§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what percentage of entrants for A level examinations of each of the examining boards in England and Wales in each year since 1983 have received (a) A grades, (b) B grades, (c) C grades, (d) D grades and (e) E grades.
§ Mrs. Rumbold[pursuant to the reply, 23 January 1987, c. 743]: The information for English boards is given in the following table:
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GCE A level summer examinations, England Percentage of entrants awarded Grade A Grade B Grade C Grade D Grade E 1983 Associated Examining Board for the GCE 4.7 9.3 10.5 13.6 21.2 University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate 11.2 15.5 11.5 12.1 23.0 University of London School Examinations Council 9.1 14.5 14.4 15.6 17.3 Joint Matriculation Board 10.2 14.2 10.9 15.0 18.9 Oxford Delegacy of Local Examinations 9.9 14.5 12.3 16.0 19.4 Oxford & Cambridge Schools Examinations Board 18.9 19.7 17.2 16.3 14.1 Southern Universities Joint Board for School Examinations 9.6 15.1 12.6 16.0 19.1 1984 Associated Examining Board for the GCE 5.3 10.5 11.4 12.9 20.9 University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate 11.8 16.2 11.3 130 22.4 University of London School Examinations Council 9.3 14.5 14.3 15.5 17.6 Joint Matriculation Board 10.1 14.6 10.8 14.2 19.6 Oxford Delegacy of Local Examinations 10.6 14.6 12.2 16.2 18.7 Oxford & Cambridge Schools Examinations Board 18.9 20.5 17.8 16.3 13.2 Southern Universities Joint Board for School Examinations 9.1 15.2 13.7 15.7 18.0 1985 Associated Examining Board for the GCE 5.1 11.4 11.1 12.5 21.9 University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate 12.1 16.1 12.3 13.1 22.2 University of London School Examinations Council 9.9 13.9 14.4 15.5 17.8 Joint Matriculation Board 10.1 14.5 11.0 16.1 17.3 Oxford Delegacy of Local Examinations 10.9 14.4 13.0 16.1 18.5 Oxford & Cambridge Schools Examinations Board 19.7 20.6 18.4 16.5 12.8 Southern Universities Joint Board for School Examinations 9.8 15.8 12.5 16.4 19.1 SourceSurvey of Examining Boards in England.