Since the EBacc was introduced, the percentage of
state school pupils entered for at least one GCSE in an arts subject has increased from 46 per cent to 50 per cent.
Not exact matches
Inspectors have
stated that a
school's recent failure to
enter pupils into exams was a breach of the statutory requirements and the
school's own funding agreement.
According to
Schools Week, in 2017, 38.1 per cent of pupils in state schools entered the five EBacc subjects and 23.5 per cent achieved a «standard pass&
Schools Week, in 2017, 38.1 per cent of
pupils in
state schools entered the five EBacc subjects and 23.5 per cent achieved a «standard pass&
schools entered the five EBacc subjects and 23.5 per cent achieved a «standard pass».
The figures show a large drop from the 71 per cent of
state school pupils who
entered into higher education in 2009 - 10.
The rules of eligibility, as clearly explained on the website, are simple: «All
state - funded primary, middle and secondary
schools in receipt of
pupil premium funding with published key stage 2 or key stage 4 data will be automatically
entered where you have an overall Ofsted inspection judgement for effectiveness of 1 or 2.
This is because
pupils at English
state schools enter, on average, nine GCSEs and equivalent qualifications, rising to more than 10 for more able
pupils.
The government says this suggests that
state - funded mainstream
schools have been able to «accommodate large increases in EBacc entry rate without affecting the proportion of
pupils entering at least one arts subject».
At 544
state schools, no one was
entered for a GCSE in music and at 862 no one took a GCSE in religious studies - even though
pupils have to learn about religion at
school.
State schools are not allowed to
enter students for the iGCSE, because the government says they do not meet the requirements of the national curriculum set down for secondary
school pupils.