Blaydon

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will set out, with statistical information related as directly as possible to Blaydon constituency, the effects on Blaydon of the policies and actions of his Department and its predecessors since 2000. (315305)

Since 2000 the Government have transformed education and child care with improved outcomes for children and young people. Figures showing the performance at key stage 2 and at GCSE and equivalents in Blaydon are given in the following tables.

*Key stage 2 results of 11-year-old pupils attending schools*¹ in Blaydon constituency
Percentage of pupils gaining level 4 and above	2000	2009²	Percentage point improvement 2000-09
Blaydon—English	82	86	4
Blaydon—maths	79	87	8
Blaydon—science	90	93	3
England—English³	75	80	5
England—maths³	72	79	7
England—science³	85	88	3
¹ Local averages include pupils attending all maintained schools (including academies and city technology colleges). ² Revised data. ³ England averages include pupils attending all maintained schools (including academies and city technology colleges).

*GCSE and equivalents*¹ *results for pupils*² *attending schools*³ in Blaydon constituency
Percentage of pupils gaining	2000	2009⁴	Percentage point improvement 2000-09
Blaydon—5+ A*-C	55.8	86.0	30.2
Blaydon—5+ A*-G	92.1	96.5	4.4
England—5+ A*-C⁵	49.2	70.0	20.8
England—5+ A*-G⁵	88.9	92.3	3.4
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 Local averages include pupils attending all maintained schools (including academies and city technology colleges) and from 2000 do not include pupils recently arrived from overseas. ⁴ Revised data. ⁵ England averages also include independent schools as well as hospital schools and PRUs.

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 including the number of free early education places taken up by three and four-year-olds, number of full-time and part-time entrants to higher education institutions aged 18 to 20, average A-level point score per candidate and per entry together with percentage of people of working age qualified to at least level 2 and percentage of people of working age qualified to level 4 and above.

Additional information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Volume 506: debated on Tuesday 23 February 2010