HC Deb 11 February 1977 vol 925 c875W
Mr. Gerry Fowler

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of pupils at school, eligible to be entered for GCE or CSE examinations, and what proportion of those entered for those examinations attained two GCE A-levels or above, five or more GCE O-levels, and one or more GCE O-level or CSE grade five passes, within

FIGURES RELATING TO GCE AND CSE ACHIEVEMENTS BY SCHOOL LEAVERS FROM THE WEST MIDLANDS AND ENGLAND AND WALES FOR 1974–75 (the latest year available) ARE AS FOLLOWS:
West Midlands England and Wales
Percentage of school leavers with:
Two or more A-level passes … 11.2 12.2
No A-level passes:
Five or more higher grade O-level results* … 8.0 8.5
1–4 higher grade O-level results* … 26.0 25.5
1 or more other graded results (GCE and CSE) † … 30.6 31.1
TOTAL NUMBER OF SCHOOL LEAVERS … 74,600 691,790
* GCE O-level grades A-C, CSE grade 1.
† GCE O-level grades D and E, CSE grades 2–5.