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Baroness Blatch asked Her Majesty's Government:
- Whether they will publish data for Wales showing for comprehensive schools, modern schools, grammar schools, state schools, independent schools and all schools separately, the percentage of all 16 year-old pupils in each of the years 1994 to 1997 passing
- GCSE examinations with Grade A* to C for the following combinations of subjects: mathematics and English; mathematics, English and one science; mathematics, English, one science, French and either history or geography; showing data for each combination of subjects for boys, girls and all pupils and showing separately for each type of state school the percentages for local education authority schools, voluntary schools (including together voluntary controlled, voluntary aided, and special agreement schools), grant-maintained schools and, where appropriate, CTCs.[HL424]
Lord Williams of Mostyn: Information for independent and all schools was given in my answer of 11 February (WA 209). Information on GCSE results is usually given for those pupils aged 15 at the start of the academic year (i.e. those who become 16 during the school year). The information on the combinations of subjects requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost by commissioning a special analysis of the pupil level data held on the Welsh Examinations Database maintained by the Welsh Joint Education Committee. Readily available information is shown in the following tables.
| Year | ||||||||
| 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | |||||
| LEA schools (b) | ||||||||
| Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | ||||
| Number of 15 year-old boys | 14,036 | 15,915 | 16,289 | 15,463 | ||||
| Percentage of 15 year-old boys achieving GCSE grade A*-C in: | ||||||||
| Mathematics and English or Welsh | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | ||||
| Mathematics, English or Welsh and a science | 25 | 28 | 28 | 30 | ||||
| Voluntary schools | ||||||||
| Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | ||||
| Number of 15 year-old boys | 1,081 | 1,124 | 1,183 | 1,195 | ||||
| Percentage of 15 year-old boys achieving GCSE grade A*-C in: | ||||||||
| Mathematics and English or Welsh | 33 | 35 | 36 | 40 | ||||
| Mathematics, English or Welsh and a science | 29 | 31 | 32 | 36 | ||||
| Grant-maintained schools | ||||||||
| Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| Number of 15 year-old boys | 639 | 778 | 785 | 839 | ||||
| Percentage of 15 year-old boys achieving GCSE grade A*-C in: | ||||||||
| Mathematics and English or Welsh | 31 | 34 | 37 | 39 | ||||
| Mathematics, English or Welsh and a science | 27 | 32 | 36 | 37 | ||||
| All state schools | ||||||||
| Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils | 225 | 225 | 225 | 226 | ||||
| Number of 15 year-old boys | 15,756 | 17,817 | 18,257 | 17,497 | ||||
| Percentage of 15 year-old boys achieving GCSE A*-C in: | ||||||||
| Mathematics and English or Welsh | 28 | 30 | 31 | 33 | ||||
| Mathematics, English or Welsh and a science | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | ||||
(a) Age given is the age at the start of the academic year.
(b) Excluding voluntary schools.
(a) Age given is the age at the start of the academic year.
(b) Excluding voluntary schools.
(a) Age given is the age at the start of the academic year.
(b) Excluding voluntary schools.
Baroness Blatch asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord Williams of Mostyn: Information for independent and all schools was given in my answer of 11 February (WA 209). Information on GCSE results is usually given for those pupils aged 15 at the start of the academic year (i.e. those who become 16 during the school year). Information for these pupils, for state schools in Wales, is given in the following tables. There are no "modern" or "grammar" schools in Wales.
(a) Age given is the age at the start of the academic year.
(b) Excluding voluntary schools.
Year
1994 1995 1996 1997
LEA schools (b)
Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 197 197 197 197
Number of 15 year-old girls 13,509 14,869 15,395 15,142
Percentage of 15 year-old girls achieving GCSE grade A*-C in:
Mathematics and English or Welsh 36 37 38 39
Mathematics, English or Welsh and a science 30 33 34 36
Voluntary schools
Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 18 17 17 17
Number of 15 year old girls 1,150 1,142 1,227 1,190
Percentage of 15 year-old girls achieving GCSE grade A*-C in:
Mathematics and English or Welsh 41 43 39 42
Mathematics, English or Welsh and a science 32 36 34 37
Grant-maintained schools
Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 10 11 11 12
Number of 15 year-old girls 643 741 802 819
Percentage of 15 year-old girls achieving GCSE grade A*-C in:
Mathematics and English or Welsh 39 40 45 49
Mathematics, English or Welsh and a science 33 35 41 45
All state schools
Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 225 225 225 226
Number of 15 year-old girls 15,302 16,752 17,424 17,151
Percentage of 15 year-old girls achieving GCSE grade A*-C in:
Mathematics and English or Welsh 36 37 39 40
Mathematics, English or Welsh and a science 30 33 34 36
Year
1994 1995 1996 1997
LEA schools (b)
Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 197 197 197 197
Number of 15 year-old pupils 27,545 30,784 31,684 30,605
Percentage of 15 year-old pupils achieving GCSE grade A*-C in:
Mathematics and English or Welsh 32 33 34 36
Mathematics, English or Welsh and a science 28 30 31 33
Voluntary schools
Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 18 17 17 17
Number of 15 year-old pupils 2,231 2,266 2,410 2,385
Percentage of 15 year-old pupils achieving GCSE grade A*-C in:
Mathematics and English or Welsh 37 39 38 41
Mathematics, English or Welsh and a science 31 34 33 37
Grant-maintained schools
Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 10 11 11 12
Number of 15 year-old pupils 1,282 1,519 1,587 1,658
Percentage of 15 year-old pupils achieving GCSE grade A*-C in:
Mathematics and English or Welsh 35 37 41 44
Mathematics, English or Welsh and a science 30 34 39 41
All state schools
Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 225 225 225 226
Number of 15 year-old pupils 31,058 34,569 35,681 34,648
Percentage of 15 year-old pupils achieving GCSE grade A*-C in:
Mathematics and English or Welsh 32 33 35 37
Mathematics, English or Welsh and a science 28 30 31 33
Whether they will publish data for Wales showing for comprehensive schools, modern schools, grammar schools, state schools, independent schools and all schools separately, the percentage of all 16 year-old pupils in each of the years 1994 to 1997 obtaining
5 or more passes at Grades A* to C, showing data separately for boys, girls and all pupils, and showing separately for each type of state school the percentages for local education authority schools, voluntary schools (including together voluntary controlled, voluntary aided, and special agreement schools), grant-maintained schools and, where appropriate, CTCs and including, for each category of school, the number of schools and the number of
16 year-old pupils.[HL425]
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Year
1994 1995 1996 1997
LEA schools (b)
Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 197 197 197 197
Number of 15 year-old pupils:
Boys 14.036 15,915 16,289 15,463
Girls 13,509 14,869 15,395 15,142
Pupils 27,545 30,784 31,684 30,605
Percentage of 15 year-old pupils achieving 5 or more GCSE grades A*-C:
Boys 34 35 36 37
Girls 43 45 46 48
Pupils 38 40 41 43
Voluntary schools
Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 18 17 17 17
Number of 15 year-old pupils:
Boys 1,081 1,124 1,183 1,195
Girls 1,150 1,142 1,227 1,190
Pupils 2,231 2,266 2,410 2,385
Percentage of 15 year-old pupils achieving 5 or more GCSE grades A*-C:
Boys 38 38 40 44
Girls 50 50 48 50
Pupils 44 44 44 47
Grant-maintained schools
Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 10 11 11 12
Number of 15 year-old pupils:
Boys 639 778 785 839
Girls 643 741 802 819
Pupils 1,282 1,519 1,587 1,658
Percentage of 15 year-old pupils achieving 5 or more GCSE grades A*-C:
Boys 38 42 44 47
Girls 47 51 51 56
Pupils 43 46 48 51
All state schools
Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 225 225 225 226
Number of 15 year-old pupils:
Boys 15,756 17,817 18,257 17,497
Girls 15,302 16,752 17,424 17,151
Pupils 31,058 34,569 35,681 34,648
Percentage of 15 year-old pupils achieving 5 or more GCSE grades A*-C:
Boys 34 36 37 38
Girls 43 45 46 48
Pupils 39 40 41 43