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Mathematics

Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what proportion of schools were rated good or better by Ofsted at teaching mathematics at key stages (a) 1, (b) 2, (c) 3 and (d) 4. [13267]

Jacqui Smith: This is a matter for HM Chief Inspector of Schools. David Bell, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector for Schools will write to the hon. Gentleman and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Library.
 
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Letter from David Bell to Mr. Nick Gibb, dated 22 July 2005:


PercentageNumber
Key Stage 1692,200
Key Stage 2732,300
Key Stage 369430
Key Stage 465360

Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of (a) undergraduate and (b) graduate students in English universities studying mathematics degrees were foreign nationals in the last year for which figures are available. [9265]

Bill Rammell: The latest information is shown in the table:
 
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Students(35) in UK HE Institutions studying mathematical sciences(36)—2003/04

All Undergraduates(37)
Graduates
NumberPercentageNumberPercentage
UK21,665904,91091
EU46521152
Overseas2,00083707
Total24,1301005,393100


(35)Covers any students who enrolled at any point during the academic year.
(36)Covers Mathematics, Statistics and Computing Science.
(37)Covers students on any year of an undergraduate course.
Note:
Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 5, so components may not sum to totals.
Source:
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).


Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what proportion of schools in Southend in each of the last five years were rated good or better by Ofsted at teaching mathematics at key stages (a) 1, (b) 2, (c) 3 and (d) 4. [14303]

Beverley Hughes: This is a matter for HM Chief Inspector of Schools. David Bell, Her Majesty Chief Inspector for Schools will write to the hon. Gentleman and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Library.

Letter from David Bell to Mr David Amess dated 2 August 2005:


Year(38)Total number of schools Inspected(40)Total number of KS1 Maths Judgements(39)Percentage of
good or better KS1 Maths Judgements
Total number of KS2 Maths JudgementsPercentage of
good or better KS2 Maths Judgements
2000/018367450
2001/02146505100
2002/0310000
2003/0410475475
2004/05(41)6580475

Year(38)Total number of KS3 Maths Judgements(39)Percentage of
good or better KS3 Maths Judgements
Total number of KS4 Maths JudgementsPercentage of
good or better KS4 Maths Judgements
2000/010000
2001/023673100
2002/030000
2003/0421002100
2004/05(41)21002100


(38)Years 2000/01, 2001/02 and 2002/03 include both short and full inspections.
(39)In years 2000/2001, 2001/02 and 2002/03 these judgements were only made in full inspections.
(40)The total number of key stage judgements does not equal the total number of schools inspected.
(41)2005 only included those schools inspected before 30 of June 2005.



 
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Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students commenced undergraduate courses in (a) mathematics and (b) mathematics combined with another subject in English universities in each of the last 30 years. [8722]

Bill Rammell: The available information, covering institutions in Great Britain, is shown in the tables. Changes in the classification of subjects and in the coverage of institutions mean it is not possible to produce a consistent time series for the whole of this period. A corresponding time series for institutions in England is not available centrally.
Entrants to full-time undergraduate mathematics and mathematics/physics courses Universities(42)in Great Britain1973/74 to 1984/85

Academic yearEntrants
1973/743,660
1974/753,645
1975/763,485
1976/773,655
1977/783,900
1978/794,185
1979/804,445
1980/815,020
1981/825,175
1982/835,105
1983/845,035
1984/855,130


(42)Former UFC-funded universities
Source: Universities Statistical Record (USR). Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 5.





Entrants to full-time undergraduate mathematical science(43)courses Universities(44)in Great Britain 1985/86 to 1993/94

Academic yearEntrants
1985/863,350
1986/873,150
1987/883,415
1988/893,745
1989/904,155
1990/914,020
1991/924,115
1992/934,085
1993/944,525


(43)Mathematics, statistics and combined mathematical sciences. The subject classification of higher education courses was totally revised for the 1985/86 academic year.
(44)Former UFC-funded universities.
Source: Universities Statistical Record (USR). Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 5.




Entrants to full-time undergraduate mathematical sciences(45)courses HE institutions(46)in Great Britain

Academic yearEntrants
1994/955,650
1995/965,190
1996/975,615
1997/985,930
1998/995,255
1999/20005,410
2000/015,425
2001/025,700
2002/03(47)6,505
2003/046,700


(45)Covers mathematics, statistics and combined mathematical sciences.
(46)Covers former UFC-funded universities, post-1992 universities, and HE colleges.
(47)In 2002/03, changes were made to the method used to allocate students to subjects of study. The main effect of this was to increase the number of students allocated to individual named subjects and to decrease those who were allocated to the combined course" category. This means that figures for 2002/03 and 2003/04 are not directly comparable with those for earlier years.
Source:
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 5.





 
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