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Volume 506: debated on Tuesday 2 March 2010

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Michael Gove

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many students resident in (a) Knowsley, (b) Kensington and Chelsea and (c) Islington sat an A level in (i) mathematics, (ii) further mathematics, (iii) physics, (iv) English literature, (v) history, (vi) a modern language and (vii) chemistry in (A) 1997 and (B) the most recent year for which figures are available. (316852)

Mr. Coaker

The requested information is shown in the following table for 2003/04 and 2008/09. Subject information based on pupil residency is available only from 2003/04 onwards.

Students in maintained schools1 sitting A level subjects in 2003/042 and 2008/093 by local authority of pupil residence

Number

Islington

Kensington and Chelsea

Knowsley

Mathematics

2003/04

45

24

34

2008/09

60

49

45

Further Mathematics

2003/04

3

4—

5

2008/09

6

9

4—

Physics

2003/04

19

15

18

2008/09

14

13

19

English Literature

2003/04

107

39

52

2008/09

112

43

40

History

2003/04

81

20

41

2008/09

99

26

32

Modern Language

2003/04

38

26

14

2008/09

39

26

19

Chemistry

2003/04

35

13

27

2008/09

45

25

25

1 Includes pupils attending all maintained schools (including academies and city technology colleges) . 2 Based on final data. 3 Based on revised data. 4 Figures not shown in order to protect confidentiality. Source: National Pupil Database.