on total number of entries in A level music divided by the number of students entered for at least one A level or applied single/double award A level – so could be an overestimate if a student has entered A level music more than once.

[5] A level only.

[6] A level and other level 3 results: 2014 to 2015 (revised).