The requested information is as follows:
Less than 5 GCSEs A*-G No formal qualifications Less than 5 GCSEs A*-G No formal qualifications 2004-05 1,665 462 1,769 411 2003-04 1,945 701 1,687 567 2002-03 l n/a n/a n/a n/a 2001-02 1,805 679 1,855 629 2000-01 1,907 657 1,733 563 1999-2000 1,896 493 1,726 406 1998-99 1,908 386 1,766 297 1997-98 2,104 488 1,771 309 1996-97 2,313 529 2,001 400 1995-96 2 2,152 248 1,776 149 1994-95 2,304 510 1,831 313 1 There was no school leavers’ survey in 2002-03 because of problems in the software of the schools’ Management Information System. 2 Qualifications data are missing for 3 per cent. of the school leavers in 1995-96. The apparent dip in the figures between 1994-95 and 1996-97 needs to be seen in this context.