§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of 15 and 16-year-olds in Greater London, broken down by local782W education authority, achieved five or more GCSEs at grade A*-C or GNVQ equivalent in each of the last seven years. [177045]
§ Mr. MilibandThe information requested has been placed in the House of Commons Library.
§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) whether vocational GCSE grades are included when calculating the average point scores of pupils in England; [177669]
(2) what the average point score of GCSE pupils was in England over the past five years. [177667]
§ Mr. MilibandThe information requested is as follows:
The first GCSEs in vocational subjects will be taken this summer and the point scores will be included in the 2004 performance tables.
The average point score1 of 152-year-old pupils Academic year England 1999 38.1 2000 38.9 2001 39.3 2002 40.1 2003 40.9 1 The figures include GCSE average point scores and GNVQ equivalencies. 2 Pupils are aged 15 at the start of the academic year ie 31 August.