HC Deb 08 December 2003 vol 415 cc279-80W
Mr. Gibb

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what proportion of(a) technology, (b) sports, (c) arts, (d) languages, (e) engineering, (f) science, (g) mathematics and computing and (h) business and enterprise specialist schools achieved less than 25 per cent. A* to C grades at GCSE in the last year for which figures are available.[141793]

Mr. Miliband

The information requested is provided in the following table.

2002 GCSE/GNVQ results
Special school type
Technology Sports Arts Languages
Number of schools where less than 25 per cent. of 15 years olds achieved five or more A*–C grades at GCSE/GNVQ 11 6 4 1
Percentage of schools where less than 25 per cent. of 15 years olds achieved five or more A*C grades at GCSE/GNVQ 3 6 4 1

Specialist schools covers the 674 maintained, mainstream schools which were operational specialists as at September 2002, with 2002 GCSE/GNVQ results. 2003 GCSE/GNVQ results are due to be published in January 2004, so 2002 figures have been used.

There were no operational engineering, science, mathematics and computing or business and enterprise specialist schools at the time of the 2002 GCSE/ GNVQ examinations.