The information requested for the academic years 2005/06 and 2008/09 is in the following tables. Data on gifted and talented pupils were not collected before the 2005/06 academic year.
2005/06 2008/09 Number of gifted and talented pupils1, 2 at the end of key stage 4 63,819 93,100 Number of gifted and talented pupils1, 2 who achieved five or more GCSEs including English and mathematics at grade A*-C excluding equivalents 53,570 81,143 Percentage of gifted and talented pupils1, 2 who achieved five or more GCSEs including English and mathematics at grade A*-C excluding equivalents 83.9 87.2 Number of gifted and talented pupils1, 2 who achieved at least one GCSE pass at grade C or above excluding equivalents 62,454 91,611 Percentage of gifted and talented pupils1, 2 who achieved at least one GCSE pass at grade C or above excluding equivalents 97.9 98.4 1 Pupils attending maintained schools only including city technology colleges and academies. 2 The question on the school census does not differentiate between gifted pupils and talented pupils. Source: National Pupil Database (2005/06 final data, 2008/09 revised data).
2005/06 2008/09 Number of gifted and talented students1, 2, 3 10,683 31,469 Number of gifted and talented students1, 2, 3 who achieved three grade As at A level4 3,152 8,136 Percentage of gifted and talented students1, 2, 3 who achieved three grade As at A level4 29.5 25.9 1 Students attending maintained schools only including city technology colleges and academies. 2 16 to 18-year-old candidates entered for GCE/Applied GCE A levels and Double Awards in 2008/09 and GCE/VCE A level and VCE Double Awards in 2005/06. 3 The question on the school census does not differentiate between gifted students and talented students. 4 Includes GCE/Applied GCE A level and Double Awards in 2008/09 and GCE/VCE A level and VCE Double Awards in 2005/06. Source: National Pupil Database (2005/06 final data, 2008/09 revised data).