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Vauxhall

Volume 504: debated on Monday 18 January 2010

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will set out, with statistical evidence relating as closely as possible to Vauxhall constituency, the effects on the constituency of changes to his Department's policies since 1997. (310336)

Since 1997 the Government have transformed education and child care with improved outcomes for children and young people. Figures showing the improvement in performance at Key Stage 2 and at GCSE and equivalents in Vauxhall are given in the following tables:

Key Stage 2 results of 11-year-old pupils attending schools in the Vauxhall constituency

Percentage of pupils gaining level 4 and above

1997

20093

Percentage point improvement 1997-2008

Vauxhall—English1

45

79

34

Vauxhall—maths1

46

79

33

Vauxhall—science1

52

87

35

England—English2

63

80

17

England—maths2

62

79

17

England—science2

68

88

20

1 Pupils attending schools in Vauxhall constituency.

2 The average for all schools in England.

3 Revised data.

GCSE and equivalents1 results for pupils2 attending schools in the Vauxhall constituency

Percentage of pupils gaining level 4 and above

1997

2008

20093

Percentage point improvement 1997-2008

Vauxhall—5 plus A*-C

23.0

56.8

n/a

33.8

Vauxhall—5 plus A*-G

79.1

90.6

n/a

11.5

National average—5 plus A*-C

45.1

65.3

69.7

20.2

National Average—5 plus A*-G

86.4

91.6

92.5

5.2

1 From 2004 results incorporate GCSEs, GNVQs and a range of other qualifications approved pre-16. Prior to 2004 results are based on GCSEs and GNVQs only.

2 From 2006 figures are for pupils at the end of Key Stage 4. Prior to 2006 results are based on pupils aged 15.

3 Provisional data.

Further information by constituency is provided within the Department’s ‘In Your Area’ website available at

http://www.dfes.gov.uk/inyourarea

Information available at constituency level includes the number of specialist schools, number of operational academies, number of teaching assistants and other support staff, number of teachers and pupil:teacher ratios. Where information is not available at constituency level it has been provided at local authority level.

Additional information could be provided at only disproportionate cost.