HL Deb 10 February 1998 vol 585 cc181-3WA
Baroness Blatch

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish for England for comprehensive schools, grammar schools, modern schools, independent schools, Further Education Funding Council (FEFC) schools and colleges and for all institutions in each of the years 1994 to 1997 the number of pupils in each of the subjects—

GCE A-level achievements of pupils aged 16–18 in schools and FE sector colleges 1994 to 1997-England
1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97
Number of students Number of students Number of students Number of students
Attempting Passing Grade A Attempting Passing Grade A Attempting Passing Grade A Attempting Passing Grade A
Comprehensive schools
Mathematics 20,571 16,535 3,783 19,717 16,641 4,242 21,133 18,270 4,350 22,534 19,457 4,633
Physics 12,437 9,788 1,665 11,873 9,623 1,934 11,519 9,517 1,712 12,126 10,344 1,936
Chemistry 13,672 10,553 1,698 13,891 10,773 1,907 13,374 11,044 1,822 14,460 12,211 2,100
Biology 16,552 12,570 1,627 17,129 13,054 1,706 17,379 14,460 1,602 19,901 16,823 1,973
English literature 24,969 22,398 3,027 23,969 21,791 2,929 23,420 21,753 3,202 24,948 23,465 3,318
History 15,807 13,002 1,790 15,713 13,361 1,862 15,996 13,520 1,905 15,739 13,444 1,852
Geography 18,722 14,626 1,894 17,724 14,159 1,977 17,633 14,232 2,061 18,169 16,113 1,586
French 8,820 7,355 1,207 8,276 7,039 1,179 8,202 7,034 1,271 7,674 6,659 1,163
Economics 10,979 8,406 522 9,251 7,059 1,034 7,032 6,164 680 8,335 7,392 873
Selective schools
Mathematics 4,963 4,379 1,288 5,115 4,646 1,574 5,358 4,998 1,607 5,696 5,318 1,752
Physics 2,968 2,683 717 3,012 2,758 844 2,984 2,777 828 3,305 3,084 858
Chemistry 3,165 2,814 752 3,470 3,084 853 3,578 3,281 886 3,961 3,677 963
Biology 3,587 3,187 724 3,799 3,368 762 3,906 3,631 770 4,494 4,228 983
English literature 4,199 4,058 941 4,220 4,072 887 4,322 4,220 923 4,820 4,748 1,087
History 3,144 2,858 595 3,263 3,040 685 3,182 2,975 643 3,321 3,089 687
Geography 3,203 2,822 547 3,195 2,814 561 3,109 2,822 575 3,370 3,206 595
French 2,529 2,328 537 2,560 2,388 575 2,552 2,357 565 2,509 2,343 546
Economics 2,147 1,866 88 2,058 1,807 482 614 585 115 851 787 160
Modern schools
Mathematics 170 119 9 173 114 6 163 105 4 169 131 10
Physics 112 69 3 124 89 7 71 42 0 67 54 2
Chemistry 89 55 2 121 81 6 78 51 4 101 78 5
Biology 178 105 5 179 105 6 140 94 2 207 154 8
English literature 402 325 29 368 308 23 365 331 19 469 410 25
History 201 141 10 213 145 16 197 158 7 242 179 5
Geography 202 137 8 211 135 9 207 125 7 256 184 6
French 77 54 7 60 43 5 51 32 1 50 40 1
Economics 93 45 8 55 36 5 155 141 6 184 172 9
Independent schools
Mathematics 11,136 10,041 4,261 11,370 10,595 4,651 12,039 11,367 4,883 12,698 11,984 5,210
Physics 6,897 6,340 2,184 7,048 6,559 2,541 6,753 6,378 2,433 6,443 6,110 2,386
Chemistry 8,491 7,791 2,711 8,964 8,234 2,986 8,811 8,344 3,022 8,690 8,267 3,285
Biology 8,112 7,433 2,248 8,355 7,704 2,488 8,705 8,265 2,433 8,867 8,380 2,705
English literature 9,602 9,314 2,494 9,096 8,892 2,651 9,349 9,222 2,745 9,928 9,797 2,757

mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, English literature, history, geography, French and economics: entering for A-level, passing A-level and obtaining grade A at A-level, together with, for each kind of institution, the average A-level points obtained per pupil. [HL453]

Baroness Blackstone

The information requested in respect of GCE A-level achievements is shown in the following tables.

GCE A-level achievements of pupils pupils aged 16–18 in schools and FE sector colleges 1994 to 1997–England
1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97
Number of students Number of students Number of students Number of students
Attempting Passing Grade A Attempting Passing Grade A Attempting Passing Grade A Attempting Passing Grade A
History 7,459 6,952 1,773 7,140 6,737 1,815 7,021 6,670 1,885 7,100 6,791 1,908
Geography 7,642 6,914 1,680 7,316 6,672 1,596 7,327 6,763 1,619 7,349 7,002 1,567
French 6,494 6,176 2,197 6,328 6,047 2,075 6,380 6,087 2,087 6,106 5,868 1,974
Economics 5,876 5,092 135 5,347 4,578 1,245 1,335 1,209 254 1,470 1,381 281
Sixth form colleges
Mathematics 8,709 7,178 1,734 8,560 7,339 1,874 8,748 7,655 1,943 8,781 7,874 1,936
Physics 4,530 3,736 587 4,350 3,601 685 3,992 3,400 625 3,915 3,512 730
Chemistry 4,999 4,108 804 5,334 4,468 897 5,122 4,470 968 5,500 4,914 1,039
Biology 6,431 5,109 698 6,982 5,352 777 7,035 5,918 846 7,816 6,799 962
English literature 7,766 7,112 1,114 7,423 6,910 1,094 6,972 6,465 1,096 7,229 6,747 1,214
History 5,405 4,527 641 5,493 4,598 637 5,626 4,818 712 5,759 4,931 682
Geography 5,485 4,295 580 5,195 4,214 624 5,155 4,162 632 5,306 4,785 533
French 3,537 2,990 560 3,343 2,856 513 3,357 2,864 515 3,087 2,702 410
Economics 3,281 2,691 383 2,622 2,194 399 5,115 4,627 619 6,025 5,547 765
Other FE sector colleges
Mathematics 6,480 4,516 778 5,978 4,514 774 6,292 4,710 723 5,813 4,398 713
Physics 3,717 2,715 413 3,322 2,479 365 3,010 2,322 276 2,835 2,260 283
Chemistry 4,153 2,876 410 4,013 2,869 411 3,697 2,760 333 3,682 2,752 386
Biology 6,404 4,351 460 6,248 4,200 405 6,218 4,390 345 6,278 4,640 388
English literature 6,714 5,700 554 6,330 5,334 591 5,770 5,050 539 5,889 5,214 527
History 4,747 3,294 271 4,425 3,083 277 4,264 3,045 296 3,894 2,790 252
Geography 4,638 3,219 364 3,980 2,799 308 3,731 2,656 297 3,518 2,740 229
French 2,650 1,939 246 2,341 1,751 226 2,196 1,645 239 1,924 1,501 221
Economics 3,688 2,448 444 2,966 1,867 182 5,896 4,668 469 6,338 5,200 513
Schools & FE sector colleges
Mathematics 52,014 42,773 11,854 50,941 43,849 13,121 53,733 47,106 13,511 55,724 49,164 14,254
Physics 30,683 25,333 5,569 29,730 25,109 6,376 28,330 24,437 5,875 28,707 25,364 6,195
Chemistry 34,573 28,201 6,377 35,795 29,509 7,060 34,661 29,951 7,035 36,416 31,899 7,778
Biology 41,268 32,759 5,763 42,695 33,783 6,144 43,383 36,758 5,998 47,599 41,025 7,019
English literature 53,655 48,910 8,159 51,406 47,307 8,175 50,199 47,042 8,524 53,295 50,390 8,928
History 36,767 30,777 5,081 36,247 30,964 5,292 36,287 31,186 5,448 36,070 31,224 5,366
Geography 39,902 32,023 5,053 37,622 30,793 5,075 37,162 30,760 5,191 37,987 34,031 4,516
French 24,110 20,845 4,754 22,909 20,125 4,573 22,718 20,019 4,678 21,358 19,114 4,315
Economics 26,075 20,558 1,580 22,297 17,541 3,347 20,148 17,395 2,143 23,204 20,460 2,601

Average GCE A/AS point score per student aged 16–18
1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97
Comprehensive schools 12.7 13.3 13.9 14.1
Selective schools 18.8 19.7 20.1 20.8
Modern schools 7.2 7.7 7.8 8.1
Independent schools 19.5 20.1 20.4 20.9
Sixth form colleges 13.5 13.8 14.2 14.5
Other FE sector colleges 8.2 8.3 8.3 8.5
Schools and colleges 13.3 13.8 14.7 14.5