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GCSE

Volume 486: debated on Thursday 15 January 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of pupils gained five A* to C grade GCSEs including English and mathematics but excluding equivalents in each year since 1997. (244287)

The information requested is given in the following table:

Number of pupils achieving five 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

Notes:

1. The 2008 data are provisional and subject to change

2. The data for 2005-08 are based on pupils at the end of KS4 and years 1997 to 2004 are based on 15-year-old pupils at the start of the academic year.