Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 1038

Schools: Curriculum

Tabled: 22 July 2024
Answered: 29 July 2024

Question

James Wild

ConservativeNorth West Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the proportion of state schools which teach the national curriculum.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
Maintained schools in England are legally required to follow the National Curriculum up to age 16, but academies, including free schools, are not. The department does not hold data on the proportion of academies currently following the National Curriculum...

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