GCE A-Level

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what average A-level results were obtained by pupils at (a) state city academies and (b) other schools at A-level in 2006. (141023)

[holding answer 7 June 2007]: The information required is in the following table.

*2006 average Level 3 QCA point score for pupils attending academies and other schools*
	Average QCA point score by candidates¹ achieving all Level 3 qualifications^2,3
Academies	620.2
Schools excluding academies	768.3
All schools	767.8
¹ For pupils ages 16 to 18 at the start of the 2005/06 academic year i.e. 31 August 2005. ² GCE or VCE A level or other Level 3 qualification equivalent in size to an A-level. ³ Cumulative results obtained in academic years 2004/05 and 2005/06.

Volume 461: debated on Monday 11 June 2007