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General Certificate of Secondary Education

Volume 479: debated on Monday 21 July 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of pupils in each local authority did not gain five A* to C GCSEs including English, mathematics, science and a foreign language in 2007. (217193)

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many maintained schools offer a Chinese GCSE course; (217198)

(2) how many pupils in year 11 were not entered for any GCSE examinations excluding equivalents in each of the last 10 years;

(3) how many pupils did not sit five GCSE examinations, including English and mathematics but excluding equivalents, in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils gained five GCSEs at A*-C including English, mathematics, science, a modern foreign language and either history or geography in 2007. (217612)

In 2007, 109,630 pupils (16.9 per cent.) at the end of Key Stage 4 achieved 5+ A*-C at GCSE and equivalent including English, mathematics, science, a modern foreign language and either history or geography GCSEs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many maintained mainstream schools entered one or more pupils for GCSE examinations in (a) mathematics, (b) English, (c) biology, (d) chemistry, (e) physics, (f) history, (g) geography, (h) French, (i) German and (j) Chinese in 2008. (219564)

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many eligible pupils did not gain (1) a GCSE in mathematics in each year since 1997; (219572)

(2) a GCSE in English in each year since 1997;

(3) a GCSE in mathematics at grade C or above in each year since 1997;

(4) a GCSE in English at grade C or above in each year since 1997;

(5) at least one GCSE, excluding equivalents, in each year since 1997.

The information required can be found in the following table.

GCSE achievements of 15-year-old pupils in all schools, based on pupils aged 15 at the start of the academic year

Total number of pupils

Number who did not achieve A*-C

Number who did not achieve A*-G

Number not entered for subject

Mathematics

2007

656,432

304,299

62,673

43,946

2006

648,942

307,035

57,547

38,399

2005

636,771

307,945

54,958

35,976

2004

643,560

324,686

58,684

37,558

2003

622,122

323,382

59,986

37,105

2002

606,554

308,765

55,378

37,703

2001

603,318

316,637

57,992

39,466

2000

580,393

310,588

57,819

40,459

1999

580,972

320,311

64,459

44,193

1998

575,210

325,268

74,982

48,328

1997

586,766

336,770

76,522

52,774

English

2007

656,432

269,433

50,205

43,753

2006

648,942

271,091

51,728

42,327

2005

636,771

271,650

53,325

43,134

2004

643,560

284,310

57,573

45,939

2003

622,122

274,583

52,784

44,895

2002

606,554

271,235

54,299

46,355

2001

603,318

278,088

54,573

47,926

2000

580,393

267,808

52,769

47,166

1999

580,972

274,520

55,723

50,799

1998

575,210

283,568

60,504

55,227

1997

586,766

294,590

67,212

53,418

All subjects

2007

656,432

152,944

30,802

23,562

2006

648,942

153,425

31,982

24,601

2005

636,771

154,508

32,778

24,253

2004

643,560

162,999

35,503

26,656

2003

622,122

159,730

33,747

25,844

2002

606,554

154,633

33,324

25,887

2001

603,318

158,567

33,647

26,592

2000

580,393

154,769

32,905

26,875

1999

580,972

160,506

35,597

29,678

1998

575,210

165,465

38,380

30,823

1997

586,766

173,197

45,074

35,232