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Written question asked by Stephen O'Brien (Conservative) on Thursday, 10 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 November 2005. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 February 2006 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Specialist Schools/Colleges

Question
(2) what percentage of pupils in (a) specialist colleges and (b) schools which are not specialist science colleges took (i) separate science and (ii) dual award science in the last period for which figures are available;
Answer

The information requested is shown in the following tables for the years 2002 to 2005. Information is not presented for 2001 as there were no schools designated as specialist science colleges in that year.Table 1: List of schools that are not specialist science colleges and schools where 15-year-old pupils have attempted (a) separate science and (b) dual award sciences at GCSE in 2004/05.The information has been placed in the House of Commons Library.Only schools whose results are published in the achievement and attainment tables are included in this list.

Table 2: Pupils studying in (a) specialist colleges and (b) specialist colleges which are not specialist science colleges being entered for GCSE qualifications in dual award science and separate sciences in 2005
Percentage
2005 (15-year-olds) Specialist colleges Non-science specialist colleges
Biology 6.4 5.7
Chemistry 6.1 5.4
Physics 6.0 5.4
Dual Award Science 75.0 74.5
(49) Age at the start of the academic year, i.e. 31 August.
Table 3: Pupils studying in specialist colleges and schools which are not specialist science colleges and schools being entered for and achieving GCSE qualifications in dual award science and separate sciences by grade
Percentage
Results of 15-year-olds GCSE grade
A* A B C D E F G Total
2005
Biology 0.7 1.5 1.6 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 5.7
Chemistry 0.8 1.3 1.5 1.3 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 5.4
Physics 0.8 1.4 1.4 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 5.4
Dual Award Science 3.1 6.4 10.5 22.0 14.9 9.2 5.0 2.0 74.5
2004
Biology 0.7 1.5 1.6 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 5.6
Chemistry 0.7 1.3 1.5 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 5.4
Physics 0.7 1.4 1.4 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 5.4
Dual Award Science 3.0 6.5 10.6 23.4 15.8 10.7 5.9 2.4 80.0
2003
Biology 0.6 1.5 1.7 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 6.2
Chemistry 0.7 1.3 1.5 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 5.7
Physics 0.7 1.4 1.5 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 5.7
Dual Award Science 2.9 6.6 10.6 23.8 16.5 10.9 6.3 2.6 81.8
2002
Biology 0.6 1.4 1.7 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 5.4
Chemistry 0.5 1.3 1.5 1.3 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 5.3
Physics 0.7 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 5.3
Dual Award Science 3.1 6.3 10.3 23.4 17.6 11.6 6.0 2.2 82.0
(50) Age at the start of the academic year, i.e. 31 August.
(51) Total proportion of 15-year-old pupils entered for qualification, including those who achieved a ‘U' grade, were absent or the result is pending.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
442 c1939-40W;442 c1939-40W; 28581
Session
2005-06
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP 06/626
Tuesday, 14 February 2006
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects
Science Specialist schools GCSE
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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