GCSEs Mr. Gibb To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what proportion of (a) 15-year-olds and (b) pupils at the end of the fourth key stage achieved A* to C at GCSE in (i) five or more subjects, (ii) five or more subjects including English and mathematics, (iii) English, mathematics and science, (iv) English, mathematics, science and a modern foreign language, (v) five or more subjects including English, mathematics and science and (vi) five or more subjects including English, mathematics, science and a modern foreign language in 2006. Jim Knight The information requested is in the following table. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Pupils aged 15 |Pupils at the end of key stage 4| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Number (Thousand)|Percentage |Number (Thousand)|Percentage| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Achieving 5+ A*-C |379.6 |58.5 |382.4|59.2| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Achieving 5+ A*-C including English and mathematics |294.1 |45.3 |295.9|45.8| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Achieving A*-C in English, mathematics and science |264.1 |40.7 |265.9|41.2| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Achieving A*-C in English, mathematics, science and a modern foreign language |166.9 |25.7 |168.1|26.0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Achieving 5+ A*-C including English, mathematics and science |263.5 |40.9 |265.2|41.1| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Achieving 5+ A*-C including English, mathematics, science and a modern foreign language|166.9 |25.7 |168.1|26.0| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------