HC Deb 14 October 1996 vol 282 cc726-7W
Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the average GCSE point score, where A*=7, for English language and mathematics for(a) girls and (b) boys in the maintained sector in (i) 1994, (ii) 1995 and (iii) 1996. [40546]

Mr. Paice

The average GCSE point scores for English and mathematics in the maintained sector in England where A*=7 are as follows:

1994 1995
Girls Boys Girls Boys
English 4.4 3.7 4.4 3.6
Mathematics 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.4

The figures for 1996 are not yet available.

Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many and what percentage of total school leavers in the maintained sector failed to attain five GCSEs at grades A to C in 1996(a) in total and (b) broken down according to gender. [40547]

Mr. Paice

This information is not available.