GCSE: History

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of pupils eligible to receive free school meals have been entered for GCSE history in each year since 1997. (284579)

The information available can be found in the following table:

*Number and proportion of pupils eligible to receive free school meals who have been entered for GCSE history in each year since 2002*
	Number	Percentage
2003	15,755	19.4
2004	16,324	19.7
2005	15,348	19.3
2006	14,726	18.9
2007	14,057	18.4
2008	13,338	17.9
Source: National Pupil Database (NPD).

Figures prior to 2003 are not available on a comparable basis.

The figures for 2003 and 2004 are for pupils aged 15. The figures for 2005-08 are based on pupils at the end of KS4.

Volume 496: debated on Monday 5 October 2009