§ Mrs. HumbleTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of pupils in(a) Blackpool and (b) Lancashire local education authorities left school with no qualifications in each year since 1997. [164553]
§ Mr. MilibandInformation on pupils leaving school is not available, however, the percentage of 15 year old pupils that failed to achieve a pass at GCSE or GNVQ are detailed in the following table:
Percentage of 15 year old pupils1 achieving no passes in GCSE/GNVQ Percentage Academic Year Blackpool2 Lancashire 1998 6.9 5.1 1999 7.3 4.6 2000 6.3 4.3 2001 6.7 4.2 2002 4.9 4.0 2003 6.0 4.6 1Pupils are aged 15 at the start of the academic year i.e. 31 August. 2Due to local government reorganisation figures are not available for Blackpool for 1997.