The English Baccalaureate was introduced as a performance measure for schools in England in the 2010 performance tables. It is not a qualification. The measure recognises where pupils have achieved a C grade or better at GCSE in English, mathematics, history or geography, two sciences and a modern or ancient language. As this document demonstrates, the English Baccalaureate includes academic subjects highly valued by the Russell Group but it is not currently required for entry to any Russell Group university. With the exception of English and Maths, and in a few cases a Modern Foreign Language, most.
