(2) what average number of GCSEs was taken by pupils in maintained schools in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority area; and how many GCSEs were taken on average by children in care in maintained schools in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority;
(3) how many boys in care achieved (a) five A* to C passes at GCSE, (b) five A* to C passes at GCSE, including mathematics and English, (c) five A* to C passes at GCSE, including mathematics, English and a science and (d) five A* to C passes at GCSE, including mathematics, English, science and a foreign language in each year since 1997;
(4) what proportion of white British boys in care did not achieve (a) any GCSE passes, (b) at least one GCSE pass at grade C or above, (c) at least five GCSEs at A* to C and (d) at least five A* to C GCSEs, including English and mathematics in each year between 2001 and 2008;
(5) how many and what percentage of children in care received an A or A* grade in (a) mathematics, (b) English literature, (c) English language, (d) physics, (e) chemistry, (f) biology, (g) French and (h) German GCSE examinations in each of the last five years;
(6) how many and what proportion of pupils in care did not attain any GCSE grades higher than a D in each year since 1997-98:
(7) what proportion of white British boys in care achieved (a) no GCSE passes and (b) fewer than five GCSE passes at grade A* to C including English and mathematics in each year since 1995;
(8) how many and what proportion of (a) pupils in care, (b) pupils not in care and (c) all pupils gained (i) no GCSEs and (ii) fewer than five A* to G grades including English and mathematics at GCSE in each year since 1999;
(9) what proportion of 15 year olds (a) in care and (b) not in care achieved (i) five GCSEs at A* to C and (ii) five GCSEs at A* to C including English and mathematics in each year since 1997;
(10) how many pupils in care gained 10 good GCSEs in 2008;
(11) what proportion of (a) pupils in care and (b) all eligible pupils did not sit five GCSEs or more in 2008;
(12) what proportion of pupils in care gained five A* to C at GCSE, including English, science, mathematics and a foreign language in each of the last three years.
The OC2 data collection collects information on a range of outcomes for looked after children from local authorities. This information has been published in the Statistical First Release “Outcome Indicators for Children Looked After, Twelve months to 30 September 2007—England” (SFR 08/2008), which is available on the Department's website via the following link:
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000785/index.shtml
Information on attainment in schools at key stage 4 can be found in table C. This shows the following:
number of pupils in year 11,
the number and percentage who sat at least one GCSE or GVNQ,
the number and percentage who achieved at least one GCSE A*-G,
the number who achieved at least five GCSEs at grades A*-G and
the number who achieved at least five GCSEs at grades A*-C.
As the OC2 is an aggregate data collection, these figures cannot be broken down into any further detail for example by subject, number of GCSEs taken, grade, gender or ethnicity.
Information on the attainment of looked after children was first collected in 2000, figures for earlier years are also published on the Department's website and can be found via the following links:
Figures for 2002 to 2004 are available in volume reference (03/2005) here:
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/VOL/v000580/index.shtml
Figures for 2000-01 are available in volume reference (DH/VOL(OUT)01) here:
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/VOL/v000523/index.shtml