HC Deb 27 July 1976 vol 916 c181W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many pupils gained grade 1 CSE passes in English language in each of the years that the CSE examination has been in existence.

Miss Margaret Jackson

The numbers of candidates in England and Wales awarded Grade 1 CSE passes in English in each year were as follows:

1965 … 5,248
1966 … 13,840
1967 … 18,524
1968 … 22,354
1969 … 26,523
1970 … 29,748
1971 … 30,438
1972 … 36,263
1973 … 38,221
1974 … 58,379