Education written question – answered at on 25 June 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what comparative assessment he has made of the effectiveness of school sixth forms and sixth-form colleges.
holding answer
The GCE/Applied GCE A/AS and equivalent examination results in England, 2010/11 (revised) Statistical First Release, published in January shows the following comparative information for 16 to 18-year-old students entered for level 3 examinations.
Institution type | Average point score per entry for all level 3 qualifications(1) | Average point score per student for all three qualifications | Percentage achieving two or more A-levels (or equivalent)(2) | Percentage achieving three or more A* or A grades at A-level including double awards(2) |
Sixth-form colleges | 211.5 | 809.7 | 98.1 | 10.2 |
All maintained schools(3) | 213.0 | 779.9 | 97.2 | 11.0 |
(1) This includes students entered for a GCE or Applied GCE A-level or other level 3 qualification equivalent in size to an A-level. (2) This includes students entered for GCE/Applied GCE A-levels and Double Awards. (3) This includes city technology colleges and academies. |
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