OFSTED review Arabic increases.
Entries in other languages, which account for around 10% of total language entries, have grown by 6%. This is led by Arabic, Chinese, Modern Hebrew, Portuguese, Italian and Polish.[footnote 17] Many entries in these subjects are from pupils who speak these languages at home. Against this, languages that have declined at GCSE include Bengali, Gujarati, Japanese and Russian.
Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/curriculum-research-review-series-languages/curriculum-research-review-series-languages