English Language and Mathematics: GCSE
Commons · Question 53040 · Tabled 19 May 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Mary Glindon
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase GCSE attainment in (a) maths and (b) English for pupils with free school meals eligibility in Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend constituency.
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 3 Jun 2025
All children and young people should have every opportunity to succeed, no matter who they are or where they are from. However, the department knows that disadvantaged pupils are more likely to face unacceptable barriers that hold them back, which is why ...