Special Educational Needs: GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families at how many mainstream schools attended by pupils with statements of special educational need no such pupils achieved five A* to C grades at GCSE in each year from 1997 to 2007. (271474)

The available information can be found in the following table.

*Number of mainstream schools attended by pupils with statements of special educational needs where no such pupils achieved five A* to C grades at GCSE*
	Number
2008	26
2007	38
2006	57
2005	67
2004	100
Notes: 1. Figures prior to 2004 have not been provided as these are not available on a comparable basis. 2. These figures are for pupils in maintained mainstream schools that have more than 10 pupils with statements of special educational needs. 3. Figures for 2008 include two closed schools that are published in the Achievement and Attainment Tables. Source: National Pupil Database

Volume 493: debated on Wednesday 3 June 2009