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The Government and local authorities allocate significant additional funds to schools that support deprived pupils, who tend to achieve less well than their more advantaged peers. This is reflected in the data. It remains a high Government priority, as set out in "Investing for the future, protecting the front line: school funding 2011-13" (published on 15 March 2010), to ensure that additional funds go towards children who need extra support to reach their potential, so that the gap between the attainment of disadvantaged children and the rest continues to narrow. Further, many local authorities choose to give additional funding to schools based on low attainment or low prior attainment.

Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils who gained five GCSEs at grades A* to C including English and mathematics did so by passing a qualification equivalent to one or more GCSEs in 2009. [315530]

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Mr. Coaker: In 2009, out of the 316,050 pupils at the end of key stage 4 who achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C including English and mathematics (including equivalents), 12,170 did so by passing a qualification equivalent to one or more GCSEs.

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils obtaining five GCSEs (a) at grades A* to C and (b) at grades A* to C including English and mathematics also received an equivalent qualification worth (i) four GCSEs and (ii) two GCSEs in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [316170]

Mr. Coaker: The requested figures are given in the following table.

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Number of pupils at the end of key stage 4 achieving 5+ GCSEs at grade A*-C or the equivalent and at least one:
Qualification(1) equivalent(2) to two GCSEs	7,428	11,069	38,243	85,935	128,687
Qualification equivalent(2) to four GCSEs	54,489	70,454	73,308	56,782	72,467
Number of pupils at the end of key stage 4 achieving 5+ GCSEs at grade A*-C or the equivalent including English and maths GCSE and at least one:
Qualification(1) equivalent(2) to two GCSEs	6,302	8,632	26,716	55,506	78,802
Qualification equivalent(2) to four GCSEs	28,660	37,040	38,087	28,329	34,840
(1) Other than a GCSE double award. (2) Equivalent qualifications counted have been passed but not necessarily at the level of A*-C.

Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of pupils in (a) comprehensive and (b) maintained schools (a) sat GCSEs, excluding equivalents in English, English literature, history, at least two sciences, a modern language and mathematics and (b) obtained grade C or higher in each subject in 2009. [318159]

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

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GCSE excluding equivalents results( 1) for pupils( 2) who sat English, English literature, history, at least two sciences, a modern language and mathematics in 2009
	Number of pupils entered	Percentage of pupils entered	Number of pupils achieving grade C or above	Percentage of pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 achieving grade C or above
Comprehensive schools	72,117	13.9	45,304	8.7
Maintained schools(3,4)	84,706	14.6	55,948	9.7
(1) Revised data. (2) Figures are for pupils at the end of Key Stage 4. (3) Includes pupils attending all maintained mainstream schools including Academies and City Technology Colleges. (4) Figures for comprehensive schools are included in those for maintained schools. 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 in (a) comprehensive and (b) maintained schools sat English, English literature and mathematics GCSE examinations, excluding equivalents in 2009; and how many and what proportion of such pupils obtained grade C or above in each subject. [318160]

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

GCSE excluding equivalents results( 1) for pupils( 2) who sat English, English literature and mathematics-2009
	Number of pupils entered	Percentage of pupils entered as a proportion of all pupils	Number of pupils achieving grade C or above	Percentage of pupils achieving grade C or above
Comprehensive schools	403,511	77.7	229,009	56.8
Maintained schools(3)	443,485	77.9	258,689	58.3
(1) Revised data. (2) Figures are for pupils at the end of Key Stage 4. (3) Includes pupils attending all maintained mainstream schools including Academies and City Technology Colleges. Source: School and College Achievement and Attainment Tables

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families pursuant to the answer of 22 February 2010, Official Report, column 309W, on GCSE A-level, how many white (a) boys and (b) girls eligible for free school meals achieved three A grades at A-level in the earliest year for which figures are available. [319075]

Mr. Iain Wright [holding answer 1 March 2010]: 2003 is the earliest year of which figures are available.

36 (3.8 per cent.) white British boys and 58 (4.7 per cent.) white British girls eligible for free school meals achieved three or more A grades at A-level. Percentages indicated are of white British students eligible for free school meals of the appropriate gender who were entered for at least one GCE/VCE/Applied A-Level and Double Awards in 2003.

The figures relate to 16 to 18-year-olds (age at start of academic year, i.e. 31 August 2002) in maintained schools only who were eligible for free school meals. The figures do not include the achievement of students in further education sector colleges previously eligible for free school meals.

Mr. Graham Stuart: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what percentage of pupils in (a) comprehensive and (b) maintained schools who achieved at least five grades A* to C at GCSE achieved one or more such grades in business studies, music technology, child development, hairdressing, construction, health and social care, sociology, media, travel and tourism, performing arts and hospitality and catering in each of the last five years. [319684]

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Mr. Coaker: To answer this would go over the disproportionate cost threshold.

Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what percentage of pupils following a GCSE course achieved a B grade or higher in both GCSE mathematics and English excluding equivalent qualifications in 2009. [319938]

Mr. Coaker: The information requested is given in the following table for the academic year 2008/09.

The number and percentage of pupils( 1) at the end of Key Stage 4 achieving Grade B or higher in both GCSE Mathematics and English, excluding equivalents, in2008/09( 2)
	Pupils achieving Grade B or higher in both GCSE Maths and English, excluding equivalents.
	Number	Percentage
2008/09	155,446	26.8
(1) Pupils attending maintained schools only including City Technology Colleges and Academies. (2) Data is revised. Note: AS Levels not included. Source: National Pupil Database

Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many pupils in (a) comprehensive and (b) independent schools in each constituency were entered for GCSE examinations in (i) physics, (ii) biology and (iii) chemistry in the latest year for which figures are available; [324548]

(2) how many and what proportion of 16 to 18-year- old candidates in each constituency entered for level 3 qualifications at least equivalent to one GCE or Applied GCE A-level in (a) comprehensive schools, (b) all maintained schools and further education sector colleges and (c) all independent schools achieved three or more A grades at GCE/Applied GCE A-level and double awards in (i) 1997 and (ii) the latest year for which figures are available. [324549]

Mr. Coaker: The information requested on the number of pupils at the end of key stage 4 attending (a) comprehensive and (b) independent schools entered for GCSEs in (i) physics, (ii) biology and (iii) chemistry by parliamentary constituency in 2008/09 has been placed in the House of Commons Library.

The information available on the proportion and number of 16-18 year old pupils in each parliamentary constituency entered for GCE/Applied GCE A-Levels and Double Awards in (a) comprehensive schools, (b) all maintained schools and further education sector colleges and (c) all independent schools who achieved three or more A grades at GCE/Applied GCE A-Level and Double Awards in 2005/06 and 2008/09 has been placed in the House of Commons Library. Information for earlier years can only be produced at disproportionate cost.

GCSE: Disadvantaged

Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of pupils in receipt of free school meals were entered for GCSE examinations in each subject in the most recent year for which figures are available. [318675]

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Mr. Coaker [holding answer 25 February 2010]: The requested information on the number of pupils in receipt of a free school meal is not available. The number and proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals who were entered for GCSE examinations in each subject in 2009 is shown in the following table.

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The number and percentage of pupils entered for GCSEs in each subject in 2009 by free school meal eligibility
	Number of FSM pupils entered	Percentage of all FSM pupils at the end of key stage 4	Number of non-FSM pupils entered	Percentage of all non-FSM pupils at the end of key stage 4
Biological science	3,525	4.7	67,757	13.4
Chemistry	2,985	4.0	64,334	12.8
Physics	2,954	4.0	64,231	12.7
Core science	53,925	72.5	378,560	75.1
Additional science	30,470	41.0	275,635	54.7
Additional applied science	6,965	9.4	39,902	7.9
Single award science	53,927	72.5	378,603	75.1
English	67,351	90.5	487,358	96.6
Maths	68,130	91.6	489.359	97.0
Statistics	6,112	8.2	63,908	12.7
Design and technology and electronics	1,028	1.4	10,583	2.1
Design and technology and food technology	7,003	9.4	58,591	11.6
Design and technology and graphics	5,498	7.4	49,547	9.8
Design and technology and resistant materials technology	7,889	10.6	60,360	12.0
Design and technology and systems control	436	0.6	5,325	1.1
Design and technology and textiles technology	4,551	6.1	34,133	6.8
Office technology	3,465	4.7	28,372	5.6
Information technology	3,791	5.1	46,167	9.2
Business studies	5,696	7.7	63,969	12.7
Home economics	3,401	4.6	19,158	3.8
Geography	11.049	14.9	137,972	27.4
History	13,466	18.1	160,715	31.9
Music	2,951	4.0	39,641	7.9
Art and design	17.714	23.8	135,362	26.8
Fine art	4,019	5.4	36,876	7.3
English literature	44,942	60.4	399,628	79.2
Drama	8,124	10.9	70,021	13.9
Media, film and television studies	7,314	9.8	52,715	10.5
Physical education	10,314	13.9	117,719	23.3
Religious studies	16,202	21.8	137,223	27.2
French	10,273	13.8	130,311	25.8
German	3,098	4.2	58,014	11.5
Spanish	3,294	4.4	42,685	8.5
Italian	171	0.2	2,615	0,5
Arabic	676	0.9	751	0.1
Bengali	581	0.8	598	0.1
Chinese	109	0.1	1,168	0.2
Dutch	209	0.3	211	0.0
Gujarati	38	0.1	718	0.1
Japanese	48	0.1	797	0.2
Modern Greek	25	0.0	346	0.1
Modern Hebrew	12	0.0	230	0.0
Panjabi	111	0.1	760	0.2
Persian	144	0.2	253	0.1
Polish	61	0.1	2,021	0.4
Portuguese	254	0.3	938	0.2
Russian	62	0.1	871	0.2
Turkish	523	0.7	624	0.1
Urdu	1,248	1.7	2,747	0.5
Notes: 1. Figures are revised 2. Figures relate to pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 in maintained schools Source: National Pupil Database

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