§ Mr. DunnTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list in rank order for each local education authority the number and percentage of pupils obtaining five GCSEs at grade C or above in the latest year
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Maintained schools in England1 Local Education Authority Pupils aged 15 achieving 5 or more GCSE grades A 2—C, 1994–95 Pupils aged 17 achieving 3 or more GCE A/AS passes, 1994–95 Number Percentage Rank Number Percentage Rank Kingston upon Thames 756 55.5 1 254 49.3 46 Sutton 982 52.9 2 466 59.3 11 Barnet 1,618 52.7 3 532 46.7 60 Harrow 1,087 52.5 4 — — — Isles of Scilly 11 52.4 5 — — — West Sussex 3,912 51.0 6 727 47.5 55 North Yorkshire (inc York) 4,061 50.2 7 1,243 68.9 3 Gloucestershire 2,919 49.4 8 907 54.8 24 Surrey 4,491 49.3 9 1,000 51.4 39 Buckinghamshire 3,789 49.1 10 1,766 56.7 20 Dorset 3,347 48.8 11 1,064 54.8 24 Wiltshire 2,976 48.4 12 707 51.6 37 Berkshire 4,075 48.3 13 1,518 56.7 19 Richmond upon Thames 682 48.1 14 — — — Hertfordshire 5,543 47.9 15 2,096 51.1 40 Solihull 1,369 47.9 15 72 21.5 95 Somerset 2,298 47.7 17 269 48.9 47 Stockport 1,389 47.5 18 — — — Bromley 1,359 47.4 19 569 53.2 30 Trafford 1,019 47.1 20 302 78.0 1 Cheshire 5,431 46.8 21 1,583 58.7 13 Cornwall 2,490 46.3 22 370 43.9 68 Hampshire 7,489 46.0 23 183 40.1 75 Oxfordshire 2,636 45.8 24 845 51.9 36 Suffolk 3,248 45.8 24 1,065 48.8 48 Shropshire 2,300 45.6 26 344 53.3 28 Bury 921 45.3 27 — — — Redbridge 1,127 45.1 28 529 49.7 44 Lincolnshire 3,101 44.8 29 1,121 66.4 5 Cambridgeshire 3,304 44.5 30 743 49.4 45 Sefton 1,500 43.8 31 422 53.6 26 Warwickshire 2,337 43.8 31 796 60.1 9 Cumbria 2,329 43.5 33 888 61.6 8 Devon 4,709 43.2 34 1,195 46.8 59 Norfolk 3,494 43.2 34 900 48.7 49 Bexley 1,064 43.1 36 338 48.6 50 Wirral 1,668 43.1 36 636 57.7 17 Hereford and Worcester 3,296 43.0 38 915 58.4 15 Essex 7,512 42.8 39 1,827 53.1 32 Northumberland 1,724 42.8 39 617 47.3 56 Wigan 1,664 42.4 41 116 50.9 41 Havering 1,196 42.1 42 284 59.9 10 East Sussex 2,712 41.9 43 411 40.1 75 Kent 7,516 41.9 43 2,960 52.6 35 Lancashire 6,684 41.7 45 1,139 65.2 6 Dudley 1,480 41.6 46 72 55.8 23 Camden 706 41.5 47 312 44.0 67 Bolton 1,313 41.4 48 314 68.7 4 for which figures are available together with (a) the number and percentage of pupils obtaining three A-level passes, (b) the average primary school class size, (c) the average secondary school class size, (d) expenditure per primary pupil and (e) expenditure per secondary pupil; and if she will indicate in each of (a) to (e) the local education authority's rank order. [24030]
§ Mr. Paice[holding answer 2 April 1996]The following table lists in rank order for each local education authority the number and percentage of pupils obtaining five GCSEs at grade C or above in 1994–95 together with(a) the number and percentage of pupils obtaining three or more GCE A-level or AS equivalent passes in 1994–95, (b) the average primary school class size, (c) the average secondary school class size, (d) expenditure per primary pupil and (e) expenditure per secondary pupil. In each case, the local education authority's rank order is indicated.
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Maintained schools in England1 Local Education Authority Pupils aged 15 achieving 5 or more GCSE grades A 2—C, 1994–95 Pupils aged 17 achieving 3 or more GCE A/AS passes, 1994–95 Number Percentage Rank Number Percentage Rank Avon 4,058 41.2 49 1,140 45.3 64 North Tyneside 888 40.2 50 205 48.2 51 Northamptonshire 2,873 40.0 51 961 46.9 58 Derbyshire 4,307 39.8 52 1,266 59.1 12 Leicestershire 4,167 39.7 53 1,287 53.0 33 Bedfordshire 2,565 39.3 54 854 57.4 18 Enfield 1,200 39.3 54 449 47.2 57 Isle of Wight 529 39.1 56 204 50.9 41 Hounslow 989 39.0 57 233 32.6 86 Merton 578 39.0 57 88 41.3 74 Staffordshire 4,699 38.7 59 1,315 57.9 16 Hillingdon 926 37.8 60 290 42.2 72 St. Helens 832 37.6 61 214 56.6 22 Kirklees 1,702 37.5 62 327 53.3 28 Calderdale 884 37.1 63 312 47.9 54 Croydon 1,160 36.8 64 104 23.4 92 Gateshead 847 36.4 65 216 46.0 62 Sheffield 1,872 36.3 66 411 64.6 7 Kensington and Chelsea 179 36.2 67 64 37.2 78 Rotherham 1,195 36.2 67 288 46.7 60 Nottinghamshire 4,055 36.0 69 1,292 53.2 30 Leeds 2,737 35.8 70 1,010 53.5 27 Wakefield 1,279 35.2 71 164 42.4 71 Brent 686 35.1 72 192 25.9 91 Durham 2,514 34.4 73 575 50.7 43 Coventry 1,142 34.0 74 377 43.7 69 South Tyneside 655 34.0 74 29 34.5 82 Humberside 3,666 33.8 76 754 53.0 33 Cleveland 2,506 33.6 77 145 56.6 21 Ealing 815 33.5 78 181 36.4 80 Tameside 881 33.3 79 8 26.7 90 Rochdale 789 32.8 80 123 42.9 70 Waltham Forest 740 32.7 81 43 33.1 85 Oldham 995 31.9 82 177 51.6 37 Hammersmith & Fulham 334 31.8 83 101 45.3 64 Doncaster 1,071 31.5 84 449 48.1 52 Walsall 1,082 31.3 85 418 45.8 63 Birmingham 3,510 31.2 86 1,079 48.1 52 Sunderland 1,202 31.1 87 183 58.7 13 Wolverhampton 905 30.9 88 265 37.3 77 Wandsworth 476 30.0 89 103 27.3 88 Barnsley 730 29.0 90 60 74.1 2 Lewisham 576 29.0 90 129 31.9 87 Westminster 353 28.8 92 127 34.5 82 Newcastle upon Tyne 782 28.5 93 277 44.7 66 Greenwich 726 28.3 94 111 22.6 94 Bradford 1,673 28.1 95 564 35.3 81 Salford 650 27.9 96 — — — Barking & Dagenham 469 27.6 97 64 27.0 89 Haringey 462 27.5 98 75 22.7 93 Sandwell 963 26.9 99 111 33.2 84 Liverpool 1,414 26.1 100 447 37.1 79 Hackney 328 23.9 101 28 19.4 96 Newham 607 23.7 102 17 16.2 98 Lambeth 285 23.2 103 1 3.3 101 Manchester 900 22.5 104 73 42.0 73 Southwark 372 22.2 105 1 1.4 102 Tower Hamlets 435 21.7 106 40 14.4 100 Knowsley 349 19.2 107 24 18.5 97 Islington 221 17.4 108 20 15.4 99 Corporation of London — — — — — — Total England 528,319 40.4 54,482 50.06 1The figures for GCSE and GCE A/AS achievements and the class sizes are based on LEA and grant maintained schools in England. The unit costs are based on LEA maintained schools only and excluded grant maintained schools. 2The percentages of 15-year-old pupils achieving five or more GCSE grades A*-C and 17-year-old pupils achieving three or more GCE A/AS passes are based on those on roll in maintained schools at January 1995.
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Single teacher class sizes January 1995 1994–95 unit costs Primary Secondary Pre-primary and primar Secondary Local Education Authority Class size Rank Class size Rank Cost (£) Rank Cost (£) Rank Kingston upon Thames 29.5 108 20.0 4 1,730 80 2,518 86 Sutton 28.0 91 21.5 44 1,860 88 2,514 85 Barnet 26.5 26 19.4 2 1,763 85 2,415 81 Harrow 27.1 57 22.9 96 2,043 96 2,598 90 Isles of Scilly 17.3 1 26.0 108 2,471 106 4,484 108 West Sussex 26.5 26 21.9 65 1,668 64 2,240 47 North Yorkshire (including York) 26.2 20 20.7 19 1,577 29 2,180 31 Gloucestershire 26.7 34 21.6 50 1,274 1 1,937 1 Surrey 25.6 11 21.6 50 1,744 82 2,234 45 Buckinghamshire 27.3 61 20.6 15 1,636 48 2,256 50 Dorset 27.6 75 21.8 62 1,510 10 2,061 11 Wiltshire 26.9 44 21.4 40 1,548 17 2,125 20 Berkshire 27.0 52 20.3 9 1,630 45 2,238 46 Richmond upon Thames 26.1 17 23.5 104 1,884 89 2,373 76 Hertfordshire 26.5 26 20.0 4 1,717 75 2,264 54 Solihull 27.6 75 21.6 50 1,605 34 2,225 38 Somerset 27.0 52 22.5 87 1,660 58 2,113 18 Stockport 27.5 70 21.9 65 1,566 24 2,152 25 Bromley 28.4 100 20.2 8 1,634 46 2,231 42 Trafford 29.0 105 21.8 62 1,477 5 2,319 65 Cheshire 27.3 61 21.3 35 1,529 13 2,176 29 Cornwall 27.0 52 22.2 81 1,615 41 2,202 33 Hampshire 27.7 80 22.3 84 1,645 52 2,177 30 Oxfordshire 25.9 14 21.1 31 1,680 67 2,285 58 Suffolk 24.9 3 20.9 24 1,690 69 2,182 32 Shropshire 26.6 31 21.5 44 1,605 34 2,413 80 Bury 27.8 84 23.0 99 1,492 7 2,032 5 Redbridge 29.2 106 20.6 15 1,678 66 2,553 82 Lincolnshire 26.8 39 20.0 4 1,588 30 2,384 77 Cambridgeshire 27.3 61 21.8 62 1,540 15 2,160 26 Sefton 27.6 75 21.9 65 1,487 6 2,227 40 Warwickshire 26.9 44 20.6 15 1,665 62 2,349 71 Cumbria 26.2 20 21.0 26 1,541 16 2,034 7 Devon 26.7 34 21.3 35 1,554 20 2,203 34 Norfolk 25.4 7 20.0 4 1,600 33 2,342 69 Bexley 28.6 103 21.4 40 1,536 14 2,232 44 Wirral 26.1 17 20.5 13 1,567 25 2,294 61 Hereford and Worcester 25.5 10 21.9 65 1,643 51 2,063 13 Essex 26.9 44 21.9 65 1,734 81 2,321 66 Northumberland 27.2 59 22.7 90 1,528 12 1,944 2 Wigan 28.0 91 21.6 50 1,474 4 2,130 21 Havering 27.4 67 22.0 74 1,715 74 2,570 88 East Sussex 27.5 70 21.3 35 1,692 70 2,359 74 Kent 27.7 80 20.7 19 1,555 21 2,276 57 Lancashire 27.9 88 21.6 50 1,661 60 2,345 70 Dudley 27.3 61 22.9 96 1,575 26 2,205 35 Camden 27.3 61 19.8 3 2,057 98 2,790 99 Bolton 28.7 104 21.3 35 1,646 54 2,261 53 Avon 27.8 84 21.1 31 1,613 40 2,336 67 North Tyneside 26.9 44 22.1 77 1,636 48 2,145 23 Northamptonshire 26.7 34 20.8 23 1,618 42 2,265 55 Derbyshire 27.9 88 21.7 57 1,596 32 2,290 59 Leicestershire 26.5 26 22.2 81 1,612 38 2,274 56 Bedfordshire 26.8 39 21.9 65 1,674 65 2,231 42 Enfield 28.4 100 21.0 26 1,761 84 2,359 74 Isle of Wight 26.3 23 22.1 77 1,607 36 2,030 4 Hounslow 27.4 67 21.5 44 1,931 92 2,582 89 Merton 27.0 52 22.0 74 1,931 92 2,663 95 Staffordshire 27.6 75 22.0 74 1,565 23 2,104 15 Hillingdon 26.8 39 20.7 19 1,777 86 2,625 93 St. Helens 27.0 52 20.3 9 1,521 11 2,247 49 Kirklees 28.2 96 20.9 24 1,607 36 2,256 50 Calderdale 27.5 70 21.0 26 1,651 56 2,104 15 Croydon 28.1 94 22.2 81 1.725 79 2,165 27 Gateshead 26.0 15 20.4 11 1,638 50 2,257 52 Sheffield 26.8 39 22.6 88 1,612 38 2,110 17 Kensington and Chelsea 25.1 4 18.5 1 2,397 104 3,327 106 Rotherham 25.8 13 21.4 40 1,719 77 2,220 36 Nottinghamshire 27.4 67 20.6 15 1,692 70 2,396 79
Single teacher class sizes January 1995 1994–95 unit costs Primary Secondary Pre-primary and primar Secondary Local Education Authority Class size Rank Class size Rank Cost (£) Rank Cost (£) Rank Leeds 28.2 96 20.5 13 1,645 52 2,223 37 Wakefield 27.9 88 21.7 57 1,590 31 2,046 9 Brent 26.9 44 21.0 26 1,718 76 2,033 6 Durham 27.7 80 21.9 65 1,757 83 2,122 19 Coventry 27.8 84 22.9 96 1,705 72 2,418 82 South Tyneside 26.3 23 22.6 88 1,623 44 2,062 12 Humberside 27.7 80 22.8 91 1,652 57 2,304 62 Cleveland 26.9 44 22.1 77 1,505 8 2,172 28 Ealing 26.6 31 22.1 77 1,969 94 2,457 84 Tameside 29.5 108 23.8 105 1,447 3 2,046 9 Rochdale 29.2 106 23.3 103 1,552 19 2,225 38 Waltham Forest 26.5 26 23.0 99 1,792 87 2,395 78 Oldham 28.5 102 22.8 91 1,621 43 2,293 60 Hammersmith & Fulham 25.6 11 22.8 91 2,482 107 3,316 105 Doncaster 28.1 94 21.4 40 1,444 2 2,025 3 Walsall 26.0 15 20.4 11 1,664 61 2,314 63 Birmingham 28.2 96 21.7 57 1,721 78 2,356 73 Sunderland 25.4 7 21.0 26 1,576 28 2,142 22 Wolverhampton 26.2 20 21.6 50 1,648 55 2,341 68 Wandsworth 25.2 5 21.7 57 2,268 101 3,053 102 Barnsley 27.5 70 22.8 91 1,550 18 2,102 14 Lewisham 25.4 7 21.6 50 2.097 99 2,677 96 Westminster 25.3 6 21.1 31 2,440 105 2,825 100 Newcastle upon Tyne 27.6 75 21.3 35 1,660 58 2,314 63 Greenwich 26.4 25 21.7 57 2,028 95 2,772 98 Bradford 27.8 84 22.8 91 1,681 68 2,041 8 Salford 27.3 61 21.9 65 1,507 9 2,151 24 Barking & Dagenham 26.7 34 21.2 34 1,891 90 2,353 72 Haringey 27.2 59 21.5 44 2,300 102 2,986 101 Sandwell 28.2 96 21.9 65 1,666 63 2,244 48 Liverpool 27.1 57 20.7 19 1,634 46 2,603 91 Hackney 26.1 17 21.5 44 2,249 100 3,138 103 Newham 27.5 70 24.2 106 1,711 73 2,623 92 Lambeth 24.6 2 21.5 44 2,573 108 3,782 107 Manchester 26.9 44 22.3 84 1,558 22 2,435 83 Southwark 26.9 44 24.7 107 1,898 91 2,681 97 Tower Hamlets 26.7 34 23.1 101 2,393 103 3,194 104 Knowsley 28.0 91 22.4 86 1,575 26 2,227 41 Islington 26.6 31 23.2 102 2,055 97 2,657 94 Corporation of London 26.8 39 N/A — 3,635 109 N/A — Total England 27.1 21.5 1,661 2,270 1The figures for GCSE and GCE A/AS achievements and the class sizes are based on LEA and grant maintained schools in England. The unit costs are based on LEA maintained schools only and excluded grant maintained schools. 2 The percentages of 15-year-old pupils achieving five or more GCSE grades A*-C and 17-year-old pupils achieving three or more GCE A/AS passes are based on those on roll in maintained schools at January 1995.