Two in three state secondary schools in England teach just one foreign language

Survey finds German is most affected by shift towards single-language offer in key stage 3

Two-thirds of English state secondary schools teach only one foreign language, research shows, undermining the government's efforts to shore up the numbers of pupils learning modern languages.

This year's Language Trends report by the British Council surveyed state and private secondary schools in England about their linguistic provision. With growing evidence that state schools were cutting the number of languages taught, the 2023 report specifically asked for the first time if pupils learned more than one language.