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Written question asked by Anneliese Midgley (Labour) on Friday, 14 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 November 2025. It was answered by Georgia Gould (Labour) on Monday, 23 March 2026 on behalf of the Department for Education.


GCE A-level: Knowsley

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of 16 year olds in Knowsley study A-levels after GCSEs.

Answer

The department publishes data on entry and attainment for students at the end of 16 to 18 study. For the 2024/25 academic year, the latest for which data is available, 79 students in schools or colleges in Knowsley were at the end of 16 to 18 study, of which 3 (3.8%) had entered A levels.

However, from Individualised Learned Record and School Census data, a further 2,416 students from Knowsley were undertaking A-level learning aims in this year.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
91176
Session
2024-26
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Knowsley GCE A-level
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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