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The data relate to pupils at the end of key stage 4.

Mr. Hepburn: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils achieved at least five GCSE grades at A* to C in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in each year since 1997. [321113]

Mr. Coaker: The information requested is given in the following table:

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	Jarrow		South Tyneside		North-east		England
	Number of pupils( 1, 2)	Percentage of pupils gaining 5+ A*-C( 3)	Number of pupils( 1, 2)	Percentage of pupils gaining 5+ A*-C( 3)	Number of pupils( 1, 2)	Percentage of pupils gaining 5+ A*-C( 3)	Number of pupils( 1, 2)	Percentage of pupils gaining 5+ A*-C( 3)
1997	962	38.8	1,873	35.7	31,234	36.8	537,661	42.5
1998	937	38.1	1,820	36.9	30,433	37.1	527,538	43.8
1999	951	41.5	1,826	39.9	30,629	39.4	533,730	45.7
2000	948	39.9	1,839	39.3	30,473	41.7	534,343	47.0
2001	1,056	42.3	2,020	39.1	31,826	42.5	554,506	47.9
2002	1,055	42.7	2,142	42.2	31,712	44.3	558,002	49.5
2003	1,060	40.6	2,054	43.5	32,045	46.8	572,040	51.1
2004	1,029	45.3	2,020	45.1	32,409	48.7	590,096	52.0
2005	948	52.4	1,933	51.7	31,007	53.6	582,876	55.0
2006	986	56.0	2,003	55.5	31,679	57.4	592,485	57.5
2007	1,081	60.4	2,096	59.3	32,570	60.6	598,767	60.1
2008	997	66.3	1,954	64.9	32,112	66.5	595,806	64.6
2009(4)	980	76.3	1,914	77.5	30,671	72.8	576,430	70.0
(1) From 2006 figures are for pupils at the end of key stage 4. Prior to 2006 results are based on pupils aged 15. (2) Includes pupils attending all maintained schools (including academies and city technology colleges) and from 2000 does not include pupils recently arrived from overseas. (3) From 2004 results incorporate GCSEs, GNVQs and a range of other qualifications approved pre-16. Prior to 2004 results are based on GCSEs and GNVQs only. (4) Revised data. Source: School and College Achievement and Attainment Tables.

Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of pupils did not obtain at least one GCSE at Grade C or above, excluding equivalents, in each (a) constituency and (b) local education authority in 2009. [321665]

Mr. Coaker [holding answer 11 March 2010]: The information requested for pupils attending maintained schools (including special schools, city technology colleges and academies) has been placed in the House Libraries.

GCSE: Disadvantaged

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of pupils who were (a) eligible and (b) not eligible for free school meals achieved five A* or A grades at GCSE, including English and mathematics but excluding equivalents in the (i) earliest and (ii) most recent year for which figures are available. [310643]

Mr. Coaker [holding answer 14 January 2010]: Pupil level attainment data by free school meal eligibility are only available from 2003 onwards. The information requested is presented in the following table and is for maintained schools only.

	Number of pupils( 1) achieving 5 or more A* or A grades at GCSE including English and Maths (excluding equivalents)		Percentage achieving 5 or more A* or A grades at GCSE including English and Maths (excluding equivalents)
	Eligible for FSM	Not eligible for FSM	Eligible for FSM	Not eligible for FSM
2003	791	33,538	1.0	6.8
2009(2)	1,254	45,294	1.7	9.0
(1) Figures for 2003 are based on pupils aged 15 and 2009 figures are based on pupils at the end of key stage 4. (2) Figures for 2009 are provisional. Source: National Pupil Database

GCSE: Greater Manchester

Tony Lloyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils in schools in (a) the City of Manchester and (b) Manchester Central constituency gained five GCSEs at grades A* to C or equivalent in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2009. [322294]

Mr. Coaker: The information requested is given in the following table:

GCSE and equivalents( 1) results for pupils( 2) attending schools( 3) in Manchester local authority and Manchester Central constituency
	1997		2009( 6)
	Number of pupils( 5)	Percentage of pupils gaining 5+ A*-C	Number of pupils( 5)	Percentage of pupils gaining 5+ A*-C
Manchester Central constituency	508	28.5	384	66.7
Manchester local authority	3,959	26.3	4,685	62.6
England(4)	586,766	45.1	634,507	70.0
(1) From 2004 results incorporate GCSEs, GNVQs and a range of other qualifications approved pre-16. Prior to 2004 results are based on GCSEs and GNVQs only. (2) From 2006 figures are for pupils at the end of key stage 4. Prior to 2006 results are based on pupils aged 15. (3) Includes pupils attending all maintained schools (including Academies and City Technology Colleges) and from 2000 does not include pupils recently arrived from overseas. (4) England figures also include independent schools as well as hospital schools and PRUs. (5) Number of pupils on roll aged 15 at the start of the academic year or at the end of key stage 4. (6) Revised data. Source: School and College Achievement and Attainment Tables

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National Curriculum Tests

Mrs. Maria Miller: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of children achieved at least level 3 in each
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subject at Key Stage 1 in each year since such assessments were introduced. [317741]

Mr. Coaker [holding answer 22 February 2010]: The information is shown in the following tables.

Reading: Key Stage 1
Task/test and Teacher Assessment Results
	% of students who achieved at or above the given level			No . of students achieving at or above the given level
	Level 2	Level 2B( 3)	Level 3	Level 2	Level 2B( 3)	Level 3
1995	78	-	33	466,500	-	199,600
1996	78	-	30	464,600	-	176,600
1997	80	-	26	489,500	-	160,300
1998	80	62	26	500,800	389,000	163,600
1999	82	66	29	513,000	412,000	184,300
2000	83	68	28	504,600	409,200	168,900
2001	84	69	29	505,700	413,600	174,400
2002	84	69	30	495,700	405,000	177,200
2003	84	69	28	487,900	401,300	162,200
2004(2)	85	71	29	499,100	415,700	168,000
2005	85	72	27	484,800	411,500	153,500
2006	84	71	26	474,500	400,600	143,900
2007	84	71	26	458,300	388,900	141,300
2008	84	71	25	450,600	382,800	135,900
2009 (provisional)	84	72	26	449,900	383,400	138,200

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