Written question asked by Nadine Dorries (Conservative) on Tuesday, 25 October 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 October 2005. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour) on Wednesday, 2 November 2005 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Science

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of those students who gained GCSEs in dual science in each year since 1997 were educated in (a) the state sector and (b) the independent sector, broken down by grade; and if she will make a statement.

Answer

The information requested can be found in the following tables:

Table 1: Percentage of 15-year-old pupils achieving each grade in GCSE Double Award Science educated in independent sector⁽⁹²⁾
	A*	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	U	X	Total
1997	15.8	12.0	8.3	3.3	1.3	0.6	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.3	4.0
1998	16.6	12.2	8.2	3.8	1.4	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.3	1.0	4.0
1999	17.0	11.4	8.1	3.6	1.3	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.3	1.0	3.8
2000	17.1	11.4	8.1	3.7	1.4	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.8	3.9
2001	16.9	11.7	8.3	3.6	1.4	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.9	4.0
2002	17.2	12.1	8.4	3.8	1.5	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.4	1.5	4.2
2003	17.9	11.5	8.2	3.7	1.6	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.3	1.4	4.1
2004	20.6	13.2	8.7	4.1	1.5	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.9	4.7
2005	21.3	14.2	9.0	4.1	1.4	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.4	1.3	5.1

Table 2: Percentage of 15-year-old pupils achieving each grade in GCSE Double Award Science educated in maintained sector⁽⁹²⁾
	A*	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	U	X	Total
1997	84.2	88.0	91.7	96.7	98.7	99.4	99.7	99.8	99.6	99.7	96.0
1998	83.4	87.8	91.8	96.2	98.6	99.5	99.8	99.9	99.7	99.0	96.0
1999	83.0	88.6	91.9	96.4	98.7	99.6	99.8	99.9	99.7	99.0	96.2
2000	82.9	88.6	91.9	96.3	98.6	99.6	99.8	99.9	99.7	99.2	96.1
2001	83.1	88.3	91.7	96.4	98.6	99.5	99.8	99.8	99.7	99.1	96.0
2002	82.8	87.9	91.6	96.2	98.5	99.5	99.8	99.9	99.6	98.5	95.8
2003	82.1	88.5	91.8	96.3	98.4	99.5	99.8	99.9	99.7	98.6	95.9
2004	79.4	86.8	91.3	95.9	98.5	99.4	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.1	95.3
2005	78.7	85.8	91.0	95.9	98.6	99.4	99.8	99.8	99.6	98.7	94.9
⁽⁹²⁾ Age at the beginning of the academic year (i.e. 31 August).
⁽⁹³⁾ Grade U refers to pupils who are ungraded or unclassified.
⁽⁹⁴⁾ Grade X refers to pupils who were absent or results pending.
⁽⁹⁵⁾ Figures for 2005 are provisional. All other figures are final.

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