Official Statistics

Provisional November 2023 exam entries: GCSE English language and mathematics

The number of entries by subject for GCSE in the November exam series in England.

• From: Ofqual
• Published: 30 November 2023

Applies to England

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Provisional November 2023 exam entries: GCSE English language and mathematics

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Data tables for provisional November 2023 exam entries: GCSE English language and mathematics

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Key headlines

• Total GCSE entries in November 2023 increased by 23%, from 102,405 in November 2022, to 125,615 in November 2023. Entries in November 2023 were also higher than in November 2019, the last year exams took place before the COVID-19 pandemic.

• GCSE English language entries in November 2023 increased by 29% from 46,900 in November 2022, to 60,365 in November 2023.

• GCSE mathematics entries in November 2023 increased by 18% from 55,500 in November 2022, to 65,250 in November 2023.

• Year 12 entries increased by 25% from 60,395 in November 2022 to 75,555 in November 2023.

• Year 13 entries increased by 19% from 41,980 in November 2022 to 50,035 in November 2023.

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Published 30 November 2023