HC Deb 08 November 1995 vol 265 cc960-1W
Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will provide the GCSE average point scores per pupil in 1995 for each individual 20th group, and also for the cumulative 20th groups, of all 15-year-old pupils when ranked according to their average point scores, where A* = 7 for(a) all such pupils in England, (b) all such pupils of the local education authority-maintained sector only, excluding those of grant-maintained schools, (c) all such pupils of the grant-maintained sector only, (d) all such pupils of the whole maintained sector only, excluding those of independent schools and (e) all such pupils of the independent sector only. [42202]

Mr. Robin Squire

The information for 1995 is not yet available. I will write to the hon. Member as soon as this information is available and place a copy in the Library.

Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will provide for all 15-year-old pupils in(a) England, (b) the local education authority maintained, (c) grant-maintained and (d) independent sectors, on the same basis as in the annual school performance tables, and also by gender (i) their GCSE average point score where A* = 7 and where A* = 8 and (ii) the percentage achieving (1) at least five GCSEs at Grades A* = C, (2) at least one GCSE at grade C or higher, (3) at least five GCSEs at grade G or higher and (4) at least one GCSE at grade G or higher. [42204]

Mr. Squire

I will write to the hon. Member as soon as possible and place a copy of the answer in the Library.

Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will provide the average GCSE point scores, where A* = 7 per 15-year-old pupil by local education authority and for 1995, and also by gender in each case for(a) the local education authority-maintained sector only, (b) the grant-maintained sector only and (c) the whole maintained sector; and if he will state the averages in each case for each standard Department for Education region. [42203]

Mr. Squire

The information for 1995 is not yet available. I will write to the hon. Member as soon as this information is available and place a copy in the Library.