GCSEs (Hansard, 19 November 2003)

HC Deb 19 November 2003 vol 413 cc1002-3W 1002W

§ Mr. Andrew Turner
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of fifth-form pupils in(a) England, (b) comprehensive schools, (c) grammar schools, (d) secondary modern schools and (e) grammar and secondary modern schools taken together have achieved (i) five or more A* GCSEs, (ii) five or more A* or A GCSEs and (iii) five or more A*-C GCSEs in each year since 1997. [139029]

§ Mr. Miliband
The information requested is given in the tables:

(a) England

Percentages

Academic Year (i)15 year olds achieving five or more A* grades at GCSEs (ii) 15 year olds achieving five or more grades A*-A at GCSEs (iii)five or more A*-C GCSEs in each year since 1997

2003¹ 2.9 12.3 52.6

2002 3.0 12.2 51.6

2001 2.8 12.1 50.0

2000 2.6 11.7 49.2

1999 2.4 11.2 47.9

1998 2.1 10.6 46.3

1997 1.7 9.8 45.1

¹ Provisional

(b) Comprehensive schools

Percentages

Academic Year (i) 15 year olds achieving five or more A* grades at GCSEs (ii) 15 year olds achieving five of more A*-A at GCSEs (iii) 15 year olds achieving five or more grades A*-C at GCSE/GNVQ

2003¹ 1.5 8.7 50.1

2002 1.5 8.6 48.8

2001 1.5 8.5 47.1

2000 1.4 8.3 46.4

1999 1.2 7.8 45.0

1998 1.1 7.4 43.1

1997 0.9 6.8 41.8

¹ Provisional

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(c) Grammar schools

Percentages

Academic Year (i) 15 year achieving five or more A* grades at GCSEs (ii) 15 year olds achieving five or more grades A*-A at GCSEs (iii) 15 year olds achieving five or more grades A*-C at GCSE/GNVQ

2003¹ 15.0 51.59 7.4

2002 14.9 50.89 7.5

2001 113.5 49.7 97.5

2000 12.5 47.9 97.3

1999 11.3 45.1 96.4

1998 9.3 42.0 95.4

1997 7.1 37.6 94.1

¹Provisional

(d) Secondary modern school

Percentages

Academic Year (i) 15 year olds achieving five or more A* grades at GCSEs (ii) 15 year olds achieving five or more grades A*-A at GCSEs (iii) 15 year olds achieving five or more grades A*-C at GCSE/GNVQ

2003¹ 0.2 2.7 40.8

2002 0.3 2.6 38.8

2001 0.2 2.5 36.8

2000 0.2 2.1 34.6

1999 0.1 2.0 32.8

1998 0.1 1.5 31.1

1997 0.0 1.3 29.0

¹ Provisional

(e) Grammar and secondary modern schools

Percentages

Academic Year (i) 15 year olds achieving five or more A* grades at GCSEs (ii) 15 year olds achieving five or more grades A*-A at GCSEs (iii) 15 year olds achieving five or more grades A*-C at GCSE/GNVQ

2003¹ 7.1 25.4 67.2

2002 7.0 24.9 66.0

2001 6.3 24.2 64.7

2000 5.9 23.4 63.8

1999 5.6 23.3 64.2

1998 4.6 21.5 62.8

1997 3.5 19.3 61.3

¹ Provisional