GCSE: History

Tim Loughton

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of pupils who sat a GCSE in history at mainstream maintained schools gained a grade of A* to C in that subject in each year since 1997. (276844)

The information requested can be found in the following table:

*Number and proportion of pupils who sat GCSE history at mainstream maintained schools and who gained an A* to C grade in that subject in each year since 1997*
	Number	Percentage
1997	98,528	52.8
1998	91,137	54.1
1999	95,133	56.3
2000	97,814	57.5
2001	100,260	57.5
2002	100,891	58.5
2003	103,715	59.9
2004	110,869	60.6
2005	112,615	62.3
2006	115,212	62.6
2007	114,692	63.7
2008	116,272	64.5
Note: The 1997-04 data are based on 15-year-old pupils at the start of the academic year. The 2005-08 data are based on pupils at the end of KS4. Source: Achievement and Attainment Tables

Volume 493: debated on Thursday 11 June 2009