The information is given in the following tables:
Percentage of pupils entered for fewer than five GCSEs Number of pupils entered for fewer than five GCSEs 2002/03 10.8 864 2003/04 8.3 723 2004/05 7.4 592 2005/06 7.1 565 2006/07 10.4 823
Percentage of pupils entered for fewer than five GCSEs (or equivalent*) Number of pupils entered for fewer than five GCSEs (or equivalent*) 2002/03 7.8 674 2003/04 4.8 384 2004/05 4.4 352 2005/06 4.7 375 2006/07 5.1 402
Percentage of pupils entered for fewer than five GCSEs Number of pupils entered for fewer than five GCSEs (or equivalent*) 2002/03 11.8 75,116 2003/04 8.5 49,956 2004/05 9.2 53,883 2005/06 9.8 58,185 2006/07 12.3 73,351
Percentage of pupils entered for fewer than five GCSEs (or equivalent*) Number of pupils entered for fewer than five GCSEs (or equivalent*) 2002/03 8.7 55,602 2003/04 6.8 43,391 2004/05 6.8 43,138 2005/06 6.7 43,751 2006/07 5.7 34,044 * Figures from 2003/04 onwards include equivalencies. Figures for 2002/03 relate to GCSEs and GNVQs only. Notes: 1. From 2004/05 onwards figures relate to pupils at the end of Key Stage 4. Figures in 2002/03 and 2003/04 relate to 15-year-olds pupils (age at start of academic year, i.e. 31 August 2002). 2. The figures relate to pupils attending all schools.