HC Deb 17 November 1992 vol 214 c171W
Mr. Byers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many pupils at the Harris city technology college, south London, were in the year group taking GCSE in the summer of 1992; how many of them achieved a GCSE pass at either grade A or B in(a) technology, (b) mathematics, (c) French, (d) German, (e) history, (f) geography, (g) single science and (h) design and communication.

Mr. Forth

There were 117 pupils in the year group YG11 at Harris city technology college, London, taking GCSE in the summer of 1992. The number of pupils achieving a GCSE pass at grades A or B for these subjects are as follows(a) technology, 0 (b) mathematics, 2 (c) French, 0 (d)German, 0 (e) history, 1 (f) geography, 1 (g) single science, 1 and (h) design and communication, 0.

In providing comparative information about examination results on a national and local basis GCSE results are to be banded to show passes at grades A to C and A to G. At Harris CTC, GCSE A—C grade passes in all subjects totalled 342, including 11 in single science and 147 in double science. Of schools in the London borough of Croydon, Harris has the second biggest improvement in the number of children getting five or more A to C passes at GCSEs in 1992, a 15 per cent. increase over last year. The pupils taking GCSE in 1992 were formerly pupils at the Sylvan high school on the same site. The average number of A to C passes this year was 2.92 per pupil compared with the best average at the Sylvan school of 1.54.

Mr. Byers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what(a) Government and (b) private sector financial support was received by Harris city technology college, south London, in 1990–91 and 1991–92.

Mr. Forth

Recurrent funding for city technology colleges is provided by grant direct from the Department of Education. The amount of Government grant for Harris city technology college in the academic year 1990–91 was £2.939 million and in the academic year 1991–92 was £3.107 million. As for all other schools, any additional funding by private sector sponsors for recurrent expenditure purposes is a matter for the schools and sponsors concerned.