General Certificate of Secondary Education: Mathematics Michael Gove To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of pupils who achieved Level 5 at Key Stage 3 mathematics in each year between 1997 and 2004 subsequently went on to achieve a C grade or above at GCSE mathematics. Jim Knight The information requested is in the following table. The figures relate to pupils in maintained mainstream schools in England. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Number of pupils at Level 5 in KS3 maths who achieved A*-C in GCSE maths|Percentage of pupils at Level 5 in KS3 maths who achieved A*-C in GCSE maths|Number of pupils at Level 5 or above in KS3 maths who achieved A*-C in GCSE maths|Percentage of pupils at Level 5 or above in KS3 maths who achieved A*-C in GCSE maths| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2001/02 |42,600 |32.7 |251,800 |70.6 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2002/03 |37,000 |27.5 |253,900 |67.3 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003/04 |35,800 |27.6 |271,500 |68.5 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004/05 |31,100 |24.6 |284,600 |68.8 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005/06 |29,100 |23.4 |298,800 |69.0 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006/07 (provisional)|32,400 |26.1 |313,400 |71.0 | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------