Figures for 2003 are shown in the following table:
Pupils eligible for free school meals achieving Number Percentage (a) one or more A to E grades 4,610 93.4 (b) three or more A to C grades 845 17.1 (c) three or more A grades 94 1.9
Percentages indicated are of all students eligible for free school meals who were entered for at least one GCEA/CE/Applied A Level and Double Awards in 2003.
The figures relate to 16 to 18-year-olds (age at start of academic year, i.e. 31 August 2002) in maintained schools only who were eligible for free school meals. The figures do not include the achievement of students in further education sector colleges previously eligible for free school meals.