Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 91176
GCE A-level: Knowsley
Tabled: 14 November 2025
Answered: 23 March 2026
Question
Anneliese Midgley
Labour — Knowsley
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of 16 year olds in Knowsley study A-levels after GCSEs.
Answer
Georgia GouldThe department publishes data on entry and attainment for students at the end of 16 to 18 study. For the 2024/25 academic year, the latest for which data is available, 79 students in schools or colleges in Knowsley were at the end of 16 to 18 study, of which 3 (3.8%) had entered A levels.
However, from Individualised Learned Record and School Census data, a further 2,416 students from Knowsley were undertaking A-level learning aims in this year.