22 Nov 2007 : Column 1152W—continued
General Certificate of Secondary Education: Gender
Mr. Laws:
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what assessment he has made of the gap between girls' and boys' performance in GCSE examinations; and if he will make a statement. [166619]
Jim Knight:
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for East Dunbartonshire (Jo Swinson) on 15 October 2007, Official Report, column 870W.
General Certificate of Secondary Education: Standards
Mr. Laws:
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of pupils achieved five or more A* to C GCSEs (a) in all subjects and (b) including mathematics and English in (i) each local authority area and (ii) England in each year from 1997-98 to 2006-07; and what estimate he has made of the equivalent expected figures in 2007-08. [166338]
Jim Knight:
The relevant figures are provided in the time series which have been placed in the Library.
We cannot provide an expected figure for 2007-08.
Mr. Laws:
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of pupils (a) from each ethnic group, (b) entitled to free school meals and (c) with English as a second language achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C in each year from 1997 to 2007; and if he will make a statement. [166689]
Jim Knight:
The available data are shown in the following tables. Data prior to 2002 are not available and 2007 data will not be available until 27 November. They will be published on the Department’s website at:
| Achievements at GCSE and equivalents, 2002-06 by ethnicity and gender |
| | | 5+ A*-C | 5+ A*-C inc E and M | Any passes |
| | | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|
Boys
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
White
|
44.3
|
46.2
|
47.4
|
50.3
|
53.0
|
39.0
|
40.5
|
932
|
93.7
|
95.5
|
96.2
|
96.8
|
| |
White British
|
—
|
46.1
|
47.3
|
50.2
|
52.9
|
38 9
|
40.4
|
—
|
93.8
|
95.6
|
96.2
|
96.8
|
| |
Irish
|
—
|
58.4
|
54.0
|
59.4
|
57.2
|
47.2
|
46.3
|
—
|
95.1
|
95.6
|
96.0
|
95.7
|
| |
Traveller of Irish Heritage
|
—
|
43.3
|
23.3
|
22.9
|
14.0
|
22.9
|
7.0
|
—
|
82.5
|
76.7
|
60.4
|
71.9
|
| |
Gypsy/Roma
|
—
|
24.4
|
150
|
7.9
|
9.3
|
6.3
|
2.3
|
—
|
78.9
|
74.0
|
74.6
|
77.9
|
| |
Any other white background
|
—
|
46.3
|
49.3
|
54.2
|
55.0
|
42.1
|
42.4
|
—
|
90.3
|
93.5
|
96.7
|
96.9
|
| |
Mixed
|
—
|
42.7
|
44.8
|
490
|
50.7
|
37.3
|
38.7
|
—
|
92.4
|
94.1
|
95.4
|
96.5
|
| |
White and Black Caribbean
|
—
|
32.3
|
34.1
|
37.6
|
39.9
|
25.8
|
27.5
|
—
|
92.4
|
92.9
|
94.3
|
95.5
|
| |
White and Black African
|
—
|
39.5
|
43.5
|
48.4
|
51.8
|
35.0
|
38.7
|
—
|
90.5
|
93.1
|
96.0
|
97.0
|
22 Nov 2007 : Column 1153W
22 Nov 2007 : Column 1154W
| |
White and Asian
|
—
|
60.6
|
61.4
|
64.2
|
65.6
|
53.6
|
56.1
|
—
|
95.9
|
96.2
|
96.9
|
97.8
|
| |
Any other mixed background
|
—
|
44.9
|
47.1
|
52.6
|
54.0
|
40.8
|
41.3
|
—
|
91.1
|
94.4
|
95.5
|
96.6
|
| |
Asian
|
—
|
47.1
|
49.4
|
53.4
|
55.5
|
39.8
|
41.4
|
—
|
95.5
|
96.8
|
98.1
|
97.9
|
| |
Indian
|
56.9
|
60.3
|
61.6
|
64.8
|
67.1
|
52.4
|
54.3
|
97.1
|
97.3
|
98.0
|
98.9
|
98.9
|
| |
Pakistani
|
32.6
|
35.7
|
38.8
|
43.2
|
45.4
|
28.8
|
30.6
|
93.4
|
94.3
|
96.4
|
97.5
|
97.6
|
| |
Bangladeshi
|
38.0
|
38.5
|
41.0
|
46.7
|
50.9
|
31.0
|
35.4
|
92.2
|
94.6
|
96.5
|
97.5
|
97.6
|
| |
Any other Asian background
|
—
|
53.8
|
54.8
|
59.0
|
57.8
|
46.6
|
43.7
|
—
|
94.1
|
94.6
|
98.2
|
96.4
|
| |
Black
|
—
|
29.1
|
31.9
|
37.7
|
41.0
|
25.2
|
27.4
|
—
|
91.6
|
94.1
|
96.6
|
96.8
|
| |
Black Caribbean
|
21.9
|
25.1
|
27.3
|
33.3
|
36.5
|
21.2
|
22.7
|
90.3
|
91.6
|
94.2
|
95.7
|
96.3
|
| |
Black African
|
31.0
|
34.1
|
37.3
|
42.9
|
45.2
|
29.7
|
31.7
|
90.2
|
91.9
|
94.3
|
978
|
97.4
|
| |
Any other black background
|
27.6
|
27.2
|
29.8
|
33.7
|
39.4
|
22.2
|
25.0
|
89.2
|
91.1
|
93.1
|
95.3
|
95.8
|
| |
Chinese
|
66.8
|
70.9
|
69.5
|
77.1
|
75.5
|
62.8
|
59.7
|
93.9
|
95.3
|
95.4
|
98.7
|
99.2
|
| |
Any other ethnic group
|
40.0
|
41,3
|
430
|
49.3
|
51.0
|
36.3
|
37.3
|
89.4
|
88.5
|
91.5
|
96.5
|
96.2
|
| |
Unclassified
|
45.1
|
43.1
|
42.7
|
44.8
|
47.5
|
34.0
|
35.8
|
91.7
|
91.4
|
93.9
|
95.3
|
95.3
|
| |
All pupils
|
43.7
|
45.5
|
46.8
|
49.9
|
52.6
|
38.4
|
39.9
|
93.1
|
93.5
|
95.4
|
96.3
|
96.8
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Girls
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
White
|
55.0
|
56.7
|
57.4
|
60.2
|
62.3
|
47.1
|
48.5
|
95.1
|
95.7
|
96.9
|
97.4
|
97.8
|
| |
White British
|
—
|
56.6
|
57.3
|
60.1
|
622
|
47.0
|
484
|
—
|
95.8
|
96.9
|
97.4
|
97.8
|
| |
Irish
|
—
|
61.8
|
62.5
|
65.8
|
65.0
|
54.1
|
53.6
|
—
|
96.3
|
96.8
|
97.1
|
97.4
|
| |
Traveller of Irish Heritage
|
—
|
39.1
|
39.7
|
22.2
|
23.2
|
19.0
|
14.5
|
—
|
82.8
|
82.5
|
76.2
|
81.2
|
| |
Gypsy/Roma
|
—
|
22.5
|
12.7
|
20.0
|
11.8
|
11.3
|
5.9
|
—
|
78.3
|
81.3
|
80.0
|
79.4
|
| |
Any other white background
|
—
|
58.2
|
61.3
|
63.7
|
65.3
|
50.4
|
51.3
|
—
|
93.7
|
95.9
|
97.7
|
98.0
|
| |
Mixed
|
—
|
55.4
|
54.4
|
59.9
|
61.2
|
46.2
|
46.8
|
—
|
94.9
|
95.9
|
97.3
|
97.4
|
| |
White and Black Caribbean
|
—
|
46.8
|
449
|
50.0
|
54.2
|
34.8
|
37.4
|
—
|
94.4
|
95.3
|
96.2
|
97.0
|
| |
White and Black African
|
—
|
55.1
|
51
|
62.1
|
61.5
|
46.2
|
47.3
|
—
|
92.7
|
93.8
|
97.8
|
969
|
| |
White and Asian
|
—
|
68.6
|
69.9
|
70.6
|
72.1
|
59.6
|
62.6
|
—
|
96.4
|
97.2
|
98.6
|
97.8
|
| |
Any other mixed background
|
—
|
57.7
|
57.1
|
64.2
|
63.3
|
51.1
|
49.1
|
—
|
95.1
|
962
|
977
|
97.7
|
| |
Asian
|
—
|
59
|
61.4
|
64.3
|
66.9
|
48.4
|
51.1
|
—
|
96.9
|
98
|
98.7
|
98.9
|
| |
Indian
|
68.8
|
70.3
|
71.9
|
75.8
|
76.6
|
62.8
|
64.3
|
97.6
|
98.1
|
988
|
99.3
|
99.4
|
| |
Pakistani
|
44.9
|
48.1
|
52.1
|
54.1
|
57.9
|
36.5
|
39.0
|
95.3
|
96.4
|
97.7
|
98.2
|
98.3
|
| |
Bangladeshi
|
49.0
|
526
|
55.2
|
585
|
62.2
|
37.9
|
42.4
|
95.1
|
96.4
|
97.8
|
99.0
|
99.4
|
| |
Any other Asian background
|
—
|
64.6
|
65.9
|
69.2
|
72.4
|
55.6
|
60.7
|
—
|
94
|
96.1
|
97.7
|
98.6
|
| |
Black
|
—
|
43.1
|
45.9
|
51.4
|
55.1
|
36.0
|
39.8
|
—
|
94
|
96
|
981
|
98.2
|
| |
Black Caribbean
|
368
|
403
|
43.8
|
49.4
|
52.9
|
32.5
|
36.0
|
946
|
957
|
96.9
|
98.4
|
98.5
|
| |
Black African
|
43.7
|
46.8
|
48.9
|
53.3
|
56.7
|
39.8
|
43.3
|
91.8
|
92.2
|
95.2
|
98.1
|
98.2
|
| |
Any other black background
|
425
|
40.3
|
43
|
50.8
|
55.7
|
33.5
|
38.1
|
93.6
|
94
|
95.5
|
96.7
|
97.1
|
| |
Chinese
|
73.5
|
79.2
|
79.1
|
85.1
|
84.8
|
75.2
|
72.2
|
95.6
|
96.1
|
96.9
|
99.4
|
98.9
|
22 Nov 2007 : Column 1155W
22 Nov 2007 : Column 1156W
| |
Any other ethnic group
|
54.1
|
51.2
|
54.4
|
59.1
|
62.3
|
44.8
|
46.7
|
92.4
|
91.4
|
93.9
|
972
|
973
|
| |
Unclassified
|
55.4
|
52.2
|
52
|
54.7
|
57.1
|
42.6
|
43.1
|
94.2
|
93.4
|
95.4
|
96.7
|
97.1
|
| |
All pupils
|
54.6
|
56.1
|
57
|
60.0
|
62.2
|
46.7
|
48.2
|
95.0
|
956
|
96.8
|
97.5
|
97.9
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Total
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
White
|
49.5
|
51.3
|
52.3
|
55.1
|
57.5
|
43.0
|
44.4
|
942
|
94.7
|
96.2
|
96.8
|
97.3
|
| |
White British
|
—
|
51.3
|
52.3
|
55.0
|
57.5
|
42.9
|
44.3
|
—
|
94.7
|
96.2
|
96.8
|
97.3
|
| |
Irish
|
—
|
60.1
|
58.3
|
62.6
|
61.3
|
50.7
|
50.1
|
—
|
95.7
|
96.2
|
96.6
|
96.6
|
| |
Traveller of Irish Heritage
|
—
|
41.6
|
30.2
|
225
|
19.0
|
20.7
|
11.1
|
—
|
82.6
|
79.2
|
69.4
|
77.0
|
| |
Gypsy/Roma
|
—
|
23.2
|
13.5
|
14.7
|
10.4
|
9.1
|
3.9
|
—
|
78.5
|
78.6
|
77.6
|
78.6
|
| |
Any other white background
|
—
|
52
|
55
|
58.9
|
60.1
|
462
|
46.8
|
—
|
91.9
|
946
|
97.2
|
97.5
|
| |
Mixed
|
—
|
49.3
|
49.7
|
54.6
|
56.1
|
41.9
|
42.8
|
—
|
93.7
|
95
|
96.4
|
96.9
|
| |
White and Black Caribbean
|
—
|
39 9
|
397
|
44.1
|
47.3
|
30.5
|
32.6
|
—
|
93.4
|
94.2
|
95.3
|
96.3
|
| |
White and Black African
|
—
|
47.5
|
47.1
|
55.5
|
56.8
|
40.8
|
43.1
|
—
|
91.6
|
93.5
|
97.0
|
96.9
|
| |
White and Asian
|
—
|
64.7
|
65.7
|
67.4
|
68.9
|
56.6
|
59.4
|
—
|
96.2
|
96.7
|
97.7
|
97.8
|
| |
Any other mixed background
|
—
|
51.6
|
52.3
|
58.6
|
58.7
|
46.1
|
45.2
|
—
|
932
|
95.3
|
96.7
|
97.2
|
| |
Asian
|
—
|
52.8
|
55.3
|
58.7
|
61.0
|
44.0
|
46.1
|
—
|
96.2
|
97.4
|
98.4
|
98.4
|
| |
Indian
|
62.6
|
65.2
|
66.6
|
70.1
|
71.7
|
574
|
59.1
|
97.4
|
97.7
|
98.4
|
99.1
|
99.1
|
| |
Pakistani
|
38.5
|
41.5
|
45.2
|
48.4
|
51.4
|
32.5
|
34.6
|
94.3
|
95.3
|
97
|
978
|
97.9
|
| |
Bangladeshi
|
43.3
|
45.5
|
484
|
52.7
|
56.6
|
34.5
|
39.0
|
93.6
|
955
|
97.2
|
98.3
|
98.6
|
| |
Any other Asian background
|
—
|
59
|
60
|
63.8
|
646
|
50.8
|
51.6
|
—
|
94
|
95.3
|
98.0
|
97.4
|
| |
Black
|
—
|
36.3
|
39
|
44.7
|
48.1
|
30.7
|
33.6
|
—
|
92.9
|
951
|
973
|
97.5
|
| |
Black Caribbean
|
29.2
|
329
|
35.7
|
41.7
|
44.9
|
27.1
|
29.5
|
92.4
|
937
|
956
|
97.1
|
97.4
|
| |
Black African
|
37.4
|
40.7
|
43.3
|
48.3
|
51.0
|
35.0
|
37.5
|
91.0
|
92
|
94.8
|
97.9
|
978
|
| |
Any other black background
|
35.2
|
33.6
|
362
|
41.7
|
47.1
|
27.5
|
31 2
|
91.4
|
92.5
|
943
|
95.9
|
96.4
|
| |
Chinese
|
70.1
|
74.8
|
74.2
|
81.0
|
80.0
|
68.8
|
65.8
|
94.7
|
95.7
|
96.1
|
99.0
|
99.1
|
| |
Any other ethnic group
|
46.8
|
45.8
|
48.4
|
54.0
|
56.3
|
40.3
|
41.7
|
90.9
|
89.8
|
926
|
96.9
|
96.7
|
| |
Unclassified
|
502
|
47.4
|
47 1
|
49.6
|
52.1
|
38.2
|
39.3
|
93.0
|
923
|
94.6
|
96.0
|
96.2
|
| |
All pupils
|
49.0
|
507
|
51.9
|
54.9
|
57.3
|
42 5
|
44.0
|
94.0
|
94.5
|
96.1
|
96.9
|
97.3
|
Sources:
2002 http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000448/index.shtml
2003 http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000448/index.shtml
2004 http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000564/index.shtml
2005 http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000640/index.shtml
2006 http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000708/index.shtml
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