GCSEs (Hansard, 13 May 2004)

§ Mr. Neil Turner
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of 15 and 16-year-olds in Wigan achieved five or more GCSEs at grade A^* -C or GNVQ equivalent in each of the last seven years. [169287]

§ Mr. Miliband
The information requested is as follows:

Percentage of 15-year-old pupils¹ achieving five or more grades
A.^*-C at GCSE/GNVQ

Percentage

Academic year Wigan England

1997 44.8 45.1

1998 43.2 46.3

1999 45.7 47.9

2000 46.7 49.2

2001 47.1 50.0

2002 49.3 51.6

2003 50.7 52.9

¹ GCSE/GNVQ results are reported as standard as the results of pupils aged 15 at the start of the academic year i.e. 31 August and therefore reaching the end of compulsory education at the end of the school year

§ Mr. Love
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the GCSE results in the constituency of Edmonton were in(a) 1991–92, (b) 2001–02 and (c) 2003. [169305]

§ Mr. Miliband
[holding answer 5 May 2004]: The information requested is as follows:

Percentage of 15-year-old pupils¹ achieving five or more grades
A^* -C at GCSE/GN VQ

Academic year Edmonion
parliamentary
constituency
England

1991/92 42.4 38.3

2001/02 42.4 51.6

2002/03 44.0 52.9

¹GCSE/GNVQ results are reported as standard as the results of pupils aged 15 at the start of the academic year i.e. 31 August and therefore reaching the end of compulsory education at the end of the school year.

§ Mr. Borrow
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of 15 and 16-yearolds in South Ribble achieved five or more GCSEs at grade A^* -C or GNVQ equivalent in each of the last seven years. [171981]
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§ Mr. Miliband
The information requested is as follows:

Percentage of 15-year-old pupils¹ achieving five or more grades
A ^*-C

Percentage

Academic year South Ribble England

1997 54.7 45.1

1998 53.9 46.3

1999 56.0 47.9

2000 61.0 49.2

2001 59.5 50.0

2002 61.5 51.6

2003 63.7 52.9

¹ GCSE/GNVQ results are reported as standard as the results of pupils aged 15 at the start of the academic year i.e. 31 August and therefore reaching the end of compulsory education at the end of the school year.

Percentage of 15-year-old pupils¹ achieving five or more grades A.^*-C at GCSE/GNVQ
Percentage
Academic year	Wigan	England
1997	44.8	45.1
1998	43.2	46.3
1999	45.7	47.9
2000	46.7	49.2
2001	47.1	50.0
2002	49.3	51.6
2003	50.7	52.9
¹ GCSE/GNVQ results are reported as standard as the results of pupils aged 15 at the start of the academic year i.e. 31 August and therefore reaching the end of compulsory education at the end of the school year

Percentage of 15-year-old pupils¹ achieving five or more grades A^* -C at GCSE/GN VQ
Academic year	Edmonion parliamentary constituency	England
1991/92	42.4	38.3
2001/02	42.4	51.6
2002/03	44.0	52.9
¹GCSE/GNVQ results are reported as standard as the results of pupils aged 15 at the start of the academic year i.e. 31 August and therefore reaching the end of compulsory education at the end of the school year.