To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what percentage of pupils (a) eligible and (b) not eligible for free school meals have been entered for (i) higher and (ii) foundation tier GCSEs in (A) mathematics, (B) English, (C) science, (D) additional science and (E) history in each of the last five years. (268493)

The information requested is not held centrally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many GCSE short courses are accounted for in his Department’s league tables. (268495)

In 2008, results from 982,502 GCSE shorts courses were included in the Achievement and Attainment Tables, covering 31 separate accredited subjects. GCSE short courses count at half the size of a full GCSE course in aggregated point scores.

Source:

Achievement and Attainment Tables’ database.