Written question asked by Baroness Caine of Kentish Town (Labour) on Thursday, 25 June 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 July 2026. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour) on Thursday, 9 July 2026 on behalf of the Department for Education.
Film and Media: GCE A-level and GCSE
- Question
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To ask His Majesty's Government how many state-funded secondary schools in England offer (1) GCSE Film Studies, (2) A level Film Studies, (3) GCSE Media Studies, and (4) A level Media Studies; how many independent schools offer each of these qualifications; and whether they will publish this information annually by region as part of the national dataset on subject provision in schools.
- Answer
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The number of schools with entries in the two subjects requested are provided below. The department does not hold data on the subjects that institutions offer.
Number of schools with GCSE and A level entries in Film Studies and Media/Film/TV Studies in 2024/25, by school type:
State-funded schools
Independent schools
GCSE Film Studies
276
37
GCSE Media / Film / TV Studies
803
40
A level Film Studies
391
40
A level Media / Film / TV Studies
746
29
Media Studies is referred to in the department’s attainment data ‘Media/Film/TV Studies’ and is a separate qualification to ‘Film Studies’.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL1323
- Session
- 2026-27
- Subjects
- Film Media GCSE GCE A-level
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2026-07-09 14:54:17 +0100
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