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Schools: Curriculum

Commons · Question 1038 · Tabled 22 Jul 2024 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 29 Jul 2024

Question

Asked by James Wild

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the proportion of state schools which teach the national curriculum.

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 29 Jul 2024

Maintained schools in England are legally required to follow the National Curriculum up to age 16, but academies, including free schools, are not. The department does not hold data on the proportion of academies currently following the National Curriculum...