To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of (a) all pupils and (b) pupils eligible to receive free school meals did not attain any GCSE grades higher than a D in 2007. (217329)

136,861 pupils did not attain any GCSE grades higher than a D in 2006/07. This was 23.7 per cent. of pupils at the end of key stage 4 in maintained schools.

33,909 pupils eligible to receive free school meals did not attain any GCSE grades higher than a D in 2006/07. This was 44.7 per cent. of eligible pupils at the end of key stage 4 in maintained schools.