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GCSE: Leeds

Volume 507: debated on Wednesday 17 March 2010

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what percentage of year 11 pupils at state schools in Leeds city area achieved five or more A* to C GCSEs in each year since 1992; (306596)

(2) what percentage of year 11 pupils at state schools in Leeds West constituency achieved five or more grade A* to C GCSEs in each year since 1992.

The requested figures are provided in the following table for all maintained schools including academies and City Technology Colleges. Figures before 1997 can be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Percentage of pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 achieving 5+ A*-C GCSEs or equivalent1

Year2

Leeds West constituency (school location based)

Leeds local authority

1997

24.2

37.4

1998

20.3

37.9

1999

22.5

39.4

2000

25.2

40.4

2001

20.9

39.6

2002

22.7

42.4

2003

25.7

44.4

2004

26.1

45.4

2005

32.4

49.7

2006

38.7

52.2

2007

40.5

55.9

2008

49.3

62.5

20093

53.0

67.4

1 From 1997/98 includes GNVQ equivalences and from 2003/04 includes other equivalents approved for use pre-16.

2 Percentages are based on pupils aged 15 from 1997 to 2004. From 2005 onwards, percentages are based on pupils at the end of Key Stage 4.

3 Figures for 2009 are based on revised data while earlier years are final figures.