§ Baroness Blatchasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish data for England for comprehensive schools, grammar schools, modern schools, independent schools, Further Education Funding Council schools and colleges and for all institutions in each of the years 1994 to 1997 giving for each kind of institution the average A-level points 39WA obtained per pupil in each of the subjects: mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, English literature, history, geography, French and economics. [HL904]
§ The Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment (Baroness Blackstone)The information requested in respect of GCE A-level achievements is shown in the attached tables.
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GCE A level achievements of pupils aged 16–18 in schools and FE sector colleges 1994 to 1997 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 Comprehensive schools Mathematics 5.5 5.9 6.1 6.0 Physics 4.5 4.8 4.9 5.2 Chemistry 4.5 4.5 5.0 5.1 Biology 4.1 4.2 4.6 4.7 English Literature 5.1 5.2 5.4 5.4 History 4.6 4.8 4.8 4.9 Geography 4.4 4.5 4.7 5.0 French 4.8 4.9 5.1 5.2 Economics 4.3 4.3 5.1 5.3 Selective schools Mathematics 6.9 7.2 7.4 7.5 Physics 6.0 6.4 6.4 6.5 Chemistry 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.4 Biology 5.7 5.7 6.1 6.3 English Literature 6.5 6.5 6.6 6.7 History 5.8 6.1 6.1 6.2 Geography 5.6 5.5 5.7 6.2 French 5.9 6.1 6.0 6.1 Economics 5.6 5.8 6.1 6.0 Modern schools Mathematics 3.6 3.4 2.8 3.8 Physics 2.8 3.4 2.1 4.1 Chemistry 2.8 3.3 3.3 4.1 Biology 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.6 English Literature 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 History 3.4 3.5 3.9 3.2 Geography 3.2 3.0 2.9 3.5 French 3.8 3.9 2.9 4.2 Economics 2.2 3.7 5.5 5.1 Independent schools Mathematics 8.0 8.3 8.5 8.5 Physics 6.5 6.9 7.1 7.2 Chemistry 6.7 6.7 7.1 7.3 Biology 6.4 6.5 6.8 6.9
GCE A level achievements of pupils aged 16–18 in schools and FE sector colleges 1994 to 1997 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 English Literature 6.9 7.2 7.3 7.2 History 6.3 6.5 6.7 6.8 Geography 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.5 French 6.9 6.9 6.9 7.0 Economics 5.7 5.7 5.8 6.1 Sixth form college Mathematics 5.8 6.1 6.4 6.6 Physics 4.7 5.0 5.2 5.7 Chemistry 5.1 5.2 5.6 5.7 Biology 4.4 4.3 4.9 5.1 English Literature 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.7 History 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.9 Geography 4.4 4.6 4.7 5.2 French 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.2 Economics 4.8 5.0 5.7 5.8 Other FE sector colleges Mathematics 4.6 4.9 4.8 4.9 Physics 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.6 Chemistry 3.9 4.0 4.2 4.3 Biology 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.8 English Literature 4.5 4.6 4.8 4.7 History 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.7 Geography 3.8 3.7 3.8 4.2 French 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.4 Economics 3.4 3.3 4.7 4.9 Schools and FE sector colleges Mathematics 6.1 6.5 6.6 6.7 Physics 5.1 5.4 5.6 5.8 Chemistry 5.2 5.3 5.6 5.8 Biology 4.7 4.7 5.1 5.2 English Literature 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.8 History 4.9 5.1 5.2 5.3 Geography 4.7 4.8 5.0 5.4 French 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Economics 4.6 4.7 5.2 5.4
Average GCE A level point score per pupil in selected subjects—England The GCE A level point scores Grade A 10 Grade B 8 Grade C 6 Grade D 4 Grade E 2