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<p>The source of the key stage 4 (KS4) examination entries is the 2012/13 KS4 performance
tables data. The numerical breakdown for each subject is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>
</td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>%
change 2010-2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Art and Design</p></td><td><p>194,276</p></td><td><p>192,542</p></td><td><p>196,202</p></td><td><p>202,091</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drama</p></td><td><p>113,479</p></td><td><p>113,130</p></td><td><p>112,790</p></td><td><p>116,414</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Music</p></td><td><p>53,471</p></td><td><p>54,866</p></td><td><p>56,204</p></td><td><p>57,205</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Entry
level, GCSE, vocational GCSE, iGCSE, national vocational qualifications (NVQ), vocationally
related qualifications (VRQ), Business and Technical Education (BTEC) and OCR national
qualifications are included in the “all key stage 4 examinations” category.</p><p>The
2014 figures relating specifically to GCSEs, quoted at the end of my answer, were
based on data which was published by Ofqual[1] in May 2014.</p><p>[1] <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20141031163546/http:/ofqual.gov.uk/standards/statistics/provisional-gcse-igcse-entries/"
target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20141031163546/http://ofqual.gov.uk/standards/statistics/provisional-gcse-igcse-entries/</a></p><p>
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