The information requested is given in the table below:
Number of pupils achieving 5 GCSEs only at grades A*-C including English and maths Percentage of pupils achieving 5 GCSEs only at grades A*-C including English and maths 2008 295,170 45.2 2007 286,616 43.7 2006 288,761 44.5 2005 279,200 43.9 2004 271,723 42.2 2003 258,273 41.5 2002 253,774 41.8 2001 244,645 40.5 2000 231,657 39.9 1999 224,089 38.6 1998 212,305 36.9 1997 209,075 35.6 Note:The 2008 data are provisional and subject to change.
Please note that the data for 2005-07 are based on pupils at the end of KS4 and years 2003 to 1997 are based on 15-year-old pupils at the start of the academic year.
(2) how many and what percentage of (a) boys and (b) girls in (i) pupil referral units, (ii) alternative provision and (iii) special schools obtained at least five A* to C GCSEs in 2008;
(3) how many and what percentage of (a) boys and (b) girls in (i) pupil referral units, (ii) alternative provision and (iii) special schools obtained at least one C grade or above at GCSE in 2008.
Information on the attainment of pupils in alternative provision is not available.
Provisional information on pupils in pupil referral units and special schools can be found in table 5 of the following Statistical First Release:
DCSF: GCSE and Equivalent Results in England, 2007/08 (Provisional)
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000815/index.shtml
Schools get the opportunity to amend their results during the checking exercise before the revised data are published in January 2009.