[holding answer 22 January 2008]: The available information is given in the table.
England Newcastle local authority 2005 57.1 52.3 2006 59.2 55.8 2007 62.0 61.3
The figures have been taken from the Statistical First Release ‘GCSE and Equivalent Examination Results in England (Revised)’ which is published annually. The latest figures, which relate to 2006/07, can be accessed at:
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000768/index.shtml
(2) what number and proportion of pupils (a) entitled to and (b) not entitled to free school meals obtained GCSEs at D grade or below or no GCSEs in 2006-07;
(3) how many pupils obtained GCSEs at D grade or below or no GCSEs in 2006-07;
(4) how many and what proportion of (a) A*, (b) A, (c) B and (d) C grades at GCSE went to pupils eligible for free school meals in 2007.
The available information can be found in the following table. Further information can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
5+ A*-C 5+ A*-C including English and mathematics 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 Boys FSM 18.8 20.4 22.1 25.5 28.7 31.0 2.3 15.2 16.8 17.9 Non-FSM 48.2 49.9 50.8 53.8 56.2 58.3 2.1 42.1 43.4 44.8 Unclassified 11.9 0.2 35.4 39:0 42.3 43.6 1.3 28.2 31.3 32.2 All pupils 43.7 45.5 46.8 49.9 52.6 54.8 2.2 38.4 39.9 41.4 Girls FSM 27.3 28.5 30.2 34.4 37.4 40.0 2.6 20.8 22.5 24.3 Non-FSM 59.3 60.8 61.4 64.2 66.0 67.5 1.5 50.9 52.1 53.4 Unclassified 17.5 0.0 48.5 45.8 47.7 51.3 3.6 34.3 35.3 37.3 All pupils 54.6 56.1 57.0 60.0 62.2 63.9 1.7 46.7 48.2 49.6 Total FSM 23.0 24.4 26.1 29.9 33.0 35.5 2.5 180 19.6 21.1 Non-FSM 53.7 55.2 56.1 58.9 61.0 62.8 1.8 46.4 47.7 49.0 Unclassified 13.1 0.1 41.1 42.3 44.8 47.3 2.5 31.2 33.2 34.6 All pupils 49.0 50.7 51.9 54.9 57.3 59.3 2.0 42.5 44.0 45.4 FSM/ non-FSM gap Boys 29.4 29.5 28.7 28.3 27.5 27.3 -0.2 26.9 26.6 26.9 Girls 32.0 32.3 31.2 29.8 28.6 27.5 -1.1 30.1 29.6 29.1 Total 30.7 30.8 30.0 29.0 28.0 27.3 -0.7 28.4 28.1 27.9
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Boys FSM 85.2 85.7 89.8 91.2 92.7 93.6 Non-FSM 94.9 95.2 96.4 97.1 97;5 97.8 Unclassified 38.5 6.8 85.5 91.8 93.2 93.3 All pupils 93.1 93.5 95.4 96.3 96.8 97.2 Girls FSM 89.3 89.9 92.7 93.8 95.0 95.6 Non-FSM 96.1 96.6 97.5 98.1 98.3 98.5 Unclassified 46.8 6.4 97.6 94.6 94.1 95.8 All pupils 95.0 95.6 96.8 97.5 97.9 98.1 Total FSM 87.2 87.8 91.2 92.5 93.8 94.6 Non-FSM 95.5 95.9 96.9 97.6 97.9 98.1 Unclassified 40.4 6.7 90.8 93.2 93.7 94.5 All pupils 94.0 94.5 96.1 96.9 97.3 97.7 FSM/ non-FSM gap Boys 9.7 9.5 6.6 5.9 4.8 4.2 Girls 6.8 6.7 4.8 4.3 3.3 2.9 Total 8.3 8.1 5.7 5.1 4.1 3.5 Note: Figures from 2005 are based on pupils at the end of key stage 4, earlier figures are based on 15-year-old pupils (age at start of academic year). This information is not available for earlier years; 2002 was the first time pupil-level information was collected during the school census and matched to the attainment information. Source: National Pupil Database
The information can be provided only at disproportionate cost.