GCSE Results Helen Jones To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average annual change in point scores at GCSE was in (a) specialist schools, (b) grammar schools, (c) academies and (d) all secondary schools between 2001 and 2005. Jim Knight [holding answer 26 June 2006]: The information requested is outlined in the following table. Due to a change in the point score system there is a break in the series in 2004. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |2001 |2004 | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Number of schools|Uncapped average point score|Number of schools|Uncapped average point score|Change in average point score 2001-04|Average annual change in average point score| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Specialist (as at September 2000) |524 |42.0 |524 |45.3 |3.3|1.1| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Specialist in a given year |524 |42.0 |1,429 |44.3 |1—|1—| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Grammar |164 |62.9 |164 |65.6 |2.7|0.9| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Academies |n/a |n/a |11 |29.4 |n/a|n/a| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |All maintained mainstream secondary schools inc CTC and academies|3,134 |39.2 |3,110 |41.8 |2.6|0.9| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |2004 |2005 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Number of schools|Uncapped average point score|Number of schools|Uncapped average point score|Change in average point score 2004-05| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Specialist (as at September 2000) |524 |369.3 |524 |379.8|10.5| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Specialist in a given year |1,429 |361.5 |1,931 |368.9|1—| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Grammar |164 |499.2 |164 |507.6|8.4| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Academies (as at September 2004) |11 |255.6 |11 |275.6|20.0| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Academies in given year |11 |255.6 |14 |282.1|1—| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |All maintained mainstream secondary schools inc CTC and academies |3,110 |343.2 |3,110 |354.0|10.8| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Changes in average point score have only been shown were we have compared the same schools over time.Notes:1. Some grammar schools are specialist.2. There were no academies in 2001.| | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------