§ Mr. SwireTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of pupils achieved at least(a) one and (b) five GCSE grades A⋆ to C in Devon Local Education Authority in each of the last seven years. [164795]
§ Mr. MilibandThe information requested is in the following table:
Percentage of 15-year-old pupils1 in Devon Local Education Authority Percentage Academic year Achieved at least one A*-C Achieved at least 5 A*-C 19972 71.4 44.0 1998 75.6 47.0 1999 75.1 48.4 2000 76.3 49.1 2001 77.0 51.3 2002 74.8 50.4 2003 76.2 52.6 1 Pupils are aged 15 at the start of the academic year i.e. 31 August. 2 Results for 1997 are not directly comparable to 1998–2003 results, due to the re-organisation of Devon LEA that took place in 1998.