Posted in News Schools accused of allowing pupils to take up GCSEs in their native languages, such as Chinese and Russian, to boost grades August 21, 2025 Government data for this year shows 42,945 pupils took GCSEs in niche languages – up 70 per cent from 25,225 just four years ago. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15018687/Schools-accused-pupils-GCSEs-native-languages.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490