'KS4 subject timeseries data' from 'Key stage 4 performance'
WarningWARNING - The data used in this table may now be out-of-date as a new release has been published since its creation.
| The number of pupils entering each exam | The percentage of pupils achieving a grade A*-C/9-4 | The percentage of pupils achieving a grade A*-G/9-1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/11 | Applied Art and Design | 1,476 | 75.4% | 99.1% |
| Art and Design | 162,342 | 76.2% | 98.9% | |
| Drama | 74,755 | 74.8% | 99.1% | |
| D & T: Electronic Products | 9,853 | 65.7% | 97.3% | |
| D & T: Food Technology | 54,049 | 63.2% | 98% | |
| D & T: Graphic Products | 43,778 | 59.7% | 96.8% | |
| D & T: Resistant Materials | 58,449 | 58.3% | 97.9% | |
| D & T: Systems & Control | 4,328 | 65.2% | 98.4% | |
| D & T: Textiles Technology | 33,657 | 74.1% | 98.6% | |
| Music | 43,157 | 77% | 98.8% | |
| Other Design and Technology | 34,511 | 61% | 97.6% | |
| 2011/12 | Applied Art and Design | 1,171 | 70.9% | 99.3% |
| Art and Design | 159,012 | 76.9% | 99% | |
| Drama | 70,371 | 73.6% | 99.2% | |
| D & T: Electronic Products | 9,140 | 66.4% | 97.6% | |
| D & T: Food Technology | 49,524 | 64.2% | 98.8% | |
| D & T: Graphic Products | 40,806 | 59.4% | 97.1% | |
| D & T: Resistant Materials | 54,304 | 58.7% | 97.7% | |
| D & T: Systems & Control | 4,060 | 65.6% | 98.5% | |
| D & T: Textiles Technology | 31,984 | 73.7% | 98.8% | |
| Music | 40,761 | 77.8% | 99% | |
| Other Design and Technology | 33,689 | 59.1% | 97.9% | |
| 2012/13 | Applied Art and Design | 1,051 | 71.5% | 99.1% |
| Art and Design | 164,510 | 76.7% | 99% | |
| Drama | 69,754 | 73.2% | 99.3% | |
| D & T: Electronic Products | 8,498 | 65.1% | 97.5% | |
| D & T: Food Technology | 43,426 | 62.7% | 98.8% | |
| D & T: Graphic Products | 36,238 | 58.9% | 97.4% | |
| D & T: Resistant Materials | 52,426 | 58.6% | 98.3% | |
| D & T: Systems & Control | 3,483 | 64.4% | 98.5% | |
| D & T: Textiles Technology | 27,760 | 73.9% | 99% | |
| Music | 41,256 | 76.5% | 99% | |
| Other Design and Technology | 33,754 | 59.4% | 98% | |
| 2013/14 | Applied Art and Design | 856 | 71.3% | 98.4% |
| Art and Design | 171,078 | 76.2% | 98.9% | |
| Drama | 70,984 | 72.9% | 99.2% | |
| D & T: Electronic Products | 8,320 | 65.1% | 98.1% | |
| D & T: Food Technology | 40,590 | 61.7% | 98.7% | |
| D & T: Graphic Products | 33,874 | 58.6% | 97.6% | |
| D & T: Resistant Materials | 52,784 | 57% | 98.2% | |
| D & T: Systems & Control | 3,241 | 63.9% | 98.6% | |
| D & T: Textiles Technology | 25,593 | 71.5% | 98.9% | |
| Music | 42,446 | 75.6% | 98.8% | |
| Other Design and Technology | 36,853 | 57.9% | 98% | |
| 2014/15 | Applied Art and Design | 823 | 69.1% | 98.8% |
| Art and Design | 176,187 | 76.1% | 99% | |
| Drama | 70,851 | 73.2% | 99.3% | |
| D & T: Electronic Products | 7,895 | 65.6% | 98% | |
| D & T: Food Technology | 38,423 | 61.4% | 98.6% | |
| D & T: Graphic Products | 31,859 | 58.6% | 97.4% | |
| D & T: Resistant Materials | 51,097 | 56.5% | 97.9% | |
| D & T: Systems & Control | 2,979 | 64.8% | 99% | |
| D & T: Textiles Technology | 24,202 | 71.6% | 99.1% | |
| Music | 43,698 | 75.2% | 98.9% | |
| Other Design and Technology | 38,223 | 58.1% | 97.9% | |
| 2015/16 | Applied Art and Design | 816 | 68.6% | 98.2% |
| Art and Design | 166,664 | 75.7% | 99.1% | |
| Drama | 67,890 | 72.8% | 99.3% | |
| D & T: Electronic Products | 6,605 | 65.5% | 97.9% | |
| D & T: Food Technology | 33,448 | 61.2% | 98.7% | |
| D & T: Graphic Products | 25,873 | 58.3% | 97.5% | |
| D & T: Resistant Materials | 47,529 | 56.8% | 98.2% | |
| D & T: Systems & Control | 2,515 | 68.2% | 99.2% | |
| D & T: Textiles Technology | 21,598 | 72.6% | 99.1% | |
| Music | 41,650 | 74.1% | 98.9% | |
| Other Design and Technology | 37,495 | 57.5% | 97.9% | |
| 2016/17 | Applied Art and Design | 564 | 57.6% | 98.4% |
| Art and Design | 161,687 | 75.4% | 99.3% | |
| Drama | 62,112 | 73.7% | 99.4% | |
| D & T: Electronic Products | 5,394 | 68.6% | 98.3% | |
| D & T: Food Technology | 29,791 | 61% | 98.9% | |
| D & T: Graphic Products | 22,231 | 58.8% | 97.5% | |
| D & T: Resistant Materials | 43,687 | 58.1% | 98.1% | |
| D & T: Systems & Control | 2,014 | 68.3% | 98.6% | |
| D & T: Textiles Technology | 18,031 | 72.9% | 99% | |
| Music | 38,897 | 74.2% | 98.8% | |
| Other Design and Technology | 35,921 | 58.5% | 98.1% | |
| 2017/18 | Art and Design | 159,414 | 75.3% | 99.3% |
| Drama | 57,176 | 74.3% | 99.4% | |
| D & T: Electronic Products | 4,473 | 68.1% | 98.2% | |
| D & T: Graphic Products | 19,299 | 59.9% | 97.5% | |
| D & T: Resistant Materials | 40,998 | 58.4% | 98.3% | |
| D & T: Systems & Control | 1,559 | 69.8% | 99% | |
| D & T: Textiles Technology | 15,204 | 72.4% | 99.1% | |
| Music | 34,709 | 75% | 99% | |
| Other Design and Technology | 36,366 | 59.6% | 98.1% | |
| 2018/19 | Art and Design | 177,265 | 75.3% | 99.3% |
| Design & Technology | 88,457 | 63.5% | 98.3% | |
| Drama | 57,659 | 74.4% | 99.4% | |
| Music | 34,580 | 75.7% | 99% | |
| 2019/20 | Art and Design | 187,950 | 85.8% | 99.5% |
| Design & Technology | 88,949 | 78.5% | 99.5% | |
| Drama | 58,070 | 86.6% | 99.8% | |
| Music | 34,672 | 88.8% | 99.8% | |
Footnotes
- All schools include state-funded schools, independent schools, independent special schools, non-maintained special schools, hospital schools, pupil referral units and alternative provision. Alternative provision includes academy and free school alternative provision. Since September 2013, general further education colleges and sixth-form colleges have been able to directly enrol 14 to 16 year-olds. 2014/15 was the first year in which colleges have pupils at the end of key stage 4. From 2016 onwards, entries and achievements for these pupils are included in figures as state-funded schools.
- Includes entries and achievements by these pupils in previous academic years.
Source: Key stage 4 performance, KS4 subject timeseries data
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