HC Deb 18 January 1991 vol 183 cc596-600W
Mr. Robert G. Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list all local education authorities in England in rank order showing the proportions of school-leavers with five or more GCSE results at grades A to C.

Mr. Dykes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list all local education authorities in England in rank order showing the proportions of school leavers with five or more GCSE results at grades A to C.

Mr. Fallon

The information requested is set out in the table.

LEA Rank Proportion of leavers with 5 or more GCSE results at Grades A-C as percentage of all school leavers1
Sutton 1 39.1
Barnet 2 38.9
Harrow 3 38.6
Surrey 4 38.0
Buckinghamshire 5 36.0
West Sussex 6 35.5
North Yorkshire 7 34.5
Richmond 8 32.4
Berkshire 9 32.3
Kingston upon Thames 10 32.2
Hertfordshire 11 31.9
Solihull 12 31.7
East Sussex 13 31.4
Gloucestershire 14 31.2
Trafford 15 30.7
Northumberland 15 30.7
Shropshire 17 30.3
Wigan 18 30.2
Bromley 19 29.9
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 19 29.9
Hampshire 21 29.6
Hereford and Worcester 22 29.2
Cheshire 23 29.1
Bolton 24 28.7
Stockport 25 28.6
Bexley 26 28.5
Sefton 26 28.5
Warwickshire 26 28.5
Cambridgeshire 29 28.0
Cumbria 29 28.0
Wirral 31 27.8
Avon 31 27.8
Bury 33 27.7
Oxfordshire 33 27.7
Dorset 35 27.6
North Tyneside 36 27.5
Essex 37 27.4
Kent 38 27.3
Tameside 39 27.1
Somerset 39 27.1
Enfield 41 26.9
Lancashire 42 26.8
Cleveland 43 26.5
Devon 44 26.3
Wiltshire 45 25.9
Kirklees 46 25.6
Redbridge 47 25.5
Dudley 47 25.5
Hounslow 49 25.2
Lincolnshire 49 25.2
Leicestershire 51 25.1
Bedfordshire 52 24.9
Staffordshire 52 24.9
Merton 54 24.6
Derbyshire 54 24.6
Norfolk 56 24.5
Havering 57 24.4
Suffolk 58 24.2
Walsall 59 23.4
Durham 59 23.4
Nottinghamshire 59 23.4
Salford 62 23.2
Rotherham 63 23.0
Northamptonshire 64 22.8

LEA Rank Proportion of leavers with 5 or more GCSE results at Grades A-C as percentage of all school leavers1
Hillingdon 65 22.7
Humberside 66 22.6
Ealing 67 22.5
Sheffield 68 22.2
South Tyneside 68 22.2
Croydon 70 22.1
Leeds 71 22.0
Sunderland 72 21.8
Doncaster 73 21.7
Newcastle upon Tyne 74 21.6
Calderdale 75 21.5
Coventry 76 21.2
Rochdale 77 20.9
Brent 78 20.6
St. Helens 79 20.5
Gateshead 80 20.4
Wolverhampton 81 19.9
Barnsley 82 19.7
Isle of Wight 83 19.5
Liverpool 84 19.4
Birmingham 85 19.1
Oldham 86 18.1
Wakefield 87 17.5
Bradford 88 16.9
Haringey 89 16.6
Manchester 90 16.4
Inner London 91 15.9
Sandwell 92 15.5
Newham 93 14.9
Waltham Forest 94 12.7
Barking and Dagenham 95 11.3
Knowsley 96 8.5
TOTAL ENGLAND 25.8
1 The examination data are aggregated from the results of a sample survey for the academic years 1986–87, 1987–88 and 1988–89. These figures are based on a 10 per cent. sample of school leavers in maintained schools (excluding special schools). The percentages do not reflect exam achievements of pupils after leaving school. It includes GCSE and O-level grades A to C and CSE grade 1.

Mr. Robert G. Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list those local education authorities in England which achieved average or better examination results for school leavers on the basis of the latest information available and are budgeting to spend no more than 5 per cent. above the education component of their 1990–91 standard spending assessment.

Mr. Dykes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list those local authorities in England which achieved average or better examination results for school leavers on the basis of the latest information available and which are budgeting to spend no more than 5 per cent. above the education component of their 1990–91 standard spending assessment.

Mr. Fallon

The information requested is set out in the table:

Local education authority 1986–87 to 1988–89 Numbers of leavers with 5 or more GCSE results at Grades A-C as percentage of all school leavers Indexed budgeted overspend on education element of 1990–91 SSA (100 = Parity)
Barnet 38.9 99
Harrow 38.6 102
Surrey 38.0 103
Buckinghamshire 36.0 103
West Sussex 35.5 100
Berkshire 32.3 98
East Sussex 31.4 105
Trafford 30.7 102
Bromley 29.9 100
Cornwall 29.9 98
Hampshire 29.6 101
Hereford and Worcester 29.2 100
Bolton 28.7 101
Bexley 28.5 100
Sefton 28.5 104
Cambridgeshire 28.0 104
Wirral 27.8 101
Essex 27.4 102
Kent 27.3 95
Tameside 27.1 100
Enfield 26.9 104

Note: Information is not available for the individual inner London boroughs, the City of London, Brent, Haringey or Barnsley.

The information is based on: Examination data aggrevated from the results of a sample survey over the three academic years from 1986–87 to 1988–89 showing the proportions of school leavers with 5 or more GCSE results at grades A-C; Education budget data based on budget returns from LEAs to the Department of the Environment.

Mr. Robert G. Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list those local education authorities in England which achieved below-average examination results for school-leavers in the latest year for which information is available and are budgeting to spend more than 7.5 per cent. above the education component of their 1990–91 standard spending assessment.

Mr. Dykes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list those local education authorities in England which achieved below-average examination results for school leavers in the latest year for which information is available and which are budgeting to spend more than 7.5 per cent. above the education component of their 1990–91 standard spending assessment.

Mr. Fallon

The information requested is set out in the table:

LEA 1986–87 to 1988–89 Numbers of leavers with 5 or more GCSE A-C as percentage of all School Leavers Indexed budgeted overspend on education element of 1990–91 SSA (100 = Parity)
Hounslow 25.2 110
Leicestershire 25.1 110
Merton 24.6 109
Derbyshire 24.6 124
Havering 24.4 109
Suffolk 24.2 109
Walsall 23.4 112
Durham 23.4 110

LEA 1986–87 to 1988–89 Numbers of leavers with 5 or more GCSE A-C as percentage of all School Leavers Indexed budgeted overspend on education element of 1990–91 SSA (100 = Parity)
Salford 23.2 113
Rotherham 23.0 112
Hillingdon 22.7 111
Sheffield 22.2 117
South Tyneside 22.2 113
Leeds 22.0 109
Doncaster 21.7 108
Newcastle upon Tyne 21.6 115
Calderdale 21.5 110
Coventry 21.2 110
St. Helens 20.5 112
Gateshead 20.4 117
Wakefield 17.5 117
Sandwell 15.5 112
Barking and Dagenham 11.3 114

Information is not available for the individual inner London boroughs, the City of London, Brent, Haringey or Barnsley.

The information is based on: examination data aggregated from the results of a simple survey over the three academic years from 1986–87 to 1988–89 showing the proportions of school leavers with 5 or more GCSE results at grades A-C; Education budgets data based on budget returns from LEAs to the Department of the Environment.