(2) how many and what percentage of pupils (a) eligible and (b) ineligible for free school meals achieved level 8 at Key Stage 3 in each of the last three years.
The requested information is not available for 1997 as prior to 2002 individual pupil characteristic information was not collected. The introduction of the Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC) in January 2002, which collects such information, meant that from 2002, pupil characteristic data could be matched to attainment data, allowing analyses of different groups of pupils.
The 2002 information is shown as follows:
English Maths Science English Maths Science English Maths Science English Maths Science Non FSM 496,439 497,397 497,912 56,510 91,789 55,646 5,924 21,831 4,782 1 4 1 FSM 96,741 97,299 97,488 2,663 5,120 2,126 177 542 69 0 1 0 All pupil1 598,309 600,141 600,849 59,493 97,438 58,109 6,131 22,563 4,893 1 4 1 1 Includes pupils for whom FSM information was not sought or for which information was refused
The 2005 information is shown as follows:
English Maths Science English Maths Science English Maths Science English Maths Science Non FSM 512,353 512,162 512,626 53,377 113,581 67,435 — 30,342 — — 6 — FSM 94,804 94,689 94,875 2,048 7,240 2,313 — 901 — — 1 — All pupil1 611,274 610,947 611,629 55,630 121,325 69,986 — 31,365 — — 5 — 1 Includes pupils for whom FSM information was not sought or for which information was refused.
The 2006 information is shown as follows:
English Maths Science English Maths Science English Maths Science English Maths Science Non FSM 512,623 513,092 513,371 56,270 125,629 84,998 — 45,137 — — 9 — FSM 90,671 90,700 90,855 2,364 9,233 3,362 — 1,543 — — 2 — All pupil1 607,174 607,707 608,156 58,903 135,469 88,756 — 46,894 — — 8 — 1 Includes pupils for whom FSM information was not sought or for which information was refused.
The 2007 information is shown as follows:
English Maths Science English Maths Science English Maths Science English Maths Science Non FSM 495,289 495,655 496,155 44,577 114,235 84,570 — 44,471 — — 9 — FSM 86,713 86,708 86,846 1,749 8,234 3,519 — 1,652 — — 2 — All pupil1 582,002 582,363 583,001 46,326 122,469 88,089 — 46,123 — — 8 — 1 Includes pupils for whom FSM information was not sought or for which information was refused.
From 2003, level 8 can be achieved only in mathematics following the end of extension papers at KS3.
National Curriculum Assessment and GCSE/GNVQ Attainment by Pupil Characteristics, in England 2002 (final) and 2003 (provisional) can be found in SFR04/2004, at:
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000448/index.shtml
The National Curriculum Assessments by Pupil Characteristics, GCSE and Equivalent Attainment and Post-16 Attainment by Pupil Characteristics, in England 2005 can be found in SFR09/2006, at:
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000640/index.shtml
The National Curriculum Assessments by Pupil Characteristics, GCSE and Equivalent Attainment and Post-16 Attainment by Pupil Characteristics, in England 2005/06 (Provisional) can be found in SFR46/2006, at:
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000693/index.shtml
The National Curriculum Assessments by Pupil Characteristics, GCSE and Equivalent Attainment and Post-16 Attainment by Pupil Characteristics, in England 2006/07 can be found in SFR38/2007, at:
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000759/index.shtml