The English Baccalaureate and GCSE choices study

Jan 2011 |
Topic | Employment, Skills & Education
Researcher | Sam Clemens

About this study

Results from this study show that the new English Baccalaureate is increasing the proportion of pupils taking core academic subjects most valued by universities and employers.

The English Baccalaureate explained

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) was introduced by the Department for Education as an additional measure in the performance tables published in January 2011. Pupils who achieve a GCSE grade C or better in English, maths, a language, history or geography, and two sciences achieve the EBacc.

Key findings from the study show that:

  • 33 per cent of pupils taking GCSEs next year will be doing a combination of subjects that could lead to an EBacc.
  • 47 per cent of pupils taking GCSEs in 2013 will be doing a combination of subjects that could lead to an EBacc.

We were commissioned to conduct this survey by the Centre for the Analysis of Youth Transitions and the Department for Education.

Find out more

You can download the report here, or read the Department for Education's press release here.

Our methods

A representative sample of 692 secondary schools in England took part in the research (either by phone or online) between June and July 2011.

Researchers

 Sam Clemens
 

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