HC Deb 07 July 1986 vol 101 cc46-7W
Mr. Lilley

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) if he will give the number of children who have taken 0-levels in Hertfordshire; in what subjects; and how many have passed, in the last five years;

(2) if he will give the number of children in Hertfordshire who have undertaken the CSE examination in the last five years, indicating subjects taken and grades passed.

Mr. Dunn

Data are not readily available in the form requested. Information in respect of leavers from maintained schools in Hertfordshire is as follows:

Academic year
1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85
French 2.44 2.91 2.70 2.49 2.67
History 2.68 3.12 3.00 2.63 2.46
Geography 2.69 3.12 3.10 2.97 2.88
Creative arts 2.20 2.63 2.70 2.47 2.54
Commercial & domestic studies 1.65 1.72 1.68 1.48 1.68
Number achieving any grade† O-level or CSE passes in
Any subject 13.94 14.43 15.22 14.22 14.20
English 12.65 13.28 14.01 12.94 13.11
Mathematics 11.06 11.36 12.19 11.64 11.55
Physics 4.29 5.07 5.98 5.47 5.49
Chemistry 3.30 3.81 4.48 4.08 4.26
Biology 6.46 6.90 7.03 6.40 6.51
Craft, design, technology and other science 5.76 5.79 5.94 5.99 5.92
French 5.59 6.35 6.52 5.70 5.67
History 6.09 6.17 6.60 5.86 5.94
Geography 6.71 7.13 7.51 6.79 6.62
Creative arts 5.45 5.69 6.03 5.64 5.54
Commercial & domestic studies 5.45 4.80 5.19 4.60 5.09
* O-level A-C, CSE 1.
† O-level A-E, CSE 1–5.