Collapse in GCSE arts subjects gathers pace - Arts Professional

EXCLUSIVE: Collapse in GCSE arts subjects gathers pace.

The fall in entry numbers for GCSE arts subjects has reached record levels, but an Ofqual report understates dramatic losses in design and technology.

Registrations for 2018 arts GCSEs in England have plummeted by a further 51,000, taking the total fall in entries to almost 150,000 over the past five years.

New data published by qualifications regulator Ofqual show that since 2014, arts subjects have seen a 25.6% fall in entries. Over the same period, total GCSE entries have grown by 3.4%.

The figures give the lie to claims by the Department for Education earlier this month that “the percentage of pupils taking arts GCSEs has remained stable”.

Arts subjects now account for just 1 in 12 of all GCSEs taken, compared with around 1 in 8 five years ago.

The GCSE subjects showing the strongest growth are exclusively those included in the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) – the suite of subjects included in the Government’s performance measure for schools. While the take-up of EBacc subjects has grown by 5% this year, at the same time there has been a 13% fall in entries for non-EBacc subjects.

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Source: Arts Professional
Author: Liz Hill

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