West Sussex

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will set out, with statistical information as closely related to Mid Sussex constituency as possible, the effect on that constituency of the policies of his Department and its predecessors since 1997. (317325)

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 Mid Sussex are given in the following tables:

*Key Stage 2 results of 11 year old pupils attending schools in the Mid Sussex constituency*
Percentage of pupils gaining level 4 and above¹	1997	2009²	Percentage point improvement 1997 to 2009
Mid Sussex—English	72	85	13
Mid Sussex—maths	73	85	12
Mid Sussex—science	82	92	10
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.

*GCSE and equivalents*¹ *results for pupils*² *attending schools*³ *in the Mid Sussex constituency*
Percentage of pupils gaining	1997	2009⁴	Percentage point improvement 1997 to 2009
Mid Sussex—5+ A*-C	60.9	71.9	11
Mid Sussex—5+ A*-G	93.6	95.8	2.2
England—5+ A*-C⁵	45.1	70.0	24.9
England—5+ A*-G⁵	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), figures from 2000 do not include pupils recently arrived from overseas. ⁴ Revised data. ⁵ England figures also include independent schools as well as hospital schools and PRUs. 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 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