To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of eligible pupils gained no A* to C graded GCSEs in 2007, broken down by (a) multiple deprivation decile and (b) local authority area. (201669)

For statistics based on school location the available information can be found in the Statistical First Release ‘GCSE and Equivalent Examination Results in England 2006/07’ available at:

http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000768/index.shtml.

Within this Statistical First Release:

(a) Table 21 shows the GCSE and equivalent achievement of pupils by the income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) decile of the school location.

(b) Table 18 shows the GCSE and equivalent achievement of pupils by local authority area.

Information on pupils gaining no A* to C graded GCSEs can only be provided at disproportionate cost.

For statistics based on pupil residence, further information on GCSE and equivalent attainment of pupils by the IDACI decile can be found in the additional tables attached to the Statistical First Release ‘National Curriculum Assessment, GCSE and Equivalent Attainment and Post-16 Attainment by Pupil Characteristics, in England 2006/07’ available at:

http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000759/index.shtml.