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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:
| 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
|
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|
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
|
