HC Deb 07 February 1996 vol 271 cc206-7W
Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will(a) provide for 1992 the simple aggregate averages of (i) the GCSE average point scores, (ii) the percentages achieving at least 5 grades A* to C, (iii) the percentages achieving the least 5 grades A* to G and (iv) the percentages achieving at least one grade A* to G of the schools of each 10th group of all maintained schools with 15-year-old pupils when ranked by their average point scores (A* = 7), (b) the same averages for each of those 10 groups of the same schools in 1993, 1994 and 1995, so far as possible in the case of any closures, (c) the number of schools and the total number of 15-year-old pupils in each 10th group in each year and (d) the percentages of each 10th group of these schools that were inspected by Ofsted in the their annual inspections in 1993–94, in 1994–95 and in 1993–95. [12897]

Mrs. Gillan

The following lists for maintained secondary schools in England for 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995 shows (i) the average GCSE point scores, (ii) the average percentages achieving five or more GCSE grades A* to C, (iii) the average percentages achieving five or more GCSE grades A* to G, (v) the number of schools and (vi) the number of 15-year-old pupils in 10th group ranked by average GCSE point scores in 1992. These figures are based on the school performance tables published in the relevant years. The groups are based on schools that appeared in 1992 and these same schools have been followed through for 1993, 1994 and 1995. The group averages are simple averages which are not weighted by number of pupils in individual schools within a group.

The number of schools inspected by Ofsted is a matter for Her Majesty's chief inspector of schools, who heads the Office for Standards in Education. I have asked Mr. Chris Woodhead to write to the hon. Member.

School performance tables 1993
GCSE average point score Percentages achieving: Number of schools Number of 15-year-olds
5A*—C 5A*—G 1 A*—G
Group 1 46.2 71.1 96.7 98.5 427 60,263
Group 2 38.1 49.9 93 97.6 426 69,830
Group 3 35.4 43.6 91.1 97.1 427 68,233
Group 4 32.7 37.6 88.4 96.4 426 64,857
Group 5 29.9 31.6 85.0 94.7 425 66,168
Group 6 26.6 25 79.7 92.2 425 58,815
Group 7 22.6 17.7 72.3 89.0 413 53,215
Group 8 11.9 6.4 37.9 69.7 350 25,612
Group 9 0.3 0.1 0.4 4.4 410 5,510
Group 10 0.1 0.0 0.0 2.3 386 1,733
Total 24.9 29.1 65.8 75.2 4,115 474,236

School performance tables 1994
GCSE average point score Percentages achieving: Number of schools Number of 15-year-olds
4A*-C 5A*-G 1 A*-G
Group 1 47.6 73.2 97.1 98.4 426 61,614
Group 2 39.5 52.5 93.7 97 426 71,638
Group 3 36.5 46.1 91.7 96.3 427 70,403
Group 4 34.3 40.2 89.8 95.5 426 66,510
Group 5 31.1 33.2 86.6 93.7 424 66,821
Group 6 27.7 26.8 81.4 90.8 422 60,435
Group 7 23.7 19.8 74.2 86.9 407 53,430
Group 8 12.6 7.5 41.2 69.6 338 24,769
Group 9 0.5 0.2 0.7 7.5 405 5,602
Group 10 0.2 0.0 0.1 2.7 364 1,673
Total 26.2 31.1 67.5 75.3 4,065 482,895

School performance tables 1995
GCSE average point score Percentages achieving: Number of schools Number of

15-year-olds
5A*-C 5A*-G 1 A*-G
Group 1 48.7 74.1 97.2 98.5 426 66,857
Group 2 39.9 53.0 93.8 96.8 424 77,493
Group 3 37.2 46.6 91.9 96.1 426 76,343
Group 4 34.9 41.1 90.9 95.3 425 72,660
Group 5 31.5 33.4 86.9 93.6 423 73,193
Group 6 28.2 27.6 82 90.5 418 64,953
Group 7 24.3 20 75.7 87.2 402 57,459
Group 8 13.5 7.7 43 69.0 321 25,780
Group 9 0.6 0.3 1 8.2 395 5,894
Group 10 0.2 0.0 0.4 3.5 347 1,721
Total 26.9 31.9 68.5 75.7 4,007 522,353