School Leavers (Hansard, 8 January 2004)

HC Deb 08 January 2004 vol 416 c473W 473W

§ Tim Loughton
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children left school in 2002–03 without a GCSE pass. [145663]

§ Mr. Miliband
The provisional figures for 2002/03 show that 5.4 per cent., or 33,506 pupils aged 15, failed to achieve a GCSE or GNVQ equivalent pass.