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Baroness Blatch asked Her Majesty's Government:
- Whether they will publish data for England showing for comprehensive schools, modern schools, grammar schools, state schools, independent schools and all schools separately, the percentage of all 16 year-old pupils in each of the years 1994 to 1997 obtaining five or more passes at grades A* to C, showing data separately for boys, girls and all pupils, and showing separately for each type of state school the percentages for local education authority schools, voluntary schools
- (including together voluntary controlled, voluntary aided, and special agreement schools), grant-maintained schools and, where appropriate, CTCs and including, for each category of school, the number of schools and the number of 16 year-old pupils.[HL422]
Baroness Blackstone: The information requested in respect of GCSE achievements is shown in the following table.
| 1993-94 | 1994-95 | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | |||||||||
| Boys | Girls | Total | Boys | Girls | Total | Boys | Girls | Total | Boys | Girls | Total | |
| LEA Maintained Comprehensive | ||||||||||||
| Number of 15 year-olds | 155.1 | 150.4 | 305.5 | 168.1 | 163.5 | 331.6 | 172.6 | 168.5 | 341.1 | 169.2 | 164.7 | 333.8 |
| Number of schools | 1,950 | 1,934 | 1,928 | 1,915 | ||||||||
| Percentage achieving 5 or more grades A*-C | 33 | 42 | 37 | 33 | 42 | 37 | 34 | 43 | 39 | 34 | 44 | 39 |
| Voluntary Comprehensive | ||||||||||||
| Number of 15 year-olds | 30.3 | 31.5 | 61.8 | 32.9 | 33.2 | 66.1 | 32.9 | 34.1 | 67.0 | 32.9 | 33.8 | 66.7 |
| Number of schools | 428 | 425 | 419 | 417 | ||||||||
| Percentage achieving 5 or more grades A*-C | 40 | 49 | 45 | 40 | 50 | 45 | 41 | 52 | 46 | 42 | 52 | 47 |
| Grant Maintained Comprehensive | ||||||||||||
| Number of 15 year-olds | 37.6 | 34.5 | 72.1 | 41.0 | 38.1 | 79.2 | 43.2 | 40.1 | 83.3 | 43.2 | 41.0 | 84.2 |
| Number of schools | 465 | 478 | 489 | 495 | ||||||||
| Percentage achieving 5 or more grades A*-C | 39 | 48 | 43 | 40 | 50 | 45 | 42 | 52 | 46 | 43 | 53 | 48 |
| CTC Comprehensive | ||||||||||||
| Number of 15 year-olds | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
| Number of schools | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | ||||||||
| Percentage achieving 5 or more grades A*-C | 31 | 40 | 36 | 37 | 48 | 42 | 49 | 54 | 51 | 58 | 64 | 61 |
| All Comprehensive Schools | ||||||||||||
| Number of 15 year-olds | 223.7 | 217.1 | 440.8 | 242.9 | 235.6 | 478.6 | 249.9 | 243.7 | 493.6 | 246.4 | 240.6 | 486.9 |
| Number of schools | 2,855 | 2,849 | 2,850 | 2,841 | ||||||||
| Percentage achieving 5 or more grades A*-C | 35 | 44 | 39 | 35 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 47 | 42 |
| LEA Maintained Selective | ||||||||||||
| Number of 15 year-olds | 1.5 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 5.6 |
| Number of schools | 51 | 51 | 47 | 44 | ||||||||
| Percentage achieving 5 or more grades A*-C | 92 | 95 | 94 | 90 | 94 | 93 | 90 | 95 | 94 | 90 | 95 | 94 |
| Voluntary Selective | ||||||||||||
| Number of 15 year-olds | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.9 |
| Number of schools | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||
| Percentage achieving 5 or more grades A*-C | 93 | 96 | 94 | 95 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 97 | 96 |
| Grant Maintained Selective | ||||||||||||
| Number of 15 year-olds | 4.9 | 3.9 | 8.7 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 10.3 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 11.1 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 12.0 |
| Number of schools | 87 | 92 | 96 | 103 | ||||||||
| Percentage achieving 5 or more grades A*-C | 93 | 96 | 95 | 92 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 95 | 93 | 92 | 96 | 94 |
| All Selective Schools | ||||||||||||
| Number of 15 year-olds | 8.0 | 8.6 | 16.6 | 9.2 | 9.9 | 19.1 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 19.7 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 20.5 |
| Number of schools | 159 | 164 | 164 | 168 | ||||||||
| Percentage achieving 5 or more grades A*-C | 93 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 95 | 94 | 92 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 96 | 94 |
| LEA Maintained Modern | ||||||||||||
| Number of 15 year-olds | 6.5 | 6.8 | 13.3 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 14.0 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 13.3 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 13.1 |
| Number of schools | 113 | 107 | 99 | 100 | ||||||||
| Percentage achieving 5 or more grades A*-C | 20 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 33 | 29 |
| Voluntary Modern | ||||||||||||
| Number of 15 year-olds | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| Number of schools | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | ||||||||
| Percentage achieving 5 or more grades A*-C | 17 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 34 | 29 |
| Grant Maintained Modern | ||||||||||||
| Number of 15 year-olds | 2.6 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 6.5 |
| Number of schools | 42 | 44 | 46 | 47 | ||||||||
| Percentage achieving 5 or more grades A*-C | 20 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 34 | 30 |
| All Modern Schools | ||||||||||||
| Number of 15 year-olds | 9.6 | 9.9 | 19.5 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 21.1 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 20.8 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 20.7 |
| Number of schools | 167 | 163 | 156 | 160 | ||||||||
| Percentage achieving 5 or more grades A*-C | 20 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 34 | 29 |
| All Maintained Schools | ||||||||||||
| Number of 15 year-olds | 247.6 | 238.7 | 486.2 | 270.9 | 259.8 | 530.7 | 278.7 | 268.6 | 547.3 | 275.8 | 265.9 | 541.7 |
| Number of schools | 4,168 | 4,299 | 4,292 | 4,303 | ||||||||
| Percentage achieving 5 or more grades A*-C | 35 | 45 | 40 | 35 | 45 | 40 | 37 | 47 | 41 | 37 | 47 | 42 |
| Independent Schools | ||||||||||||
| Number of 15 year-olds | 24.6 | 21.5 | 46.1 | 25.3 | 22.2 | 47.5 | 24.6 | 22.2 | 46.8 | 23.6 | 21.3 | 45.0 |
| Number of schools | 1,060 | 1,062 | 1,061 | 1,053 | ||||||||
| Percentage achieving 5 or more grades A*-C | 77 | 83 | 80 | 77 | 83 | 80 | 77 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 84 | 80 |
| All Schools | ||||||||||||
| Number of 15 year-olds | 272.1 | 260.1 | 532.3 | 296.2 | 282.0 | 578.2 | 303.3 | 290.7 | 594.0 | 299.5 | 287.2 | 586.7 |
| Number of schools | 5,228 | 5,361 | 5,353 | 5,356 | ||||||||
| Percentage achieving 5 or more grades A*-C | 39 | 48 | 43 | 39 | 48 | 43 | 40 | 49 | 45 | 40 | 50 | 45 |
A-Level: Analysis of Results 1994-97
Baroness Blatch asked Her Majesty's Government:
- Whether they will publish for England for comprehensive schools, grammar schools, modern schools, independent schools, Further Education Funding Council (FEFC) schools and colleges and for all institutions in each of the years 1994 to 1997 the number of pupils in each of the subjects--
- mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, English literature, history, geography, French and economics: entering for A-level, passing A-level and obtaining grade A at A-level, together with, for each kind of institution, the average A-level points obtained per pupil.[HL453]
Baroness Blackstone: The information requested in respect of GCE A-level achievements is shown in the following tables.
| 1993-94 | 1994-95 | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | |||||||||
| Number of students | Number of students | Number of students | Number of students | |||||||||
| Attempting | Passing | Grade A | Attempting | Passing | Grade A | Attempting | Passing | Grade A | Attempting | Passing | Grade A | |
| Comprehensive schools | ||||||||||||
| Mathematics | 20,571 | 16,535 | 3,783 | 19,717 | 16,641 | 4,242 | 21,133 | 18,270 | 4,350 | 22,534 | 19,457 | 4,633 |
| Physics | 12,437 | 9,788 | 1,665 | 11,873 | 9,623 | 1,934 | 11,519 | 9,517 | 1,712 | 12,126 | 10,344 | 1,936 |
| Chemistry | 13,672 | 10,553 | 1,698 | 13,891 | 10,773 | 1,907 | 13,374 | 11,044 | 1,822 | 14,460 | 12,211 | 2,100 |
| Biology | 16,552 | 12,570 | 1,627 | 17,129 | 13,054 | 1,706 | 17,379 | 14,460 | 1,602 | 19,901 | 16,823 | 1,973 |
| English literature | 24,969 | 22,398 | 3,027 | 23,969 | 21,791 | 2,929 | 23,420 | 21,753 | 3,202 | 24,948 | 23,465 | 3,318 |
| History | 15,807 | 13,002 | 1,790 | 15,713 | 13,361 | 1,862 | 15,996 | 13,520 | 1,905 | 15,739 | 13,444 | 1,852 |
| Geography | 18,722 | 14,626 | 1,894 | 17,724 | 14,159 | 1,977 | 17,633 | 14,232 | 2,061 | 18,169 | 16,113 | 1,586 |
| French | 8,820 | 7,355 | 1,207 | 8,276 | 7,039 | 1,179 | 8,202 | 7,034 | 1,271 | 7,674 | 6,659 | 1,163 |
| Economics | 10,979 | 8,406 | 522 | 9,251 | 7,059 | 1,034 | 7,032 | 6,164 | 680 | 8,335 | 7,392 | 873 |
| Selective schools | ||||||||||||
| Mathematics | 4,963 | 4,379 | 1,288 | 5,115 | 4,646 | 1,574 | 5,358 | 4,998 | 1,607 | 5,696 | 5,318 | 1,752 |
| Physics | 2,968 | 2,683 | 717 | 3,012 | 2,758 | 844 | 2,984 | 2,777 | 828 | 3,305 | 3,084 | 858 |
| Chemistry | 3,165 | 2,814 | 752 | 3,470 | 3,084 | 853 | 3,578 | 3,281 | 886 | 3,961 | 3,677 | 963 |
| Biology | 3,587 | 3,187 | 724 | 3,799 | 3,368 | 762 | 3,906 | 3,631 | 770 | 4,,494 | 4,228 | 983 |
| English literature | 4,199 | 4,058 | 941 | 4,220 | 4,072 | 887 | 4,322 | 4,220 | 923 | 4,820 | 4,748 | 1,087 |
| History | 3,144 | 2,858 | 595 | 3,263 | 3,040 | 685 | 3,182 | 2,975 | 643 | 3,321 | 3,089 | 687 |
| Geography | 3,203 | 2,822 | 547 | 3,195 | 2,814 | 561 | 3,109 | 2,822 | 575 | 3,370 | 3,206 | 595 |
| French | 2,529 | 2,328 | 537 | 2,560 | 2,388 | 575 | 2,552 | 2,357 | 565 | 2,509 | 2,343 | 546 |
| Economics | 2,147 | 1,866 | 88 | 2,058 | 1,807 | 482 | 614 | 585 | 115 | 851 | 787 | 160 |
| Modern schools | ||||||||||||
| Mathematics | 170 | 119 | 9 | 173 | 114 | 6 | 163 | 105 | 4 | 169 | 131 | 10 |
| Physics | 112 | 69 | 3 | 124 | 89 | 7 | 71 | 42 | 0 | 67 | 54 | 2 |
| Chemistry | 89 | 55 | 2 | 121 | 81 | 6 | 78 | 51 | 4 | 101 | 78 | 5 |
| Biology | 178 | 105 | 5 | 179 | 105 | 6 | 140 | 94 | 2 | 207 | 154 | 8 |
| English literature | 402 | 325 | 29 | 368 | 308 | 23 | 365 | 331 | 19 | 469 | 410 | 25 |
| History | 201 | 141 | 10 | 213 | 145 | 16 | 197 | 158 | 7 | 242 | 179 | 5 |
| Geography | 202 | 137 | 8 | 211 | 135 | 9 | 207 | 125 | 7 | 256 | 184 | 6 |
| French | 77 | 54 | 7 | 60 | 43 | 5 | 51 | 32 | 1 | 50 | 40 | 1 |
| Economics | 93 | 45 | 8 | 55 | 36 | 5 | 155 | 141 | 6 | 184 | 172 | 9 |
| Independent schools | ||||||||||||
| Mathematics | 11,136 | 10,041 | 4,261 | 11,370 | 10,595 | 4,651 | 12,039 | 11,367 | 4,883 | 12,698 | 11,984 | 5,210 |
| Physics | 6,897 | 6,340 | 2,184 | 7,048 | 6,559 | 2,541 | 6,753 | 6,378 | 2,433 | 6,443 | 6,110 | 2,386 |
| Chemistry | 8,491 | 7,791 | 2,711 | 8,964 | 8,234 | 2,986 | 8,811 | 8,344 | 3,022 | 8,690 | 8,267 | 3,285 |
| Biology | 8,112 | 7,433 | 2,248 | 8,355 | 7,704 | 2,488 | 8,705 | 8,265 | 2,433 | 8,867 | 8,380 | 2,705 |
| English literature | 9,602 | 9,314 | 2,494 | 9,096 | 8,892 | 2,651 | 9,349 | 9,222 | 2,745 | 9,928 | 9,797 | 2,757 |
| History | 7,459 | 6,952 | 1,773 | 7,140 | 6,737 | 1,815 | 7,021 | 6,670 | 1,885 | 7,100 | 6,791 | 1,908 |
| Geography | 7,642 | 6,914 | 1,680 | 7,316 | 6,672 | 1,596 | 7,327 | 6,763 | 1,619 | 7,349 | 7,002 | 1,567 |
| French | 6,494 | 6,176 | 2,197 | 6,328 | 6,047 | 2,075 | 6,380 | 6,087 | 2,087 | 6,106 | 5,868 | 1,974 |
| Economics | 5,876 | 5,092 | 135 | 5,347 | 4,578 | 1,245 | 1,335 | 1,209 | 254 | 1,470 | 1,381 | 281 |
| Sixth form colleges | ||||||||||||
| Mathematics | 8,709 | 7,178 | 1,734 | 8,560 | 7,339 | 1,874 | 8,748 | 7,655 | 1,943 | 8,781 | 7,874 | 1,936 |
| Physics | 4,530 | 3,736 | 587 | 4,350 | 3,601 | 685 | 3,992 | 3,400 | 625 | 3,915 | 3,512 | 730 |
| Chemistry | 4,999 | 4,108 | 804 | 5,334 | 4,468 | 897 | 5,122 | 4,470 | 968 | 5,500 | 4,914 | 1,039 |
| Biology | 6,431 | 5,109 | 698 | 6,982 | 5,352 | 777 | 7,035 | 5,918 | 846 | 7,816 | 6,799 | 962 |
| English literature | 7,766 | 7,112 | 1,114 | 7,423 | 6,910 | 1,094 | 6,972 | 6,465 | 1,096 | 7.229 | 6,747 | 1,214 |
| History | 5,405 | 4,527 | 641 | 5,493 | 4,598 | 637 | 5,626 | 4,818 | 712 | 5,759 | 4,931 | 682 |
| Geography | 5,485 | 4,295 | 580 | 5,195 | 4,214 | 624 | 5,155 | 4,162 | 632 | 5,306 | 4,785 | 533 |
| French | 3,537 | 2,990 | 560 | 3,343 | 2,856 | 513 | 3,357 | 2,864 | 515 | 3,087 | 2,702 | 410 |
| Economics | 3,281 | 2,691 | 383 | 2,622 | 2,194 | 399 | 5,115 | 4,627 | 619 | 6,025 | 5,547 | 765 |
| Other FE sector colleges | ||||||||||||
| Mathematics | 6,480 | 4,516 | 778 | 5,978 | 4,514 | 774 | 6,292 | 4,710 | 723 | 5,813 | 4,398 | 713 |
| Physics | 3,717 | 2,715 | 413 | 3,322 | 2,479 | 365 | 3,010 | 2,322 | 276 | 2,835 | 2,260 | 283 |
| Chemistry | 4,153 | 2,876 | 410 | 4,013 | 2,869 | 411 | 3,697 | 2,760 | 333 | 3,682 | 2,752 | 386 |
| Biology | 6,404 | 4,351 | 460 | 6,248 | 4,200 | 405 | 6,218 | 4,390 | 345 | 6,278 | 4,640 | 388 |
| English literature | 6,714 | 5,700 | 554 | 6,330 | 5,334 | 591 | 5,770 | 5,050 | 539 | 5,889 | 5,214 | 527 |
| History | 4,747 | 3,294 | 271 | 4,425 | 3,083 | 277 | 4,264 | 3,045 | 296 | 3,894 | 2,790 | 252 |
| Geography | 4,638 | 3,219 | 364 | 3,980 | 2,799 | 308 | 3,731 | 2,656 | 297 | 3,518 | 2,740 | 229 |
| French | 2,650 | 1,939 | 246 | 2,341 | 1,751 | 226 | 2,196 | 1,645 | 239 | 1,924 | 1,501 | 221 |
| Economics | 3,688 | 2,448 | 444 | 2,966 | 1,867 | 182 | 5,896 | 4,668 | 469 | 6,338 | 5,200 | 513 |
| Schools & FE sector colleges | ||||||||||||
| Mathematics | 52,014 | 42,773 | 11,854 | 50,941 | 43,849 | 13,121 | 53,733 | 47,106 | 13,511 | 55,724 | 49,164 | 14,254 |
| Physics | 30,683 | 25,333 | 5,569 | 29,730 | 25,109 | 6,376 | 28,330 | 24,437 | 5,875 | 28,707 | 25,364 | 6,195 |
| Chemistry | 34,573 | 28,201 | 6,377 | 35,795 | 29,509 | 7,060 | 34,661 | 29,951 | 7,035 | 36,416 | 31,899 | 7,778 |
| Biology | 41,268 | 32,759 | 5,763 | 42,695 | 33,783 | 6,144 | 43,383 | 36,758 | 5,998 | 47,599 | 41,025 | 7,019 |
| English literature | 53,655 | 48,910 | 8,159 | 51,406 | 47,307 | 8,175 | 50,199 | 47,042 | 8,524 | 53,295 | 50,390 | 8,928 |
| History | 36,767 | 30,777 | 5,081 | 36,247 | 30,964 | 5,292 | 36,287 | 31,186 | 5,448 | 36,070 | 31,224 | 5,366 |
| Geography | 39,902 | 32,023 | 5,053 | 37,622 | 30,793 | 5,075 | 37,162 | 30,760 | 5,191 | 37,987 | 34,031 | 4,516 |
| French | 24,110 | 20,845 | 4,754 | 22,909 | 20,125 | 4,573 | 22,718 | 20,019 | 4,678 | 21,358 | 19,114 | 4,315 |
| Economics | 26,075 | 20,558 | 1,580 | 22,297 | 17,541 | 3,347 | 20,148 | 17,395 | 2,143 | 23,204 | 20,460 | 2,601 |
| 1993-94 | 1994-95 | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | |
| Comprehensive schools | 12.7 | 13.3 | 13.9 | 14.1 |
| Selective schools | 18.8 | 19.7 | 20.1 | 20.8 |
| Modern schools | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.1 |
| Independent schools | 19.5 | 20.1 | 20.4 | 20.9 |
| Sixth form colleges | 13.5 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.5 |
| Other FE sector colleges | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.5 |
| Schools and colleges | 13.3 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.5 |
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