Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 91177
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, how many 16 year olds study A-levels after GCSEs in each ward in Knowsley.
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.