Education written question – answered at on 18 October 2010.
Mike Weatherley
Conservative, Hove
To ask the Secretary of State for Education
(1) how many foreign language A-levels were sat in (a) England, (b) Sussex, (c) Hove constituency and (d) Brighton and Hove in each year from 2002 to 2009;
(2) how many foreign language AS levels were sat in (a) England, (b) Sussex, (c) Hove constituency and (d) Brighton and Hove in each year from 2002 to 2009;
(3) how many foreign language GCSEs were sat in (a) England, (b) Sussex, (c) Hove constituency and (d) Brighton and Hove in each year from 2002 to 2009.
Nick Gibb
Minister of State (Education)
The information available is given in the following tables:
| Number students( 1 ) entered for foreign language A-levels from 2002-09 | ||||
| England | Sussex | Hove constituency | Brighton and Hove | |
| 2002 | 28,256 | 1,093 | 111 | 274 |
| 2003 | 27,475 | 1,127 | 117 | 324 |
| 2004 | 27,052 | 1,023 | 97 | 256 |
| 2005 | 26,665 | 945 | 122 | 277 |
| 2006 | 28,010 | 993 | 99 | 265 |
| 2007 | 28,377 | 1,018 | 104 | 241 |
| 2008 | 29,423 | 1,052 | 125 | 262 |
| 2009 | 29,529 | 1,064 | 120 | 259 |
| (1). Figures represent number of entries, so if a student had entered two foreign languages, they would be represented twice. Source: Achievement and Attainment tables. | ||||
| Number students( 1) entered for foreign language AS-levels from 2002-09 | ||||
| England | Sussex | Hove constituency | Brighton and Hove | |
| 2002 | 34,196 | 1,246 | 161 | 313 |
| 2003 | 32,878 | 1,259 | 128 | 350 |
| 2004 | 31,187 | 1,055 | 138 | 272 |
| 2005 | 31,557 | 1,027 | 147 | 290 |
| 2006 | 31,757 | 1,099 | 144 | 276 |
| 2007 | 32,645 | 1,202 | 150 | 294 |
| 2008 | 30,208 | 1,002 | 167 | 247 |
| 2009 | 30,130 | 1,004 | 177 | 292 |
| (1) Figures represent number of entries, so if a student had entered two foreign languages, they would be represented twice. Source: Achievement and Attainment tables. | ||||
| Number students( 1) entered for foreign language GCSEs from 2002-09 | ||||
| England | Sussex | Hove Constituency | Brighton and Hove | |
| 2002 | 461,000 | 17,046 | 1,034 | 2,583 |
| 2003 | 453,900 | 12,841 | 945 | 1,939 |
| 2004 | 437,200 | 12,583 | 897 | 1,973 |
| 2005 | 375,300 | 11,212 | 928 | 1,748 |
| 2006 | 327,000 | 10,047 | 692 | 1,420 |
| 2007 | 301,600 | 9,001 | 674 | 1,224 |
| 2008 | 288,900 | 10,088 | 763 | 1,565 |
| 2009 | 278,800 | 9,053 | 661 | 1,418 |
| (1). Figures represent number of entries, so if a student had entered two foreign languages, they would be represented twice. Notes: 1. The GCSE figures for 2002-04 are for pupils aged 15. The figures for 2005-09 are based on pupils at the end of KS4. 2. Figures are based on entries in all school types. Source: Achievement and Attainment tables. | ||||
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