GCSEs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what proportion of (a) 15-year-olds and (b) pupils at the end of the fourth key stage achieved A* to C at GCSE in (i) five or more subjects, (ii) five or more subjects including English and mathematics, (iii) English, mathematics and science, (iv) English, mathematics, science and a modern foreign language, (v) five or more subjects including English, mathematics and science and (vi) five or more subjects including English, mathematics, science and a modern foreign language in 2006. (115562)

The information requested is in the following table.

*Achievements at GCSE and equivalent in 2005/06*
	Pupils aged 15	Pupils at the end of key stage 4
	Number (Thousand)	Percentage	Number (Thousand)	Percentage
Achieving 5+ A*-C	379.6	58.5	382.4	59.2
Achieving 5+ A*-C including English and mathematics	294.1	45.3	295.9	45.8
Achieving A*-C in English, mathematics and science	264.1	40.7	265.9	41.2
Achieving A*-C in English, mathematics, science and a modern foreign language	166.9	25.7	168.1	26.0
Achieving 5+ A*-C including English, mathematics and science	263.5	40.9	265.2	41.1
Achieving 5+ A*-C including English, mathematics, science and a modern foreign language	166.9	25.7	168.1	26.0

Volume 455: debated on Wednesday 24 January 2007