Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 127949

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 support is being provided to schools and colleges in areas with higher than average rates of students not achieving a grade 4 in GCSE a) English and b) Maths.