HC Deb 29 January 1997 vol 289 c263W
Mr. Nigel Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the percentage of 16-year-olds passing five or more GCSEs at grade C or higher in Lancashire in each year since 1992. [13268]

Mrs. Gillan

The percentage of 15-year-old1 pupils in maintained schools passing five or more GCSEs at grade C or higher in Lancashire in each year since 1992 is:

Percentage
1992 36.5
1993 39.4
1994 41.1
1995 41.7
1996 42.6
1 Age at the beginning of the academic year.