The answer is provided in the following table:
Number Percentage Maths F-Maths Maths F-Maths 2004 554 31 13.8 0.8 2005 567 31 13.2 0.7 2006 591 42 14.3 1.0 2007 686 56 16.4 1.3 2008 705 53 17.1 1.3 Notes:1. The figures are based on pupils aged 16 to 18 years. 2. Percentages are based on the cohort of pupils eligible for free school meals who sat at least one GCE A-level. Source: National Pupil Database.
The most readily available analysis is given in the following table:
Number Number of pupils who achieved 3 A grades at A-level in 2008 and achieved 5 or more A* or A GCSE grades 13,660 did not achieve 5 or more A* or A GCSE grades 857 Prior attainment not available 147 Total 14,664 Notes: 1. Figures relate to 16 to 18-year-olds (age at start of academic year, i.e. 31 August 2007) in maintained schools (including academies and CTCs) in England. Figures relate to achievements in GCE/VCE/Applied A-level/Double Awards and full and vocational GCSEs only. 2. Not all of these pupils will have taken their GCSE examinations in 2006 or in maintained schools. Pupils who took their GCSE examinations in 2006 and achieved at least three As in their A-levels in a year other than 2008 are not included. Source: National Pupil Database