Ofqual’s provisional statistics reveal a 2 per cent decrease in GCSE Drama entries this year compared to 2020, as 56,860 students are predicted to choose the subject. A Level remains the same at a prediction of 8,670 compared to last years 8,685.
While some non-EBacc subjects have seen large decreases this year, such as Statistics and Engineering, Drama entries have remained consistent across both GCSE and A Level since 2020. However, Ofqual have revealed that in the past 11 years there has been a 29 per cent decrease in Drama GCSE entries, which were originally at 81,592 in 2010.
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