Entries for EBacc GCSE subjects increase
25 May 2018
Provisional summer 2018 entry figures show a 5% increase in EBacc GCSE subjects whilst entries in non-EBacc subjects decreased by 13% compared to 2017.
This is one of the findings from Ofqual’s publication of provisional entries for this summer’s GCSEs, AS and A Levels in England.
The largest increases in EBacc subjects were seen in separate sciences – biology, chemistry and physics – likely to be due to the introduction of reformed separate sciences and the combined double science. German and Spanish have also seen increases (3% and 8% respectively).
Entries for all non-Ebacc subjects except art and design showed a decline in 2018.
Other findings include:
- GCSE entries in 2018 (5.1m) increased by just under 1% compared to 2017.
- A Level entries dropped slightly by 3% from 2017. Most subjects saw a decrease but the largest percentage decreases were seen in small entry subjects and those available for the last time this year. The most notable increases were seen in computing, the sciences and maths, but increases were also seen in economics, PE, political studies and psychology.
- AS entries continued to fall (almost 60% fewer than 2017) from 659,880 to 269,090 following the decoupling of the AS from the A Level.
Final entry numbers may differ from these provisional reports.