School Standards (Hansard, 8 April 1998)

§ Mr. Don Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) what is his Department's calculation of the proportion of all maintained schools with 15-year-old pupils first inspected in each school year from 1993–94 to 1996–97 that had statistically significant greater point increases in their pupils' average total GCSE point scores compared with their average in the school year immediately preceding that of their inspection than the national average point increase for all maintained schools with 15-year-old pupils for the same corresponding periods by(a) 1994, (b) 1995, (c) 1996 and (d) 1997, as applicable, and for each annual group of 341W schools and each period, what was the average total point score of all their pupils for each school year from that immediately preceding that of inspection to 1997; what were the average point increases in all their pupils' scores for each of the four periods as applicable; how many schools there were in each group and what were their total number of 15-year-old pupils in each of the five years involved; and what was the national average GCSE point increase for all maintained schools with 15-year-old pupils in each of the (i) 1993–94, (ii) 1993 to 1995, (iii) 1993 to 1996 and (iv) 1993 to 1997, with all point scores stated to one decimal place; [27301]

(2) what is his Department's calculation of the proportion of all maintained schools with 15-year-old pupils first inspected in each school year from 1993–94 to 1996–97 that had point increases in their pupils' average total GCSE point scores compared with their average in the school year immediately preceding that of their inspection that were not statistically significantly different from the national average point increase for all maintained schools with 15-year-old pupils for the same corresponding periods by (a) 1994, (b) 1995, (c) 1996 and (d) 1997, as applicable, and for each annual group of schools and each period, what was the average total point score of all their pupils for each school year from that immediately preceding that of inspection to 1997; what were the average point changes in all their pupils' scores in each of the four periods as applicable, with all point scores stated to one decimal place; and how many schools there were in each group and what were their total number of 15-year-old pupils in each of the years involved; [27302]

(3) what is his Department's calculation of the proportion of all maintained schools with 15-year-old pupils first inspected in each school year from 1993–94 to 1996–97 that had statistically significant lesser point increases in their pupils' average total GCSE point scores compared with their average in the school year immediately preceding that of their inspection than the national average point increase for all maintained schools with 15-year-old pupils for the same corresponding periods by (a) 1994, (b) 1995, (c) 1996 and (d) 1997, as applicable; and for each annual group of schools and each period, what was the average total point score of all their pupils for each school year from that immediately preceding that of inspection to 1997; what were the average point changes in all their pupils' scores in each of the four year periods as applicable, with all point scores stated to one decimal place; and how many schools there were in each group and what were their total number of 15-year-old pupils in each of the years involved; [27303]

(4) what were the national Key Stage 2 SAT test average point scores, stated to one decimal place, of all maintained Year 6 pupils in (a) 1995, (b) 1996 and (c) 1997 in each of English, maths and science, and also of their totals for all three subjects together, when each pupils' subject score is calculated by awarding the same number of points as the National Curriculum level they attained; and what was the total number of pupils in each case; [27304]

(5) for all those maintained primary schools with Year 6 pupils that had not been inspected by Ofsted for the first time since 1 September 1992 in each school year (a) 1993–94, (b) 1994–95, (c) 1995–96 and (d) 1996–97, what is his Department's calculation of the averages of the joint total English, maths, and science national Key 342W Stage 2 SAT test point scores, stated to one decimal place, of all the pupils in each of these annual groups of schools for each school year from 1994–95 to 1996–97, as applicable, when each pupil's subject score is calculated by awarding the same number of points as the National Curriculum level attained; and what were the total numbers of schools in each group and of all their Year 6 pupils in each year since 1993–94 inclusive; [27305]

(6) for all those maintained primary schools with Year 6 pupils inspected by Ofsted for the first time since 1 September 1992 in each school year (a) 1993–94, (b) 1994–95, (c) 1995–96 and (d) 1996–97, what is his Department's calculation of the averages of the joint total English, maths, and science national Key Stage 2 SAT test point scores, stated to one decimal place, of all the pupils in each of these annual groups of schools for each school year from 1994–95 to 1996–97, as applicable, when each pupil's subject score is calculated by awarding the same number of points as the National Curriculum level attained; and what were the total numbers of schools in each group and of all their Year 6 pupils in each year since 1993–94 inclusive; [27306]

(7) what is his Department's calculation of the proportion of all maintained schools with 15-year-old pupils first inspected in each school year from 1993–94 to 1996–97 that had statistically significant absolute declines in their pupils' average total GCSE point scores compared with their average in the school year immediately preceding that of inspection by (a) 1994, (b) 1995, (c) 1996 and (d) 1997, as applicable; for each annual group of schools and each period, what was the average total point score of all their pupils for each school year from that immediately preceding that of inspection to 1997; what were the average point declines in all their pupils' scores in each of the four year periods as applicable, with all point scores stated to one decimal place; how many schools there were in each group; and what were their total number of 15-year-old pupils in each of the five years involved; [27307]

(8) what is his Department's calculation of the proportion of all maintained primary schools with Year 6 pupils first inspected in each school year 1995–96 and 1996–97 that had point changes in the average of the totals of their pupils' point scores in their English, maths and science Key Stage 2 SAT tests together compared with their average for the school year immediately preceding that of their inspection that were not statistically significantly different from the national average point increase for all maintained Year 6 pupils (a) by 1996 and (b) by 1997 for the same corresponding periods as applicable, when each pupils' subject score is calculated by awarding the same number of points as the National Curriculum level they attained; for each annual group of schools and each period, what was the average total point score of all their pupils together for these three subjects for each school year from that immediately preceding that of inspection to 1997; what were the average point changes in all their pupils' scores in each period as applicable; how many schools there were in each group; and what were their total numbers of Year 6 pupils in each of the three years involved; [27308]

(9) what is his Department's calculation of the proportion of all maintained primary schools with Year 6 pupils first inspected in each school year 1995–96 and 1996–97 that had point increases in the average of the 343W totals of their pupils' point scores in their English, maths and science Key Stage 2 SAT tests together compared with their average for the school year immediately preceding that of their inspection that were statistically significantly less than the national average point increase for all maintained Year 6 pupils (a) by 1996 and (b) by 1997 for the same corresponding periods as applicable, when each pupils' subject score is calculated by awarding the same number of points as the National Curriculum level they attained; for each annual group of schools and each period, what was the average total point score of all their pupils together for these three subjects for each school year from that immediately preceding that of inspection to 1997; what were the average point changes in all their pupils' scores in each period as applicable; how many schools there were in each group; and what were their total numbers of Year 6 pupils in each of the three years involved; [27309]

(10) what was the absolute point increase in the average total GCSE point score per pupil per maintained school with 15-year-olds between 1993 and 1997; and what assessment his Department has made of the relationship between these figures and the amount of time between 30 June 1997 and the date of first being inspected by Ofsted after 1 September 1993 for each such school; [22850]

(11) for all those maintained schools with 15-year-old pupils first inspected in school years (a) 1993–94, (b) 1994–95, (c) 1995–96 and (d) 1996–97, what were the average total GCSE point scores per pupil of each of these groups of schools in each year from 1992 to 1997; and what were the numbers of schools and 15-year-old pupils in each group; [22855]

(12) for all those maintained schools with 15-year-old pupils that had not been inspected for the first time since 1 September 1993 by the end of the school years (a) 1993–94, (b) 1994–95, (c) 1995–96 and (d) 1996–97, what were the average total GCSE point scores per pupil of each of these groups of schools in each year from 1992 to 1997; and what were the numbers of schools and 15-year-old pupils in each group; [22856]

(13) what were (a) the annual point increase in the average total GCSE point score per pupil per maintained school with 15-year-olds in each July to July school year in (i) 1993–94, (ii) 1994–95, (iii) 1995–96 and (iv) 1996–97 and (b) the amount of time measured in school days between the date of being inspected by Ofsted and 30 June in each of these years for each such school that was first inspected after 1 September 1993 in that year; and what assessment his Department has made of the degree of correlation between the two; [22857]

(14) what percentage of 15-year-old pupils, excluding those in special schools, gained (a) at least five GCSEs at grades A^⋆ to C, (b) at least five GCSEs and (c) at least one GCSE in 1997. [22858]