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Written question asked by Chris Skidmore (Conservative) on Wednesday, 9 November 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 November 2011. It was answered by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Tuesday, 20 December 2011 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Languages: GCSE

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many pupils were not entered for a modern foreign language GCSE in each year since 1997.
Answer

The number of pupils who were not entered for a modern foreign language GCSE is given in the table. Information has been given for 1997, 2010 and 2011—other years can be provided only at disproportionate cost:

Number of pupils who were not entered¹ for a modern foreign language GCSE²
1997³,5 153,500
20104,5 366,500
20114,5 377,600
¹ Includes students who were entered but received a grade X in the subject.
² Figures are given to the nearest hundred.
³ 1997 figures relate to pupils aged 15 at the start of the academic year.
4 Figures for pupils at the end of key stage 4.
5 2011 figures are provisional results unchecked by schools, all other figures are final.
Source:
School and College Performance Tables.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
80868; 537 c1224W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Languages GCSE
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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