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Education Maintenance Allowance

Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what information his Department holds on the number of families which have deliberately reduced their income so that children become eligible for education maintenance allowance in the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [194192]

Jim Knight: The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) has no evidence that any household has deliberately reduced their income so that their children become eligible for education maintenance allowance.

English Language: General Certificate of Secondary Education

Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils were not entered for (a) English, (b) mathematics and (c) English and mathematics GCSEs in 2007. [195195]

Jim Knight: In 2007 there were 44,101 (7 per cent.) pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 who did not attempt English and mathematics at GCSE. Tables showing pupil numbers (table 1) and number of attempts at GCSE by subject (tables 10-12) can be found in the Statistical First Release ‘GCSE and Equivalent Examination Results in England, 2006/07 (Revised)’, available at:

These figures are based on pupils attempting full course GCSEs in all schools, however, in some independent schools pupils attempt International GCSEs in English and mathematics instead but these are not included here as they have not been accredited by QCA or approved by the Secretary of State.


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Faith Schools: Admissions

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of maintained schools use religious faith as a criterion for admission; and if he will make a statement. [194662]

Jim Knight: There are 6,800 maintained faith schools out of a total of 20,504 maintained schools in England. Faith schools do not have to necessarily use faith-based oversubscription criteria as part of their admission arrangements, and if they are undersubscribed they must offer places to all parents who apply. This is a matter for admission authorities to determine and we, therefore, do not hold this information centrally.

General Certificate of Secondary Education

Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many pupils sat more than 10 GCSEs in 2007; [195198]

(2) how many pupils were entered for less than five GCSEs in 2007. [195194]

Jim Knight: The number of pupils who sat more than 10 GCSEs at the end of key stage 4 in 2007 is 17,040.

The number of pupils who were entered for less than five GCSEs or equivalent at the end of key stage 4 in 2007 is 36,620.

Mr. Hepburn: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many pupils achieved at least five GCSEs grades A* to C in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) North East and (d) England in each year since 1997; [195271]

(2) how many pupils achieved five GCSEs grades A* to C including English and mathematics in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) North East and (d) England in each year since 1997. [195272]

Jim Knight: The available information is given in the table.


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Number and percentage of pupils achieving (i) 5 GCSEs at grades A*-C and (ii) 5 GCSEs at A*-C including English and maths: 1997( 1) to 2007( 2)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Numbers

Achieving 5 A*-C grades

Jarrow constituency

373

357

395

378

447

451

430

466

496

552

653

South Tyneside LA

668

672

728

723

789

903

894

912

997

1,110

1,242

North East

11,492

11,279

12,056

12,694

13,525

14,061

14,985

15,798

16,587

18,154

19,707

England

228,646

231,222

243,870

250,936

265,498

276,239

292,438

307,046

319,481

339,289

359,599

Achieving 5 A*-C grades including English and Mathematics

Jarrow constituency

281

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

334

406

470

South Tyneside LA

511

561

591

607

653

733

696

701

662

791

878

North East

8,758

8,642

9,433

10,026

10,684

11,030

11,125

11,584

11,785

12,779

13,607

England

174,990

179,493

191,800

199,147

211,245

220,463

225,963

238,463

247,360

260,608

274,735

Percentages

Achieving 5 A*-C grades

Jarrow constituency

38.8

38.1

41.5

39.9

42.3

42.7

40.6

45.3

52.4

55.9

60.4

South Tyneside LA

35.7

36.9

39.9

39.3

39.1

42.2

43.5

45.1

51.6

55.6

59.3

North East

36.8

37.1

39.4

41.7

42.5

44.3

46.8

48.7

53.5

57.3

60.5

England

42.5

43.8

45.7

47.0

47.9

49.5

51.1

52.0

54.8

57.2

60.1

Achieving 5 A*-C grades including English and Mathematics

Jarrow constituency

29.2

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

35.3

41.1

43.5

South Tyneside LA

27.3

30.8

32.4

33.0

32.3

34.2

33.9

34.7

34.2

39.6

41.9

North East

28.0

28.4

30.8

32.9

33.6

34.8

34.7

35.7

38.0

40.3

41.8

England

32.5

34.0

39.4

37.3

38.1

39.5

42.8

40.4

46.7

43.9

45.9

(1) Figures for 1997 to 2006 are based upon 15-year-olds.
(2) Figures for 2007 are based upon pupils at the end of key stage 4.
Note:
n/a = not available
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