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Wales: Analysis of National Curriculum Tests at Key Stage 3
Baroness Blatch asked Her Majesty's Government:
- Whether they will publish data for Wales showing for state schools, independent schools and all schools taken together, the number and percentage of schools and 14 year-old pupils in each of the years 1994 to 1997 taking National Curriculum tests in the following subjects: mathematics, English and science, including, for each category of school, the number of schools and the number of 14 year-old pupils.[HL1229]
Lord Williams of Mostyn: I refer to the replies I gave on 12 March (WA 78-84). National curriculum tests are taken by all children reaching the end of Key Stage 3, not all of whom will have become 14 years old during the school year. The numbers of pupils assessed, given in my previous replies, cannot therefore be related to the numbers of 14 year-olds in schools. The Key Stage 3 data held by the Welsh Office relate to all pupils taking the tasks and tests, irrespective of the age of the pupils. The data collected by the external marking agency do permit analysis by age of pupil so that the results of only 14 year-old pupils could be analysed separately, but this would entail a disproportionate cost.
The following table shows both the number of schools from which Key Stage 3 results were received and the number of schools with pupils at January who would have become 14 years old during the school year. As the number of schools supplying task or test results does not relate directly to the number of schools with 14 year-olds in January, percentages have not been calculated.
| LEA maintained secondary and special schools and GM secondary schools | Independent schools | All schools | ||||||
| from which KS3 task or test results were received | with 14 year-olds at January | from which KS3 task or test results were received | with 14 year-olds at January | from which KS3 task or test results were received | with 14 year-olds at January | |||
| 1994 | 53 | 274 | 6 | 46 | 59 | 320 | ||
| 1995 | 232 | 275 | 6 | 42 | 238 | 317 | ||
| 1996 | 257 | 270 | 7 | 42 | 264 | 312 | ||
| 1997 | 262 | 270 | 9 | 39 | 271 | 309 | ||
Baroness Seccombe asked Her Majesty's Government:
- Whether they will publish data for Wales showing for comprehensive schools, independent schools and all schools separately, the percentage of all 16 year-old pupils in each of the years 1960 to 1997 passing GCSE examinations with grades A* to C or GCE O Level examinations with grades A to C (including CSE passes at grade 1) in the following subjects: mathematics, English or English language, English literature, sciences (showing separately percentages for Single Award Science or science, Double Award Science, physics, chemistry and biology), French, history and geography, showing data separately for boys, girls and all pupils and including, for each category of school each year, the number of schools and the number of 16 year-old pupils. [HL1240]
Lord Williams of Mostyn: The information requested is only available centrally from 1992 onwards without incurring a disproportionate cost. Information for the years 1994 to 1997 was given in my earlier Answer to the Baroness Blatch on 11 February (WA 211-216). Information for 1992 and 1993 is given in the following table.
| Year | ||||
| 1992 | 1993 | |||
| Comprehensive schools (b) | ||||
| Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils | 225 | 225 | ||
| Number of 15 year-old boys | 16,656 | 15,739 | ||
| Percentage of 15 year-old boys achieving GCSE grade A*-C in: | ||||
| Mathematics (c) | 34 | 35 | ||
| English language | 31 | 31 | ||
| English literature | 23 | 23 | ||
| Sciences (d) | 35 | 37 | ||
| Single award science | 3 | 3 | ||
| Double award science | 26 | 28 | ||
| Physics | 5 | 4 | ||
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | ||
| Biology (e) | 3 | 3 | ||
| French | 13 | 14 | ||
| History | 12 | 13 | ||
| Geography | 22 | 22 | ||
| Independent schools | ||||
| Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils | 41 | 39 | ||
| Number of 15 year-old boys | 568 | 561 | ||
| Percentage of 15 year-old boys achieving GCSE grade A*-C in: | ||||
| Mathematics (c) | 65 | 70 | ||
| English language | 63 | 68 | ||
| English literature | 54 | 58 | ||
| Sciences (d) | 59 | 63 | ||
| Single award science | 3 | 4 | ||
| Double award science | 3 | 4 | ||
| Physics | 45 | 43 | ||
| Chemistry | 38 | 40 | ||
| Biology (e) | 39 | 43 | ||
| French | 40 | 43 | ||
| History | 33 | 35 | ||
| Geography | 46 | 50 | ||
| All schools (f) | ||||
| Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils | 319 | 312 | ||
| Number of 15 year-old boys | 17,505 | 16,559 | ||
| Percentage of 15 year-old boys achieving GCSE grade A*-C in: | ||||
| Mathematics (c) | 34 | 36 | ||
| English language | 32 | 32 | ||
| English literature | 23 | 24 | ||
| Sciences (d) | 35 | 38 | ||
| Single award science | 3 | 3 | ||
| Double award science | 25 | 27 | ||
| Physics | 6 | 5 | ||
| Chemistry | 5 | 5 | ||
| Biology (e) | 4 | 4 | ||
| French | 14 | 15 | ||
| History | 13 | 14 | ||
| Geography | 22 | 23 | ||
(a) Age given is the age at the start of the academic year.
(b) LEA and grant maintained schools.
(c) Any mathematics subject (including Statistics).
(d) Any science subject.
(e) Biology or Human Biology.
(f) Includes special schools and pupil referral units.
(a) Age given is the age at the start of the academic year.
(b) LEA and grant maintained schools.
(c) Any mathematics subject (including Statistics).
(d) Any science subject.
(e) Biology or Human Biology.
(f) Includes special schools and pupil referral units.
(a) Age given is the age at the start of the academic year.
(b) LEA and grant maintained schools.
(c) Any mathematics subject (including Statistics).
(d) Any science subject.
(e) Biology or Human Biology.
(f) Includes special schools and pupil referral units.
Year
1992 1993
Comprehensive schools (b)
Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 225 225
Number of 15 year-old girls 15,718 14,899
Percentage of 15 year-old girls achieving GCSE grade A*-C in:
Mathematics (c) 33 36
English language 48 48
English literature 40 40
Sciences (d) 34 37
Single award science 3 4
Double award science 26 29
Physics 3 2
Chemistry 3 3
Biology (e) 3 3
French 25 27
History 17 20
Geography 18 17
Independent schools
Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 41 39
Number of 15 year-old girls 553 497
Percentage of 15 year-old girls achieving GCSE grade A*-C in:
Mathematics (c) 72 77
English language 79 83
English literature 75 76
Sciences (d) 68 70
Single award science 4 5
Double award science 2 3
Physics 34 34
Chemistry 38 38
Biology (e) 55 53
French 72 74
History 39 42
Geography 47 46
All schools (f)
Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 319 312
Number of 15 year-old girls 16,400 15,493
Percentage of 15 year-old girls achieving GCSE grade A*-C in:
Mathematics (c) 34 37
English language 49 49
English literature 41 41
Sciences (d) 35 38
Single award science 3 4
Double award science 25 28
Physics 4 3
Chemistry 4 4
Biology (e) 5 4
French 26 28
History 17 21
Geography 19 18
Year
1992 1993
Comprehensive schools (b)
Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 225 225
Number of 15 year-old pupils 32,374 30,638
Percentage of 15 year-old pupils achieving GCSE grade A*-C in:
Mathematics (c) 33 35
English language 39 39
English literature 31 31
Sciences (d) 35 37
Single award science 3 3
Double award science 26 29
Physics 4 3
Chemistry 3 4
Biology (e) 3 3
French 19 20
History 14 17
Geography 20 20
Independent schools
Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 41 39
Number of 15 year-old pupils 1,121 1,058
Percentage of 15 year-old pupils achieving GCSE grade A*-C in:
Mathematics (c) 69 73
English language 71 75
English literature 64 66
Sciences (d) 64 66
Single award science 4 4
Double award science 3 3
Physics 40 39
Chemistry 38 39
Biology (e) 47 47
French 55 56
History 36 38
Geography 46 48
All schools (f)
Number of schools with 15 year-old pupils 319 312
Number of 15 year-old pupils 33,905 32,052
Percentage of 15 year-old pupils achieving GCSE grade A*-C in:
Mathematics (c) 34 36
English language 40 40
English literature 32 32
Sciences (d) 35 37
Single award science 3 3
Double award science 25 27
Physics 5 4
Chemistry 4 5
Biology (e) 5 4
French 20 21
History 15 17
Geography 21 21
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