Gcse
Children, Schools and Families
Written answers and statements, 26 October 2009
Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what percentage of pupils achieved eight or more GCSEs at grade A*-A (a) nationally, (b) in selective local education authorities, (c) in comprehensive education authorities and (d) in partially selective local education authorities in 2009.
Vernon Coaker (Minister of State (Schools and Learners), Department for Children, Schools and Families; Gedling, Labour)
holding answer
The figures requested are in the table:
| Local authority admission policy | Percentage of pupils( 1) achieving eight or more GCSEs at grade A* or A, 2009( 2) |
| Selective(3 )local authorities | 11.4 |
| Comprehensive local authorities | 5.7 |
| Partially selective(4 )local authorities | 8.4 |
| National (maintained schools) | 6.7 |
| (1) Pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 in maintained schools. (2) Data for 2009 are provisional and subject to change after school checking. (3) Selective local authorities include Buckinghamshire, Kent, Medway, Slough, Southend, Torbay and Trafford. (4) Partially selective local authorities include Barnet, Bexley, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bromley, Calderdale, City of Plymouth, Cumbria, Devon, Enfield, Essex, Gloucestershire, Kingston upon Thames, Kirklees, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Liverpool, North Yorkshire, Poole, Reading, Redbridge, Stoke on Trent, Sutton, Telford and the Wrekin, Walsall, Warwickshire, Wiltshire, Wirral and Wolverhampton. | |