Petition · Department for Education
Include more sports options for GCSE PE
Closed
1,221 signatures
What the petition asks
I feel that a lot of the sports chosen for GCSE PE are not available in more deprived areas, limiting the options for working class children to consider taking a GCSE in sport.
I think that activities like weight-lifting and martial arts are much more accessible and many children partake in them from all backgrounds. I couldn’t believe the limitations of what students are allowed to chose. Why is it that a student can partake at competition level for certain sports, such as weightlifting, but can't do the activity for GCSE? I feel it's unfair that expensive, "for the masses" sports are on the list, but other, more accessible sports aren't.
Timeline
| 26 Mar 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 Sep 2025 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
1,221
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Education
Opened
26 Mar 2025
Closed
26 Sep 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 1 Aug 2026.