Gcse
Education

Andrew Griffiths (Burton, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many and what proportion of pupils (a) eligible and (b) not eligible for free school meals who attended schools that were classified by Ofsted as (i) outstanding, (ii) good, (iii) satisfactory and (iv) inadequate at their most recent inspection achieved (A) A* to C in English and mathematics GCSE, (B) five A* to C grades at GCSE including English and mathematics but excluding equivalents and (C) five A* to C grades at GCSE including English and mathematics including equivalents in the last year for which figures are available.

David Laws (Yeovil, Liberal Democrat)
holding answer
The above information can be found in the following tables.
| Achievements at GCSE and equivalent for pupils(1) at the end of Key Stage 4 by Free School Meal eligibility (FSM) who attended schools that were classified by Ofsted as Outstanding, Good, Satisfactory and Inadequate, years: 2011/12 (revised)(2,3), coverage: England, state-funded schools (including Academies and CTCs) | ||||
| FSM Pupils | ||||
| Ofsted Rating | Number of eligible pupils(1) | A*-C in English and mathematics GCSEs | 5+ A*-C grades exc. equivalents inc. English and mathematics GCSEs(4) | 5+ A*-C grades inc. English and mathematics GCSEs |
| Outstanding | 11,546 | 46.2 | 38.9 | 45.7 |
| Good | 27,855 | 37.1 | 27.8 | 36.5 |
| Satisfactory | 21,982 | 33.2 | 23.9 | 32.7 |
| Inadequate | 3,849 | 25.3 | 14.3 | 24.7 |
| All Schools(5) | 80,190 | 36.8 | 27.7 | 36.3 |
| All Other Pupils | ||||
| Ofsted Rating | Number of eligible pupils(1) | A*-C in English and mathematics GCSEs | 5+ A*-C grades exc. equivalents inc. English and mathematics GCSEs(4) | 5+ A*-C grades inc. English and mathematics GCSEs |
| Outstanding | 74,499 | 72 | 67.4 | 71.6 |
| Good | 165,419 | 62.2 | 55.1 | 61.7 |
| Satisfactory | 106,940 | 55.8 | 46.9 | 55.3 |
| Inadequate | 15,065 | 47.2 | 36.1 | 46.8 |
| All Schools(5) | 481,125 | 63 | 56 | 62.6 |
| All Pupils | ||||
| Ofsted Rating | Number of eligible pupils(1) | A*-C in English and mathematics GCSEs | 5+ A*-C grades exc. equivalents inc. English and mathematics GCSEs(4) | 5+ A*-C grades inc. English and mathematics GCSEs |
| Outstanding | 86,045 | 68.5 | 63.5 | 68.1 |
| Good | 193,274 | 58.5 | 51.2 | 58.1 |
| Satisfactory | 128,922 | 51.9 | 43 | 51.4 |
| Inadequate | 18,914 | 42.8 | 31.7 | 42.3 |
| All Schools(5) | 561,315 | 59.3 | 51.9 | 58.8 |
| (1) Number of pupils at the end of Key Stage 4. (2) Figures for 2011/12 are based on revised data. (3) iGCSEs, accredited at time of publication, have been counted as GCSE equivalents and also as English and mathematics GCSEs. (4) GCSEs only (including iGCSEs, short courses, double awards and vocational GCSEs) and AS levels. (5) Includes pupils within schools for which an Ofsted rating could not be determined. Source: Key Stage 4 attainment data | ||||
