The number of pupils sitting GCSE Music this summer has risen 8.3% on last year, according to provisional entry data.
A Level Music entries also increased, up 1.3% from summer 2023.
The provisional data, published by the exams regulator Ofqual, shows the number of entries for GCSEs and A Levels to be awarded in the summer 2024 exam series.
The figures combine entries submitted across both state and independent sectors in England, including Sixth Form and FE colleges.
The welcome news follows a string of concerning headlines for secondary music, including the government’s failure to meet its teacher recruitment target for 2023/24 and the release of a Cultural Learning Alliance report highlighting the dwindling number of state schools offering GCSE and A Level Music.
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