GCSE results published by the Joint Council for Qualifications show that Drama entries in the UK for 2023 have fallen by 7.3% since the previous year, with entries in England falling by 7.4% in the same period.
Having been in steady decline for years, entries for GCSE drama and performing arts in England have continued to decline this year amid calls for urgent reforms to the education system to better support the uptake and delivery of arts subjects.
The number of students taking Drama GCSE in the UK has seen a decline of 39.6% since 2010, decreasing from 81,592 to only 49,247 entries to the subject.
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