English Language and Mathematics: GCSE
Commons · Question 127948 · Tabled 16 Apr 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reduce the proportion of young people who do not achieve a grade 4 in GCSE a) Maths and b) English by age 19.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 28 Apr 2026
The latest available data for the 2023/24 academic year shows that by age 19, 76.3% of young people in South Basildon and East Thurrock had achieved a grade 4 or above in GCSE English and 69.8% in GCSE maths, compared with national averages of 82.9% and 7...