GCSE: Cheshire

Education written question – answered at on 2 April 2014.

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Photo of Stephen Mosley Stephen Mosley Conservative, City of Chester

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many students obtained eight GCSE B grades or above in (a) City of Chester constituency and (b) Cheshire West and Chester council area in (i) 2009 and (ii) 2013.

Photo of David Laws David Laws The Minister of State, Cabinet Office, The Minister for Schools

The following table gives the number and proportion of pupils who achieved at least eight full GCSEs (GCSE and equivalents) at B grade or above in (a) City of Chester constituency and (b) Cheshire West and Chester council area in (i) 2009 and (ii) 2013. A national figure has been included as an appropriate comparator.

Number and percentage of pupils achieving at least 8 GCSEs1 at grade B or above
  Number of eligible pupils2 Number of pupils Percentage of pupils
2008/093      
City of Chester 1,028 223 21.7
Cheshire West and Chester 3,979 776 19.5
England 576,420 100,833 17.5
       
2012/133      
City of Chester 1,092 236 21.6
Cheshire West and Chester 3,835 819 21.4
England 569,118 115,897 20.4
1 Figures are based on full GCSEs and equivalents. These include full GCSEs, double awards, accredited international certificates and their predecessor iGCSEs and AS levels. Pupils are included if they have achieved 8 or more GCSEs at either a grade B, A, or A*. 2 Pupils at the end of key stage 4 in each academic year. 3 Figures for 2008/09 are based on final data. Figures for 2012/13 are based on revised data. Coverage: England, state-funded schools (including academies and CTCs). Source: National Pupil Database.

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