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Written question asked by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Wednesday, 10 December 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 December 2008. It was answered by Lord Knight of Weymouth (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 January 2009 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Languages: GCSE

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what percentage of pupils who gained a GCSE in (a) German, (b) French and (c) Spanish were educated in (i) the state sector and (ii) the independent sector in the latest year for which figures are available, broken down by individual grade.
Answer

The table shows the number of pupils at the end of KS4 who achieved a GCSE in French, German and Spanish by grade in 2008.

A* A B C D E F G Total entries
Maintained schools
French 9,559 18,490 27,249 39,372 28,458 14,842 6,707 2,520 148,162
German 4,176 8,433 12,883 18,766 11,179 4,684 2,195 974 63,566
Spanish 4,701 6,506 7,763 10,986 8,170 4,113 2,141 907 45,658
Independent schools
French 8,482 7,139 5,753 4,625 1,686 386 59 12 28,179
German 2,256 2,114 1,514 1,174 354 66 12 7 7,503
Spanish 3,964 3,165 1,945 1,457 623 125 34 6 11,330
Percentage of pupils at the end of KS4 who achieved a GCSE in French, German and Spanish by grade as a proportion of total entries
Percentage
A* A B C D E F G Total entries
Maintained schools
French 53 72 83 89 94 97 99 100 148,162
German 65 80 89 94 97 99 99 99 63,566
Spanish 54 67 80 88 93 97 98 99 45,658
Independent schools
French 47 28 17 11 6 3 1 0 28,179
German 35 20 11 6 3 1 1 1 7,503
Spanish 46 33 20 12 7 3 2 1 11,330

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
486 c1544-6W; 243853
Session
2008-09
Related items
Science: Education
Monday, 20 April 2009
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Languages GCSE
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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