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Written question asked by Lord Gove (Conservative) on Wednesday, 7 December 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 December 2016. It was answered by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Wednesday, 14 December 2016 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Art History: GCE A-level

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many state schools offered History of Art A-level in academic year 2015-16; how many such schools were comprehensive schools; and if she will place a list of those schools in the Library.

Answer

Provisional 2016 national figures show that there were 12 state-funded schools where at least one student had been entered for A level history of art, nine of which were comprehensive schools. The list of these schools will be placed in the House library.

As I announced in a Written Ministerial Statement on 1 December, the exam board Pearson has confirmed that it intends to develop a new A level in history of art for teaching from September 2017.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
56624
Session
2016-17
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP2017-0078
Wednesday, 14 December 2016
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects
Schools GCE A-level Art history
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk