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As usual, science topped the list of most popular subjects in England this year...but, as those sitting at the front of the class will know, science is a bit of a cheat because it is a double award, meaning there were 904,116 exam papers but only 452,058 students.
Unfortunately for science, this means it misses out on a podium finish, falling into fourth place behind English language and maths (both compulsory) and English literature. Other subjects attracting more than 200,000 students include history (303,668 sittings), geography and religious studies.
When smaller subjects (those attracting 50,000 or fewer students) are excluded, business studies saw the biggest boost in numbers this year at more than 10%.
But a special mention here for statistics here which grew by a whopping 31.8% in one year, well above the overall rise in papers (3.9%).
And, after years of bad news, finally some buenas noticias/bonnes nouvelles/gute Nachricht for language lovers. French, Spanish, German and “Other Modern Languages” all saw a jump in entries this year (albeit below the overall increase in sittings for French and German).
The big winner is Spanish which has seen entries skyrocket in recent years to 123,805 this year, closing in on French which attracted 126,214 students in 2024.
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