A-Level Passes

HC Deb 28 February 1986 vol 92 cc699-700W

Mr. Greenway

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has as to how many A-level passes were achieved in independent schools in 1985; what percentage this was of the total number of such passes; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Dunn

The numbers of A-level passes attained by English school leavers^* from maintained and independent schools in 1983–84 were:

	Number	Percentage
	(000s)
Independent schools	81.0	24.3
Maintained schools	252.6	75.7
All schools	333.6	100.0

A further 50,200 A-level passes were achieved in 1983–84 by young people at FE establishments^†.

^* School leaven survey.

^‡ FE 113 STATS survey. Full-time home and sandwich students aged 19 or less.

All data on examinations subject to sampling error.