GCE A-Level

Mr. Redwood
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what average A-level results were obtained by pupils at (a) state city academies and (b) other schools at A-level in 2006.

Jim Knight
[holding answer 7 June 2007]: The information required is in the following table.

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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |Average QCA point score by candidates1 achieving all Level 3 qualifications2,3|
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|Academies                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |620.2                                                                         |
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|Schools excluding academies                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |768.3                                                                         |
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|All schools                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |767.8                                                                         |
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|1 For pupils ages 16 to 18 at the start of the 2005/06 academic year i.e. 31 August 2005.2 GCE or VCE A level or other Level 3 qualification equivalent in size to an A-level.3 Cumulative results obtained in academic years 2004/05 and 2005/06.|                                                                              |
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