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Written question asked by Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative) on Tuesday, 17 March 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 March 2015. It was answered by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 March 2015 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Languages: Education

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils studied GCSE Polish in 2013-14.

Answer

The number of examination entries for students studying A-level Polish was first published in the 2012/13 A-level statistical first release[1] with 623 students entered for an examination in A-level Polish. In 2013/14[2], 700 students were entered for an A-level examination in Polish.

In 2013/14, the number of pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 attempting GCSE Polish was 3,321. This information is published in the GCSE statistical first release[3].

[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-level-3-results-england-2012-to-2013-revised (Table 2)

[2] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-level-3-results-2013-to-2014-revised (Table 2)

[3] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2013-to-2014 (Table 7)

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
227772
Session
2014-15
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Education Languages Poland
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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