Here are the trends in drama GCSE grades for 2019.

The data shows the top grades have remained relatively stable for GCSE drama this year, with the proportion of grades 9 and 7 remaining exactly the same. There is a small fall at grades 8 (from 8.2 to 8 per cent) and 5 (from 17.8 to 17.6 per cent), but there has also been an increase in the proportion of grades 4 and 6.

Entries in the subject have continued to decline slightly, from 57,987 last year to 57,704 this year.

The data for the results is based only on 16-year-olds in England. The entries data is England all ages.

For other subjects, visit our main subject tables page.

For more of our GCSE results coverage, we have six interesting things we’ve learnt from results day, a rise in top grades including grade 9s, what the latest data shows about the gender gap and concerns over a drop in non-Ebacc subjects.

GCSE Drama results comparison 2019

GCSE Drama entries 2019