[holding answer 2 February 2010]: The information relating to GCSE entries in 2008-09 is given in the following table:
Number of entries in comprehensive schools Number of entries in academies Number of entries in independent schools Welsh 1— 0 0 Irish 1— 0 0 Dutch 393 46 30 French 123,942 2,428 26,730 German 52,702 1,024 7,218 Italian 2,415 33 684 Modern Greek 311 15 60 Portuguese 1,134 93 24 Spanish 39,590 1,166 11,228 Arabic 1,325 118 718 Bengali 1,172 66 98 Chinese 959 60 1,280 Gujarati 707 29 114 Japanese 611 0 191 Modern Hebrew 251 0 170 Panjabi 700 48 27 Polish 1,741 117 23 Russian 746 66 630 Turkish 988 84 43 Urdu 3,716 168 911 Persian 364 19 38 All subjects 233,774 5,580 50,217 1 Figures suppressed due to small numbers Notes: 1. Figures relate to pupils at the end of key stage 4 in the 2008-09 academic year and include attempts and achievements by these pupils in previous academic years. 2. Entries for academies are also included in the comprehensive schools figures. Source: Achievement and Attainment Tables data