Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 127948
English Language and Mathematics: GCSE
Tabled: 16 April 2026
Question
James McMurdock
Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock
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.