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Milton Keynes

Volume 506: debated on Tuesday 23 February 2010

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 Milton Keynes, the effects on Milton Keynes of the policies and actions of his Department and its predecessors since 1997. (316043)

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 and at GCSE and equivalents in North-East Milton Keynes are given in the following tables:

Key stage 2 results of 11 year old pupils attending schools in the North-East Milton Keynes constituency

Percentage of pupils gaining level 4 and above1

1997

20092

Percentage point improvement 1997 to 2009

North-East Milton Keynes

English

65

80

15

Maths

60

78

18

Science

71

88

17

England

English

63

80

17

Maths

62

79

17

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

GCSE and equivalents1 results for pupils2 attending schools3 in the North-East Milton Keynes constituency

Percentage of pupils gaining:

1997

20095

Percentage point improvement 1997 to 2009

North-East Milton Keynes

5+ A*-C

48.2

69.5

21.3

5+ A*-G

93.6

96.5

2.9

England

5+ A*-C4

45.1

70.0

24.9

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 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 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.