HC Deb 26 April 2004 vol 420 cc799-801W
Mr. Kaufman

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of 15 and 16-year-olds in Manchester, Gorton achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A* -C or GNVQ equivalent in each of the last seven years. [167439]

Mr. Miliband

The information requested is as follows.

Percentage of 15-year-old pupils1 achieving five or more grades A*-C
Percentage
Academic year Manchester, Gorton

parliamentary constituency

 England
1997 19.4 45.1
1998 26.2 46.3
1999 27.9 47.9
2000 29.8 49.2
2001 26.5 50.0
2002 34.9 51.6
2003 36.8 52.9
1GCSE/GNVQ results are reported as standard as the results of pupils aged 15 at the start of the academic year ie 31 August and therefore reaching the end of compulsory education at the end of the school year.

Mr. Kaufman

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what percentage of pupils in Manchester, Gorton reached the(a) mathematics and (b) English standard in each of the last seven years. [167448]

Mr. Miliband

Th results from the 2003 National Curriculum tests showed that 75 per cent. of 11-year-olds in England reached Level 4 in English and 73 per cent. in mathematics. These results represent a significant improvement in standards—of 12 percentage points in English and 11 percentage points in mathematics—since 1997, reflecting the impact of the National Literacy and Numeracy Strategies on primary schools. We remain absolutely committed, through our new Primary Strategy, to supporting schools to achieve the ambitious targets we have set for standards of literacy and numeracy.

The follow table shows the number and percentage of pupils in Manchester Gorton who have achieved Level 4 or above in the Key Stage 2 English and mathematics tests since 1997. The results for Manchester Gorton are

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
English1 568 548 593 621 638 688 690
Mathematics1 526 456 584 612 628 711 659
English2 53 52 56 61 62 62 64
Mathematics2 49 43 55 60 61 64 61
1The number of eligible pupils for the Key Stage 2 tests varies slightly from year to year
2 Percentage of pupils

Mr. Collins

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of pupils in England achieved grades A*-C at GCSE in (a) mathematics, (b) English and (c) mathematics and English in each year since 1997. [167568]

Mr. Miliband

The percentage of 15-year-old pupils achieving grades A*-C in GCSE (a) mathematics, (b) English and (c) mathematics and English are shown in the following table:

Percentage
Mathematics English Mathematics

and English
2003 51.1 60.2 42.9
2002 52.3 59.9 43.4
2001 50.8 58.6 41.9
2000 50.0 58.6 41.2
1999 48.6 57.8 39.8
1998 47.4 56.1 38.1
1997 46.8 54.8 36.8