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General Certificate of Secondary Education

Volume 471: debated on Monday 4 February 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what proportion of entrants for GCSE (a) mathematics, (b) modern languages, (c) science (dual award), (d) physics, (e) chemistry and (f) biology examinations in 2007 attended (i) academies, (ii) maintained comprehensive schools, (iii) faith schools, (iv) grammar schools and (v) private schools; (177825)

(2) what proportion of entrants for GCSE (a) media studies, (b) dance, (c) business studies, (d) film studies and (e) communication studies examinations in 2007 attended (i) academies, (ii) maintained comprehensive schools, (iii) faith schools, (iv) grammar schools and (v) private schools.

The information to answer parts (ii), (iv) and (v) is shown in the following table. To answer (ii) and (iii) would go over the disproportionate cost threshold.

Entries into GCSE examinations by school type for 2006/07

Comprehensive schools

Selective schools

Independent schools

Number of entries

Percentage of total entries

Number of entries

Percentage of total entries

Number of entries

Percentage of total entries

Total entries

Any Subject

534,114

83.9

60,921

9.6

46,883

7.4

636,981

English and Mathematics

519,928

85.9

48,349

8.0

33,029

5.5

605,058

Mathematics and Science

501,198

85.7

48,517

8.3

33,298

5.7

584,917

English, Mathematics and Science

496,112

85.8

48,038

8.3

32,414

5.6

578,087

English, Mathematics, Science and a Modern Language

225,658

80.0

43,906

15.6

27,548

9.8

282,036

English

522,799

84.4

58,939

9.5

44,047

7.1

619,481

Mathematics

528,518

85.7

48,922

7.9

34,163

5.5

616,890

Any Science

503,904

84.0

59,441

9.9

44,707

7.5

599,695

Single Award Science

59,113

87.2

1,143

1.7

2,060

3.0

67,787

Double Award Science

375,440

86.4

35,354

8.1

25,792

5.9

434,779

Physics

28,375

55.9

20,697

40.8

14,158

27.9

50,744

Chemistry

28,503

55.8

20,806

40.8

14,338

28.1

51,056

Biological Sciences

30,356

56.0

21,615

39.9

15,449

28.5

54,170

Other Sciences

13,579

89.0

803

5.3

541

3.5

15,265

Any Design and Technology

283,416

88.5

20,385

6.4

10,666

3.3

320,225

D & T: Electronic Products

13,023

90.1

841

5.8

186

1.3

14,448

D & T: Food Technology

73,478

91.7

2,769

3.5

849

1.1

80,101

D & T: Graphic Products

64,043

90.7

3,295

4.7

1,068

1.5

70,642

D & T: Resistant Materials

74,040

84.7

8,003

9.2

6,056

6.9

87,431

D & T: Systems and Control

7,681

82.7

1,275

13.7

572

6.2

9,292

D & T: Textiles Technology

40,444

90.9

2,207

5.0

1,021

2.3

44,474

Other Design and Technology

23,328

85.4

2,204

8.1

1,021

3.7

27,332

Information Technology

64,429

79.5

10,036

12.4

6,267

7.7

81,081

Business Studies

67,011

85.6

7,808

10.0

4,414

5.6

78,320

Home Economics

32,243

88.1

1,400

3.8

1,873

5.1

36,612

Geography

145,346

78.6

29,867

16.1

21,971

11.9

184,978

History

161,465

79.1

32,983

16.1

23,977

11.7

204,251

Humanities

12,254

89.2

22

0.2

153

1.1

13,730

Social Studies

20,788

95.6

255

1.2

253

1.2

21,752

Music

44,436

80.8

7,825

14.2

5,521

10.0

54,992

Any Modern Language

232,025

76.9

55,904

18.5

40,261

13.4

301,575

French

141,743

74.7

38,889

20.5

28,837

15.2

189,740

German

60,161

79.4

13,989

18.5

7,546

10.0

75,793

Spanish

36,861

68.6

14,572

27.1

10,820

20.1

53,752

Italian

2,264

70.0

872

26.9

674

20.8

3,236

Other Modern Languages

13,847

74.8

2,970

16.0

3,664

19.8

18,524

Art and Design

153,941

82.5

19,150

10.3

15,409

8.3

186,483

English Literature

439,299

84.1

56,429

10.8

40,199

7.7

522,446

Drama

86,772

84.0

10,450

10.1

8,419

8.2

103,245

Media/Film/TV

55,060

93.2

717

1.2

479

0.8

59,071

Classical Studies

3,164

22.6

10,367

74.2

8,987

64.3

13,975

Physical Education

137,113

88.2

9,696

6.2

6,931

4.5

155,510

Religious Studies

130,947

84.3

17,987

11.6

12,926

8.3

155,249

Any other subjects

44,894

89.0

2,062

4.1

1,784

3.5

50,464

Note:

Dance is included in ‘Physical Education’.