Hansard

General Certificate of Secondary Education

Volume 489: debated on Tuesday 17 March 2009

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Mr. Laws

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of schools had less than 30 per cent. of pupils obtaining five A* to C GCSEs including English and mathematics in 2008, broken down by index of multiple deprivation decile. (258958)

Jim Knight

The information requested is shown in the table:

Percentage of schools1,2 where fewer than 30 per cent. of pupils3 achieved five or more A*-C grades at GCSE or equivalent including English and mathematics by IMD decile4, 2007-085,6

IMD Decile4

Percentage of schools where fewer than 30% of eligible pupils achieved 5+ A*-C at GCSE including English and Maths in 2007-08

0-105

36

10-20

31

20-30

23

30-40

16

40-50

14

50-60

12

60-70

7

70-80

5

80-90

5

90-1006

2

Total

15

1 Including only those maintained mainstream schools with results published in the 2008 Achievement and Attainment tables.

2 Including City Technology Colleges and Academies. Excludes closed schools.

3 Pupils at the end of Key Stage 4.

4 2007 Indices of Multiple Deprivation at Super Output Area level based on the location of the school.

5 Most deprived

6 Least deprived

Notes:

Figures are based on revised data.

Includes attempts and achievements in previous academic years.