New analysis by the Campaign for the Arts shows that arts subjects now account for a smaller proportion of A-level entries than at any time since 2010.

Over that period there has been a 31% drop, from 15.3% of entries in 2010 to only 10.5% this year.

Since 2023, the proportion of entries in arts subjects has fallen by 3%. Performing arts subjects suffered the biggest drop – in a single year, drama and dance entries fell by 8% and 6% respectively.

The State of the Arts report, published by the Campaign for the Arts and the University of Warwick last month, revealed a much wider crisis affecting arts education, particularly in England.