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Science: GCSE

Volume 487: debated on Monday 9 February 2009

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Mr. Gibb

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what percentage of pupils eligible to receive free school meals attained a GCSE in (a) physics, (b) chemistry and (c) biology in the latest period for which figures are available. (241793)

Sarah McCarthy-Fry

The table shows the number and percentage of pupils achieving A*-G in physics, chemistry and biology by eligibility of free school meals in 2007.

Attainment of pupils in England by eligibility of free school meals

Number achieving A*-G

Percentage achieving A*-G

Total number of pupils

Physics

1,481

1.9

176,647

Chemistry

1,524

2.0

1—

Biology

1,803

2.4

1—

Double science

40,294

52.6

1—

1 Indicates brace

Source:

National Pupil Database

Data relate to pupils at the end of KS4 in maintained schools only.