GCSEs

HC Deb 16 September 2004 vol 424 cc1691-3WS

Mr. Willis

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of students in each year from 1997–98 to 2003–04 achieved Grade C or above in GCSE(a) mathematics, (b) science and (c) English. [188830]

Mr. Miliband

[holding answer 14 September 2004]: The information requested is as follows:

Percentage of 15–year–old pupils achieving grade C or higher at GCSE/GNVQ
	English	Mathematics	Science
2003	56	48	48
2002	55	49	48
2001	54	48	48
2000	54	46	47
1999	53	45	46
1998	51	43	45
Note:
GCSE/GNVQ results are reported as standard as the results of pupils aged 15 at the start of the academic year i.e. 31 August and therefore reaching the end of compulsory education at the end of the school year.

Mrs. Iris Robinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils in England obtained(a) fewer than five GCSEs at A^*-C grades and (b) no GCSEs at A^*-C grade in each year since 1990. [188574]

Mr. Miliband

The information requested is as follows:

	Number of 15 year old pupils1 achieving less than five A*-C grades at GCSE/GNVQ	Number of 15 years old pupils1 achieving no A*-C grades at GCSE/GNVQ	Total number of 15 year old pupil1
2003	292,589	151,641	622,122
2002	293,833	150,480	606,554
2001	301,680	156,699	603,318
2000	294,666	153,121	580,393
1999	302,412	159,382	580,972
1998	308,779	164,741	575,210
1997	321,874	172,907	586,766
1996	329,498	176,887	594,035
1995	326,893	178,998	578,197
1994	301,637	161,798	532,273
1993	307,459	164,635	522,447
1992	335,654	186,462	544,068

¹ GCSE/GNVQ results are reported as standard as the results of pupils aged 15 at the start of the academic year i.e. 31 August and therefore reaching the end of compulsory education at the end of the school year.