HC Deb 23 January 1998 vol 304 cc724-5W
Mr. Don Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what were the percentage declines in the average annual percentage point rates of increase in each of the percentages of all 15 year old pupils, excluding only those in special schools, achieving

Percentage of 15-year-old pupils in schools (excluding special schools) in England (a) Achieving at least 5 GCSE grades A*-C1
Percentage achieving 5+A*-C Percentage point increase (i) Percentage achieving 5+A*-C Percentage point increase (ii) Difference (ii)-(i)
1992 39.0 — 1988 29.9 —
1993 42.0 3.0 1989 32.8 2.9
1994 44.2 2.2 1990 34.5 1.7
1995 44.5 0.3 1991 36.8 2.3
1996 45.6 1.1 1992 39.0 2.2
1997 46.3 0.7
Average increase 1992 to 1997 1.5 Average increase 1988 to 1992 2.3 0.8
1 The 1997 figures include the relevant GNVQ equivalents.

(b) Achieving at least 5 GCSEs1
Percentage achieving 5+GCSE Percentage point increase (i) Percentage achieving 5+GCSE Percentage point increase (ii) Difference (ii)-(i)
1992 83.8 — 1988 74.7 —
1993 85.9 2.1 1989 79.3 4.6
1994 87.2 1.3 1990 80.3 1.0
1995 87.6 0.4 1991 83.0 2.7
1996 88.1 0.5 1992 83.8 0.8
1997 88.6 0.5
Average increase 1992 to 1997 1.0 Average increase 1988 to 1992 2.3 1.3
1 The 1997 figures include the relevant GNVQ equivalents.

(c) Achieving at least 1 GCSE1
Percentage achieving 1+GCSE Percentage point increase (i) Percentage achieving 1+GCSE Percentage point increase (ii) Difference (ii)-(i)
1992 93.1 — 1988 89.9 —
1993 94.5 1.4 1989 92.5 2.6
1994 93.7 -0.8 1990 92.7 0.2
1995 93.6 -0.1 1991 93.2 0.5
1996 93.9 0.3 1992 93.1 -0.1
1997 94.1 0.2
Average increase 1992 to 1997 0.2 Average increase 1988 to 1992 0.8 0.6
1 The 1997 figures include the relevant GNVQ equivalents.