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		Chinese		Any other ethnic group		Refused or not obtained
		% of Non-FSM pupils not achieving A*-C	% of FSM pupils not achieving A*-C	% of Non-FSM pupils not achieving A*-C	% of FSM pupils not achieving A*-C	% of Non-FSM pupils not achieving A*-C	% of FSM pupils not achieving A*-C
+English	2005	26.3	36.6	42.2	62.6	43.7	70.8
	2006	29.6	39.1	41.8	59.6	44.6	70.6
	2007	24.8	34.1	43.6	57.6	42.0	70.2
	2008	26.9	33.7	43.3	55.8	39.9	65.8
	2009	25.5	23.0	43.2	50.3	36.2	61.8
Maths	2005	14.4	22.0	43.4	59.4	50.2	75.7
	2006	14.6	28.9	42.4	57.9	50.2	74.6
	2007	12.3	23.2	41.5	53.7	47.5	73.9
	2008	11.9	20.0	39.0	51.0	44.4	71.5
	2009	12.4	22.5	38.9	46.7	39.1	64.0
History	2005	75.2	81.0	81.2	90.6	80.3	93.0
	2006	75.7	85.4	80.6	90.7	80.4	92.6
	2007	75.3	81.5	81.3	89.5	79.8	93.3
	2008	74.5	79.2	82.5	90.0	79.2	92.3
	2009	76.5	77.5	81.6	88.5	77.2	91.1
French	2005	64.5	77.6	74.2	87.4	80.8	92.7
	2006	68.7	76.3	76.4	85.6	82.5	93.8
	2007	67.6	79.1	76.8	85.9	83.6	94.1
	2008	71.9	80.4	76.8	87.4	82.5	93.7
	2009	72.5	82.8	79.3	86.4	81.2	92.5
Physics	2005	86.7	91.4	93.2	98.0	95.6	98.8
	2006	85.2	92.9	92.7	97.2	95.4	98.1
	2007	84.0	89.6	93.5	96.9	94.7	98.2
	2008	78.4	84.7	90.2	97.2	90.5	97.0
	2009	74.1	78.5	88.7	95.0	87.4	96.3

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of (a) boys and (b) girls achieved five A* to C grades at GCSE, including English and mathematics but excluding equivalents in the (i) earliest and (ii) most recent year for which figures are available. [309635]

Mr. Coaker [holding answer 11 January 2010]: In 1997, 96,468 (32.2 per cent.) boys and 112,587 (39.2 per cent.) girls aged 15 achieved five or more GCSEs⁽¹⁾ at grade A*-C including English and maths.

In 2009, 141,357 (43.5 per cent.) boys and 162,523 (52.5 per cent.) girls at the end of Key Stage 4 achieved five or more GCSEs⁽²⁾ at grade A*-C including English and maths.

^{(1 )}Includes full, double and short course GCSEs only.

⁽²⁾ Includes full, double and short course GCSEs as well as GCSEs in vocational subjects.

Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils in (a) England, (b) each region and (c) each parliamentary constituency achieved five or more GCSEs excluding equivalent qualifications at grades A* to C in 2009. [318193]

Mr. Coaker: The requested information by Government office region and England can be found in the following table. The figures by parliamentary constituency have been placed in the House of Commons Library.

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N umber and percentage of pupils at the end of Key Stage 4( 1) in (a) England( 2) , (b) each Government office region( 3) achieving five or more A*-C grades at GCSE excluding equivalents in 2008-09
	Number of pupils( 1) achieving 5+ A*-C grades at GCSE excluding equivalents	Percentage of pupils( 1) achieving 5+A*-C grades at GCSE excluding equivalents
North East	15,134	49.3
North West	44,225	53.1
Yorkshire and Humber	30,029	49.3
East Midlands	27,334	52.9
West Midlands	32,826	50.6
East	36,583	56.1
London	42,100	57.3
South East	51,779	57.7
South West	32,319	57.1
England	312,404	54.0
(1) National and Regional figures include pupils attending all maintained schools (including city technology colleges and academies). (2) England figures include pupils recently arrived from overseas. (3) Regional figures do not include pupils recently arrived from overseas. Source: National Pupil Database (2008-09 amended data)

GCSE: Young Offenders

Mr. Rob Wilson: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of 16-year-olds who had been in custody for more than one year was entered for GCSE examinations in each year since 1997; and what proportion gained five A* to C grades at GCSE in each such year. [301603]

Mr. Coaker: Data from the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) show that in the 2006/07 academic year, there were 163 enrolments in GCSEs by under 18-year-olds in HM Prison Service Young Offender Institutions. Of these, 18 resulted in grades A* to C and 50 resulted in grades below C. In the 2007/08 academic year, there were 207 enrolments in GCSEs. Of these, seven resulted in grades A* to C, 57 resulted in grades below C and there were 52 GCSE courses still to be completed.

The data above include only achievements that were secured by young people who took the examination while they were in custody. Those who were released before the examination date may have continued study and taken examinations in the community. Some young people in Young Offender Institutions are still registered at schools and colleges in the community and therefore any GCSEs that they achieve while in custody will be reflected in the achievement figures of their respective school or college.

HM Prison Service Young Offender Institutions make up part of the custodial estate for under 18s and achievements of GCSEs in Secure Children's Homes, Secure Training Centres, or private prisons are not recorded centrally.

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