§ Baroness Blatchasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish data for Wales showing for state schools, independent schools and all schools taken together, the number and percentage of schools and 14 year-old pupils in each of the years 1994 to 1997 taking National Curriculum tests in the following subjects: mathematics, English and science, including, for each category of school, the number of schools and the number of 14 year-old pupils. [HL1229]
§ Lord Williams of MostynI refer to the replies I gave on 12 March (WA 78–84). National curriculum tests are taken by all children reaching the end of Key Stage 3, not all of whom will have become 14 years old during the school year. The numbers of pupils assessed, given in my previous replies, cannot therefore be related to the numbers of 14 year-olds in schools. The Key Stage 3 data held by the Welsh Office relate to all pupils taking the tasks and tests, irrespective of the age of the pupils. The data collected by the external marking agency do permit analysis by age of pupil so that the results of only 14 year-old pupils could be analysed separately, but this would entail a disproportionate cost.
The following table shows both the number of schools from which Key Stage 3 results were received and the number of schools with pupils at January who would have become 14 years old during the school year. As the number of schools supplying task or test results does not relate directly to the number of schools with 14 year-olds in January, percentages have not been calculated.
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LEA maintained secondary and special schools and GM secondary schools Independent schools All schools from which KS3 task or test results were received with 14 year-olds at January from which KS3 task or test results were received with 14 year-olds at January from which KS3 task or test results were received with 14 year-olds at January 1994 53 274 6 46 59 320 1995 232 275 6 42 238 317 1996 257 270 7 42 264 312 1997 262 270 9 39 271 309
§ Baroness Seccombeasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish data for Wales showing for comprehensive schools, independent schools and all schools separately, the percentage of all 16 year-old pupils in each of the years 1960 to 1997 passing GCSE examinations with grades A* to C or GCE O Level examinations with grades A to C (including CSE passes at grade 1) in the following subjects: mathematics, English or English language, English literature, sciences (showing separately percentages for Single Award Science or science, Double Award Science, physics, chemistry and biology), French, history and geography, showing data separately for boys, girls and all pupils and including, for each category of school each year, the number of schools and the number of 16 year-old pupils. [HL1240]
§ Lord Williams of MostynThe information requested is only available centrally from 1992 onwards without incurring a disproportionate cost. Information for the years 1994 to 1997 was given in my earlier Answer to the Baroness Blatch on 11 February (WA 211–216). Information for 1992 and 1993 is given in the following table.
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Percentage of 15 year-old boys achieving GCSE A* to C in selected subjects (a) Year 1992 1993 Comprehensive schools (b) Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 225 225 Number of 15 year-old boys 16,656 15,739 Percentage of 15 year-old boys achieving GCSE grade A*-C in: Mathematics (c) 34 35 English language 31 31 English literature 23 23 Sciences (d) 35 37 Single award science 3 3 Double award science 26 28 Physics 5 4 Chemistry 4 4 Biology (e) 3 3 French 13 14 History 12 13 Geography 22 22 Independent schools Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 41 39 Number of 15 year-old boys 568 561 Percentage of 15 year-old boys achieving GCSE grade A*-C in: Mathematics (c) 65 70 English language 63 68
Percentage of 15 year-old boys achieving GCSE A* to C in selected subjects (a) Year 1992 1993 English literature 54 58 Sciences (d) 59 63 Single award science 3 4 Double award science 3 4 Physics 45 43 Chemistry 38 40 Biology (e) 39 43 French 40 43 History 33 35 Geography 46 50 All schools (f) Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 319 312 Number of 15 year-old boys 17,505 16,559 Percentage of 15 year-old boys achieving GCSE grade A*-C in: Mathematics (c) 34 36 English language 32 32 English literature 23 24 Sciences (d) 35 38 Single award science 3 3 Double award science 25 27 Physics 6 5 Chemistry 5 5 Biology (e) 4 4 French 14 15 History 13 14 Geography 22 23 (a) Age given is the age at the start of the academic year.
(b) LEA and grant maintained schools.
(c) Any mathematics subject (including Statistics).
(d) Any science subject.
(e) Biology or Human Biology.
(f) Includes special schools and pupil referral units.
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Percentage of 15 year-old girls achieving GCSE A* to C in selected subjects (a) Year 1992 1993 Comprehensive schools (b) Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 225 225 Number of 15 year-old girls 15,718 14,899 Percentage of 15 year-old girls achieving GCSE grade A*-C in: Mathematics (c) 33 36 English language 48 48 English literature 40 40 Sciences (d) 34 37 Single award science 3 4 Double award science 26 29 Physics 3 2 Chemistry 3 3 Biology (e) 3 3 French 25 27
Percentage of 15 year-old girls achieving GCSE A* to C in selected subjects (a) Year 1992 1993 History 17 20 Geography 18 17 Independent schools Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 41 39 Number of 15 year-old girls 553 497 Percentage of 15 year-old girls achieving GCSE grade A*-C in: Mathematics (c) 72 77 English language 79 83 English literature 75 76 Sciences (d) 68 70 Single award science 4 5 Double award science 2 3 Physics 34 34 Chemistry 38 38 Biology (e) 55 53 French 72 74 History 39 42 Geography 47 46 All schools (f) Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 319 312 Number of 15 year-old girls 16,400 15,493 Percentage of 15 year-old girls achieving GCSE grade A5-C in: Mathematics (c) 34 37 English language 49 49 English literature 41 41 Sciences (d) 35 38 Single award science 3 4 Double award science 25 28 Physics 4 3 Chemistry 4 4 Biology (e) 5 4 French 26 28 History 17 21 Geography 19 18 (a) Age given is the age at the start of the academic year.
(b) LEA and grant maintained schools.
(c) Any mathematics subject (including Statistics).
(d) Any science subject.
(e) Biology or Human Biology.
(f) Includes special schools and pupil referral units.
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Percentage of 15 year-old pupils achieving GCSE A* to C in selected subjects (a) Year 1992 1993 Comprehensive schools (b) Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 225 225 Number of 15 year-old pupils 32,374 30,638 Percentage of 15 year-old pupils achieving GCSE grade A*-C in: Mathematics (c) 33 35 English language 39 39 English literature 31 31 Sciences (d) 35 37 Single award science 3 3 Double award science 26 29 Physics 4 3 Chemistry 3 4 Biology (e) 3 3 French 19 20 History 14 17 Geography 20 20
Percentage of 15 year-old pupils achieving GCSE A* to C in selected subjects (a) Year 1992 1993 Independent schools Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 41 39 Number of 15 year-old pupils 1,121 1,058 Percentage of 15 year-old pupils achieving GCSE grade A*-C in: Mathematics (c) 69 73 English language 71 75 English literature 64 66 Sciences (d) 64 66 Single award science 4 4 Double award science 3 3 Physics 40 39 Chemistry 38 39 Biology (e) 47 47 French 55 56 History 36 38 Geography 46 48 All schools (f) Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 319 312 Number of 15 year-old pupils 33,905 32,052 Percentage of 15 year-old pupils achieving GCSE grade A*-C in: Mathematics (c) 34 36 English language 40 40 English literature 32 32 Sciences (d) 35 37 Single award science 3 3 Double award science 25 27 Physics 5 4 Chemistry 4 5 Biology (e) 5 4 French 20 21 History 15 17 Geography 21 21 (a) Age given is the age at the start of the academic year.
(b) LEA and grant maintained schools.
(c) Any mathematics subject (including Statistics).
(d) Any science subject.
(e) Biology or Human Biology.
(f) Includes special schools and pupil referral units.
§ Baroness Seccombeasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish data for Wales showing for comprehensive schools, independent schools and all schools separately, the percentage of all 16 year-old pupils in each of the years 1960 to 1997 passing GCSE examinations with grades A* to C or GCE O-Level examinations with grades A to C (including CSE passes at Grade 1) for the following combinations of subjects: mathematics and English; mathematics, English and one science; mathematics, English, one science, French and either history or geography; showing data for each combination of subjects separately for boys, girls and all pupils and including, for each category of school, the number of schools and the number of 16 year-old pupils. [HL1241]
§ Lord Williams of MostynThe information requested is only available centrally from 1992 onwards without incurring a disproportionate cost. Information 107WA for the years 1994 to 1997 was given in my earlier Answer to the Baroness Blatch on 11 February (WA 216–220).
Information for 1992 and 1993 is given in the following table.
Percentage of 15 year-old boys achieving GCSE A* to C in selected subjects (a) Year 1992 1993 Comprehensive schools (b) Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 225 225 Number of 15 year-old boys 16,656 15,739 Percentage of 15 year-old boys achieving GCSE grade A*-C in: Mathematics and English or Welsh 27 25 Mathematics, English or Welsh and a science 23 22 Independent schools Number of schools with 15 years-old pupils 41 39 Number of 15 year-old boys 568 561 Percentage of 15 year-olds achieving GCSE grade A*-C in: Mathematics and English or Welsh 57 63 Mathematics, English or Welsh and a science 49 56 All schools (c) Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 319 312 Number of 15 year-old boys 17,505 16,559 Percentage of 15 year-old boys achieving GCSE grade A*-C in: Mathematics and English or Welsh 27 26 Mathematics, English or Welsh and a science 23 23 (a) Age given is the age at the start of the academic year.
(b) LEA and grant maintained schools.
(c) includes special schools and pupil referral units.
Percentage of 15 year-old girls achieving GCSE A* to C in selected subjects (a) Year 1992 1993 Comprehensive schools (b) Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 225 225 Number of 15 year old girls 15,718 14,899 Percentage of 15 year-old girls achieving GCSE grade A*-C in: Mathematics and English or Welsh 33 32 Mathematics, English or Welsh and a science 27 27 Independent schools Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 41 39 Number of 15 year-old girls 553 497 Percentage of 15 year-old girls achieving GCSE grade A*-C in: Mathematics and English or Welsh 71 73 Mathematics, English or Welsh and a science 64 65 All schools (e) Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 319 312 Number of 15 year-old girls 16,400 15,493 Percentage of 15 year-old girls achieving GCSE grade A*-C in: Mathematics and English or Welsh 34 33 Mathematics, English or Welsh and a science 28 28 (a) Age given is the age at the start of the academic year.
(b) LEA and grant maintained schools.
(c) Includes special schools and pupils referral units.
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Percentage of 15 year old pupils achieving GCSE A* to C in selected subjects (a) Year 1992 1993 Comprehensive schools (b) Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 225 225 Number of 15 year-old pupils 32,374 30,638 Percentage of 15 year-old pupils achieving GCSE grade A*-C in: Mathematics and English or Welsh 30 29 Mathematics, English or Welsh and a science 25 25 Independent schools Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 41 39 Number of 15 year-old pupils 1,121 1,058 Percentage of 15 year-old pupils achieving GCSE grade A*-C in: Mathematics and English of Welsh 64 68 Mathematics, English or Welsh and a science 56 60 All schools (c) Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 319 312 Number of 15 year-old pupils 33,095 32,052 Percentage of 15 year-old pupils achieving GCSE grade A*-C in: Mathematics and English or Welsh 31 30 Mathematics, English or Welsh and a science 26 26 (a) Age given is the age at the start of the academic year.
(b) LEA and grant maintained schools.
(c) Includes special schools and pupil referral units.
§ Baroness Seccombeasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish data for Wales showing for comprehensive schools, independent schools and all schools separately, the percentage of all 16 year-olds pupils in each of the years 1960 to 1997 obtaining five or more passes in GCSE examinations with grades A* to C or in GCE O Level examinations with grades A to C (including CSE passes at grade 1), showing data separately for boys, girls and all pupils and including, for each category of school, the number of schools and the number of 16 year-old pupils. [HL1242]
§ Lord Williams of MostynThe information requested is only available centrally from 1992 onwards without incurring a disproportionate cost. Information for the years 1994 to 1997 was given in my earlier Answer to the Baroness Blatch on 11 February (WA 209–210). Information for 1992 and 1993 is given in the following table.
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Percentage of 15 year-old pupils achieving five or more GCSE grades A* to C (a) Year 1992 1993 Comprehensive schools (b) Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 225 225 Number of 15 year-old pupils: Boys 16,656 15,739 Girls 15,718 14,899 Pupils 32,374 30,638
Percentage of 15 year-old pupils achieving five or more GCSE grades A* to C (a) Year 1992 1993 Percentage of 15-year old pupils achieving five or more GCSE grades A* to C: Boys 30 31 Girls 38 40 Pupils 34 36 Independent schools Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 41 39 Number of 15 year-old pupils: Boys 568 561 Girls 553 497 Pupils 1,121 1,058 Percentage of 15 year-old pupils achieving five or more GCSE grades A* to C: Boys 61 66 Girls 78 80 Pupils 70 73 All schools (c) Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 319 312 Number of 15 year-old pupils: Boys 17,505 16,559 Girls 16,400 15,493 Pupils 33,905 32,052 Percentage of 15 year-old pupils achieving five or more GCSE grades A* to C: Boys 30 32 Girls 39 41 Pupils 35 36 (a) Age given is the age at the start of the academic year.
(b) LEA and grant maintained schools.
(c) Includes special schools and pupil referral units.