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All Schools
Subject Number of attempts Percentage of pupils attempting subject

1

English

619,481

95

2

Mathematics

616,890

95

3

English Literature

522,446

80

4

Double Award Science

434,779

67

5

History

204,251

31

6

French

189,740

29

7

Art and Design

186,483

29

8

Geography

184,978

28

9

Physical Education

155,510

24

10

Religious Studies

155,249

24

(1) For each subject only one attempt is counted - that which achieved the highest grade.
(2) Pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 in the 2006/07 academic year.
(3) Includes attempts and achievements by these pupils in previous academic years.
(4) Also includes Computer Studies, Information Systems and any combined syllabus of which Information Technology is the major part.
(5) Less than 5 pupils.
(6) Percentage based on a figure less than 5.

General Certificate of Secondary Education: Newcastle Upon Tyne

Jim Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what percentage of children at local education authority maintained schools gained GCSEs at grades A* to C, including English and mathematics in (a) Newcastle upon Tyne Local Education Authority, (b) England and (c) each English region in each year since 1997. [181059]

Jim Knight [holding answer 22 January 2008]: The information on the number of pupils achieving five GCSEs or equivalent at grades A* to C, including English and mathematics, is shown in the tables.

The information is collected for the Statistical First Release ‘GGSE and Equivalent Examination Results in England (Revised)’ which is published annually and can be accessed at:


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GCSE or equivalent results by local authority and government office region: 1997 to 2007 , n umber and percentage of 15-year- olds gaining 5+ GCSEs or equivalent at grades A*- C including English and Maths
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

Newcastle Upon Tyne

673

24.9

671

25.0

757

27.5

731

27.9

829

29.7

823

29.6

North East

8,758

28.0

8,642

28.4

9,433

30.8

10,026

32.9

10,684

33.6

11,030

34.8

North West

25,718

32.2

26,128

32.9

28,378

35.1

29,477

36.7

30,907

36.8

32,259

38.4

Yorkshire and the Humber

16,765

28.8

17,023

29.9

18,220

31.6

19,228

33.2

20,076

33.6

21,067

34.9

East Midlands

15,272

31.9

15,345

33.1

16,462

35.1

17,018

36.1

18,137

37.2

19,173

38.8

West Midlands

18,493

30.1

18,994

31.2

20,966

33.8

21,530

35.1

22,864

35.8

23,950

37.5

East of England

21,004

35.4

21,917

38.0

22,758

39.5

23,559

40.4

24,919

41.3

25,759

42.2

Inner London

4,436

21.4

4,741

22.8

5,132

24.3

5,472

25.5

6,150

28.3

6,491

30.0

Outer London

15,288

33.8

16,514

37.0

17,270

38.3

18,014

39.6

18,989

40.6

20,081

42.4

London

19,724

29.9

21,255

32.4

22,402

33.9

23,486

35.1

25,139

36.7

26,572

38.5

South East

30,883

37.2

31,066

38.9

33,254

40.9

34,052

42.1

36,388

43.1

37,428

44.1

South West

18,373

36.1

19,123

37.9

19,927

39.4

20,771

40.8

22,131

41.7

23,225

43.2

England (Maintained Sector)

174,990

32.5

179,493

34.0

191,800

39.4

199,147

37.3

211,245

38.1

220,463

39.5


2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

Newcastle Upon Tyne

886

30.4

888

31.9

870

33.2

957

33.3

1,079

37.9

North East

11,125

34.7

11,584

35.7

11,785

38.0

12,779

40.3

13,585

41.7

North West

32,345

37.9

34,298

39.0

35,209

40.7

37,049

42.0

39,777

44.5

Yorkshire and the Humber

21,611

35.0

23,006

36.5

24,114

39.0

25,357

40.2

27,077

42.3

East Midlands

19,328

38.3

20,414

39.0

21,187

40.7

22,595

42.8

23,920

44.2

West Midlands

24,266

37.2

25,435

38.1

26,741

40.3

28,095

41.5

29,651

43.1

East of England

26,333

41.9

27,619

42.5

28,897

44.8

30,472

46.5

31,868

48.2

Inner London

7,012

31.7

7,803

34.5

8,307

36.6

9,090

39.1

9,684

42.2

Outer London

20,833

42.8

22,298

43.9

23,083

45.9

24,756

48.6

25,799

50.2

London

27,845

39.3

30,101

41.0

31,390

43.0

33,846

45.6

35,483

47.7

South East

39,329

44.7

40,693

42.3

41,947

46.3

43,652

47.6

45,313

49.2

South West

23,781

42.8

25,313

43.6

26,090

45.4

26,763

46.0

27,289

47.0

England (Maintained Sector)

225,963

42.8

238,463

40.4

247,360

46.7

260,608

43.9

273,963

45.7


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