School Leaving: GCSE
Commons · Question 87463 · Tabled 3 Nov 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help improve pathways for school leavers without (a) GCSE Maths and (b) GCSE English qualifications.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 11 Nov 2025
Any student on a 16-19 study programme who has not yet achieved an English and/or mathematics GCSE grade 4 or higher must continue studying these subjects.As part of the Post-16 Education and Skills Strategy, the department is introducing new 16-19 Level ...