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Feltham

Volume 506: debated on Tuesday 23 February 2010

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) if he will set out, with statistical evidence relating as closely as possible to Feltham and Heston constituency, the effects on that constituency of changes to his Department's policies since 1997; (316679)

(2) how many 14 year olds in schools in Feltham and Heston constituency obtained level 5 or above in key stage 3 results in (a) 1997 and (b) 2009;

(3) how many 11 year olds in schools in Feltham and Heston constituency obtained level 4 or above in key stage 2 results in (a) 1997 and (b) 2009;

(4) how many pupils in schools in Feltham and Heston constituency gained five A* to C GCSEs or equivalent in (a) 1997 and (b) 2009.

Since 1997 the Government have transformed education and child care with improved outcomes for children and young people. Figures showing the performance at key stage 2, key stage 3 and at GCSE and equivalents in Feltham and Heston are given in the following tables:

Key stage 2 results of 11 year old pupils attending schools in the Feltham and Heston constituency

Percentage of pupils gaining level 4 and above1

1997

20092

Percentage point improvement 1997 to 2009

Feltham and Heston—English

53

77

24

Feltham and Heston—maths

47

76

29

Feltham and Heston—science

59

87

28

England—English

63

80

17

England—maths

62

79

17

England—science

68

88

20

1 Includes pupils attending all maintained schools (including Academies and City Technology Colleges).

2 Revised data.

Source:

School and College Achievement and Attainment Tables

Key stage 3 results of 14 year old pupils attending schools in the Feltham and Heston constituency

Percentage of pupils gaining level 5 and above1

1997

20082

Percentage point improvement 1997 to 2008

Feltham and Heston—English

39

63

24

Feltham and Heston—maths

40

67

27

Feltham and Heston—science

38

57

19

England—English

57

74

17

England—maths

60

77

17

England—science

60

72

12

1 Includes pupils attending all maintained schools (including Academies and City Technology Colleges).

2 Key stage 3 tests were discontinued after 2008.

Source:

School and College Achievement and Attainment Tables and National Pupil Database

GCSE and equivalents1 results for pupils2 attending schools3 in the Feltham and Heston constituency

Percentage of pupils gaining

1997

20095

Percentage point improvement 1997 to 2009

Feltham and Heston—5+ A*-C

27.1

72.7

45.6

Feltham and Heston—5+ A*-G

77.6

93.7

16.1

England—5+ A*-C4

45.1

70.0

24.9

England—5+ A*-G4

86.4

92.3

5.9

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 Includes pupils attending all maintained schools (including Academies and City Technology Colleges) and from 2000 does not include pupils recently arrived from overseas.

4 England figures also include independent schools as well as hospital schools and PRUs.

5 Revised data.

Source:

School and College Achievement and Attainment Tables

Further information by constituency is available on the Department's “In Your Area” website:

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

The 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 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 only be provided at disproportionate cost.