General Certificate of Secondary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of secondary schools submitted one or more pupils for GCSEs in (a) physics, (b) chemistry, (c) biology, (d) science, (e) history, (f) mathematics, (g) English, (h) French, (i) Spanish, (j) German, (k) Italian and (l) a modern language in (i) 1997-98, (ii) 2000-01, (iii) 2004-05, (iv) 2005-06 and (v) 2006-07; and if he will make a statement. (182894)

The 2006/07 figures for parts (d), (f) and (g) are as follows.

	Number of schools entering one or more pupils	Percentage of schools entering one or more pupils
Mathematics	4,583	82.6
English	4,463	80.4
Science	3,758	67.7

These figures relate to pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 in all secondary schools.

To answer the other parts of the question would go over the disproportionate cost threshold.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many pupils in pupil referral units did not gain a single GCSE C grade or higher in each of the last five years; (185605)

(2) how many comprehensive schools did not enter any pupils for GCSEs in English, mathematics, science and a modern language in the latest period for which figures are available;

(3) how many independent schools did not enter any pupils for GCSE examinations in English, mathematics, science and a modern language in the latest period for which figures are available;

(4) how many and what proportion of pupils in pupil referral units were entered for GCSE examinations in the latest period for which figures are available.

The information can be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Volume 472: debated on Wednesday 20 February 2008