Spanish has overtaken French as the most popular foreign language at GCSE, figures suggest. Provisional data for England shows exam entries for French GCSE this summer are down by 1.9%, from 130,650 ...

The overall number of entries for this summer’s exams for both GCSEs and A-levels has decreased, according to data published on Thursday (David Davies/PA) Spanish has overtaken French as the most ...

The number Spanish GCSEs being taken has overtaken French for the first time (Alamy/PA) Spanish has become the most popular foreign language for GCSE students after overtaking French for the first ...

Spanish has become the most popular foreign language for GCSE students after overtaking French for the first time. The popularity of Spain as a holiday destination, as well as its standing as a ...

Provisional data for England shows exam entries for French GCSE this summer are down by 1.9%, from 130,650 last summer to 128,155 this year. GCSE entries for German have also fallen by 7.6% over the ...

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The popularity of Spain as a holiday destination, as well as its standing as a “global language” may have contributed to the GCSE’s success, it was suggested. But while the increase in Spanish entries ...