(2) how many and what proportion of GCSE-age pupils eligible for free school meals attempted a full GCSE in (a) mathematics, (b) English, (c) science, (d) design and technology, (e) information and communication technology, (f) physical education, (g) history, (h) geography, (i) art and design, (j) music and (k) a modern foreign language in each of the last 10 years.
Information on the number and percentage of pupils attempting a full GCSE by subject is shown in the following tables.
Information on the number and percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals attempting a full GCSE by subject can be provided only at a disproportionate cost.
Mathematics English Double Award Science Number of 15-year-old pupils Number of pupils entered for GCSE Percentage of all 15-year-olds attempting subject Number of pupils entered for GCSE Percentage of all 15-year-olds attempting subject Number of pupils entered for GCSE Percentage of all 15-year-olds attempting subject 1997 586,766 533,992 91 533,348 91 439,480 75 1998 575,210 526,882 92 519,983 90 431,348 75 1999 580,972 536,779 92 530,173 91 441,897 76 2000 580,393 539,934 93 533,227 92 445,100 77 2001 603,318 563,852 93 555,392 92 464,403 77 2002 606,554 568,851 94 560,199 92 466,469 77 2003 622,122 585,017 94 577,427 93 474,451 76 2004 643,560 606,002 94 597,621 93 479,591 75 2005 636,796 600,811 94 593,648 93 447,702 70 2006 648,942 610,516 94 606,598 93 439,919 68
Number of 15-year-old pupils Number of pupils entered for GCSE Percentage of all 15-year-olds attempting subject Number of pupils entered for GCSE Percentage of all 15-year-olds attempting subject Number of pupils entered for GCSE Percentage of all 15-year-olds attempting subject 1997 586,766 138,396 24 14,694 3 — — 1998 575,210 375,453 65 42,651 7 — — 1999 580,972 395,155 68 71,151 12 — — 2000 580,393 404,832 70 81,148 14 — — 2001 603,318 416,015 69 95,150 16 — — 2002 606,554 409,414 67 97,954 16 — — 2003 622,122 414,324 67 75,995 12 — — 2004 643,560 408,525 63 — — 80,565 13 2005 636,796 365,558 57 — — 84,007 13 2006 648,942 337,233 52 — — 89,937 14
Number of 15-year-old pupils Number of pupils entered for GCSE Percentage of all 15-year-olds attempting subject Number of pupils entered for GCSE Percentage of all 15-year-olds attempting subject Number of pupils entered for GCSE Percentage of all 15-year-olds attempting subject 1997 586,766 80,914 14 207,486 35 259,809 44 1998 575,210 83,665 15 189,070 33 235,908 41 1999 580,972 93,503 16 188,934 33 229,802 40 2000 580,393 96,769 17 190,279 33 217,087 37 2001 603,318 105,651 18 195,231 32 220,378 37 2002 606,554 111,750 18 193,945 32 208,274 34 2003 622,122 110,744 18 194,801 31 200,127 32 2004 643,560 121,433 19 205,539 32 197,123 31 2005 636,796 141,945 22 202,595 32 186,706 29 2006 648,942 152,375 23 208,947 32 184,978 29
Number of 15-year-old pupils Number of pupils entered for GCSE Percentage of all 15-year-olds attempting subject Number of pupils entered for GCSE Percentage of all 15-year-olds attempting subject Number of pupils entered for GCSE Percentage of all 15-year-olds attempting subject 1997 586,766 194,666 33 39,691 7 306,055 52 1998 575,210 180,735 31 38,155 7 307,293 53 1999 580,972 183,157 32 40,709 7 311,384 54 2000 580,393 178,219 31 41,486 7 313,146 54 2001 603,318 180,627 30 41,625 7 321,207 53 2002 606,554 182,056 30 43,470 7 311,847 51 2003 622,122 186,968 30 47,557 8 304,472 49 2004 643,560 187,504 29 50,979 8 289,756 45 2005 636,796 184,814 29 52,228 8 243,177 38 2006 648,942 189,723 29 55,000 8 211,045 33
Number of 15-year-old pupils Number of pupils entered for GCSE Percentage of all 15-year-olds attempting subject Number of pupils entered for GCSE Percentage of all 15-year-olds attempting subject Number of pupils entered for GCSE Percentage of all 15-year-olds attempting subject 1997 586,766 127,510 22 34,454 6 17,791 3 1998 575,210 127,374 22 38,810 7 18,207 3 1999 580,972 129,765 22 39,523 7 18,779 3 2000 580,393 127,437 22 42,288 7 19,423 3 2001 603,318 130,627 22 45,629 8 20,317 3 2002 606,554 124,717 21 48,444 8 20,641 3 2003 622,122 120,659 19 51,299 8 21,508 3 2004 643,560 116,347 18 53,539 8 21,879 3 2005 636,796 98,712 16 51,732 8 17,697 3 2006 648,942 85,247 13 52,478 8 19,148 3 1 Those pupils aged 15 at 31 August at the start of the academic year. 2 Combined Syllabuses for Design and Technology and Information Systems are shown with the main subjects. 3 Also includes Computer Studies, Information Systems and any combined syllabus of which Information Technology is the major part.