§ Mrs. LaingTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils are studying(a) mathematics, (b) physics, (c) chemistry, (d) biology, (e) history, (f) English literature, (g) French, (h) geography and (i) economics at (i) GCSE and (ii) A-level; and how many passed in each subject, broken down by grade achieved in all institutions in each year from 1997 to 2001. [48245]
§ Mr. Timms[holding answer 10 April 2002]: The information requested is shown in the following tables.
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GCSE entries and achievements of all candidates in all schools and further education sector colleges, 1996–97 to 2000–01 Academic year Number of entries Grade A* Grade A Grade B Grade C Grade D Grade E Grade F Grade G Total A*-C Total A*-G 1997–98 Mathematics 644,224 12,994 47,887 96,232 140,079 112,866 102,275 57,344 31,897 297,192 601,574 Physics 39,316 6,511 9,512 9,765 8,189 3,342 1,121 322 88 33,977 38,850 Chemistry 39,924 5,524 10,571 10,617 8,170 3,027 1,119 319 102 34,882 39,449 Biology 51,354 4,920 11,265 11,867 11,237 6,026 2,668 829 329 39,289 49,141 History 192,621 9,703 27,777 38,008 36,462 26,683 21,587 15,910 9,670 111,950 185,800 English literature 455,651 16,175 47,530 88,119 125,222 83,181 52,265 25,160 10,423 277,046 448,075 French 312,358 18,686 34,615 41,480 57,374 59,784 48,060 31,718 15,547 152,155 307,264 Geography 240,822 10,924 28,993 39,153 53,430 43,270 29,932 19,030 9,300 132,500 234,032 Economics 6,625 247 791 1,384 1,583 1,188 595 324 214 4,005 6,326 1998–99 Mathematics 650,930 14,700 50,136 102,120 141,303 120,218 96,772 59,449 31,841 308,259 616,539 Physics 40,166 7,582 9,787 9,641 7,997 3,361 968 330 98 35,007 39,764 Chemistry 40,653 6,441 10,523 10,353 8,193 3,331 1,036 336 87 35,510 40,300 Biology 50,329 5,918 10,982 12,106 10,671 5,681 2,265 758 329 39,677 48,710 History 192,206 11,429 28,975 38,843 36,287 26,342 21,114 14,637 8,599 115,534 186,226 English literature 471,723 16,390 53,513 102,057 122,557 80,655 51,149 27,077 10,685 294,517 464,083 French 316,742 19,529 35,488 44,213 62,256 58,243 46,460 31,599 14,608 161,486 312,396 Geography 234,144 11,082 29,223 38,786 53,669 40,767 27,564 17,412 8,681 132,760 227,184 Economics 5,766 241 770 1,202 1,419 1,037 421 270 181 3,632 5,541 1999–2000 Mathematics 651,804 17,951 50,100 105,652 147,105 118,257 98,578 57,102 27,198 320,808 621,943 Physics 40,230 7,088 10,447 9,868 7,851 3,347 920 264 88 35,254 39,873 Chemistry 40,524 6,564 10,667 10,237 8,249 3,285 896 241 64 35,717 40,203 Biology 50,068 5,853 11,528 11,798 10,880 5,490 2,050 672 273 40,059 48,544 History 193,447 13,205 30,720 39,016 35,627 26,040 20,194 14,779 8,474 118,568 188,055 English literature 476,486 17,024 56,469 107,386 120,040 80,333 50,561 25,732 10,758 300,919 468,303 French 318,889 19,811 35,340 42,832 64,276 57,625 46,288 32,128 15,677 162,259 313,977 Geography 221,005 11,315 28,836 37,148 50,137 38,099 25,333 16,135 8,009 127,436 215,012 Economics 5,352 221 709 1,137 1,324 989 404 233 134 3,391 5,151 2000–01 Mathematics 670,858 18,250 55,248 111,725 150,697 121,798 95,976 58,194 28,243 335,920 640,131 Physics 40,602 7,212 10,678 9,742 8,208 3,188 889 252 97 35,840 40,266 Chemistry 40,911 6,761 11,103 10,117 8,241 3,211 903 228 59 36,222 40,623 Biology 48,961 6,858 11,185 11,740 10,286 4,778 1,862 709 269 40,069 47,687 History 197,789 15,164 31,241 38,705 36,000 26,915 20,598 14,668 8,739 121,110 192,030 English literature 499,205 18,515 59,512 112,480 124,886 86,740 50,825 25,403 11,707 315,393 490,068 French 326,065 22,022 32,971 41,496 71,810 59,683 45,143 31,293 16,374 168,299 320,792 Geography 223,525 17,282 29,126 35,964 50,501 36,105 24,721 15,697 7,792 132,873 217,188 Economics 4,694 246 650 1,038 1,170 773 362 172 113 3,104 4,524 Source:
Taken from data collected for the Secondary Performance Tables.
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GCE A-level entries and achievements of all candidates in all schools and further education sector colleges, 1996–97 to 2000–01 Academic year Number of entries Grade A Grade B Grade C Grade D Grade E Grades A-E 1996–97 Mathematics 63,858 17,078 12,533 10,772 8,961 6,636 55,980 Physics 29,844 6,291 6,350 5,400 4,653 3,446 26,140 Chemistry 38,251 7,960 7,991 6,962 5,661 4,574 33,148 Biology 51,477 7,329 9,861 9,736 9,069 7,570 43,565 History 38,066 5,435 7,007 7,753 7,020 5,101 32,316 English literature 55,905 9,218 11,350 13,072 11,650 7,182 52,472 French 22,503 4,532 4,514 4,422 3,779 2,770 20,017 Geography 38,581 4,540 8,276 8,979 7,428 5,212 34,435 Economics 20,217 3,186 3,374 3,681 3,604 2,788 16,633 1997–98 Mathematics 64,346 18,103 12,241 10,672 9,049 6,902 56,967 Physics 30,605 6,891 6,264 5,697 4,773 3,492 27,117 Chemistry 38,752 8,965 8,061 7,186 5,715 4,304 34,231 Biology 52,260 8,200 10,032 9,942 9,202 7,521 44,897 History 36,065 5,472 6,849 7,430 6,736 4,625 31,112 English literature 54,026 9,440 11,266 12,761 11,057 6,331 50,855 French 20,622 4,517 4,291 4,017 3,542 2,429 18,796 Geography 39,337 5,991 8,610 9,145 7,350 4,828 35,924 Economics 18,868 3,323 3,322 3,631 3,192 2,413 15,881
GCE A-level entries and achievements of all candidates in all schools and further education sector colleges, 1996–97 to 2000–01 Academic year Number of entries Grade A Grade B Grade C Grade D Grade E Grades A-E 1998–99 Mathematics 63,510 18,073 11,962 10,531 8,791 6,940 56,297 Physics 30,428 7,330 6,042 5,699 4,667 3,484 27,222 Chemistry 37,469 9,126 8,015 7,030 5,574 3,965 33,711 Biology 50,159 8,491 9,478 9,775 8,907 7,032 43,683 History 34,855 5,789 6,803 7,490 6,280 4,055 30,417 English literature 51,163 9,037 10,672 12,389 10,327 5,968 48,393 French 18,662 4,342 3,853 3,752 3,059 2,131 17,137 Geography 37,500 6,225 8,224 8,756 7,100 4,307 34,612 Economics 18,865 3,560 3,425 3,705 3,293 2,486 16,469 1999–2000 Mathematics 60,734 17,600 11,543 10,156 8,679 6,222 54,200 Physics 28,945 7,179 5,720 5,312 4,390 3,300 25,901 Chemistry 36,696 9,237 8,061 6,823 5,389 3,713 33,223 Biology 48,987 8,436 9,546 9,630 8,609 6,819 43,040 History 34,488 5,887 6,809 7,575 6,125 3,984 30,380 English literature 48,417 9,066 10,100 11,943 9,720 5,290 46,119 French 16,049 3,807 3,430 3,194 2,609 1,710 14,750 Geography 33,405 6,029 7,438 7,578 5,980 3,813 30,838 Economics 17,742 3,736 3,261 3,282 3,141 2,250 15,670 2000–01 Mathematics 61,202 17,732 11,362 9,894 8,625 6,607 54,220 Physics 28,725 7,121 5,698 5,260 4,241 3,343 25,663 Chemistry 35,138 9,170 7,622 6,512 4,980 3,671 31,955 Biology 46,868 8,519 9,237 9,232 7,945 6,412 41,345 History 35,032 6,356 7,223 7,636 6,104 3,641 30,960 English literature 47,486 9,403 9,915 11,648 9,351 4,928 45,245 French 16,102 4,010 3,308 3,150 2,571 1,731 14,770 Geography 33,461 6,387 7,477 7,526 5,948 3,669 31,007 Economics 17,369 3,829 3,263 3,498 3,029 1,964 15,583 Source:
Taken from data collected from the 16–18 School and College Performance Tables.