Written question asked by Damian Green (Conservative) on Wednesday, 14 January 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 January 2009. It was answered by Lord Knight of Weymouth (Labour) on Wednesday, 11 March 2009 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Science: GCSE

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children in (a) England, (b) Kent and (c) Ashford constituency took one or more science GCSE in the last five year period for which figures are available.

Answer

The figures available are given in the following table.

Number of children who took one or more science GCSE
	2008	2007	2006	2005
England	592,209	599,687	592,850	583,282
Maintained Schools¹	549,813	551,401	544,766	536,866
Kent¹	15,595	15,563	15,263	15,218
Ashford²	1,118	986	1,036	1,045
¹ Including academies.
² Based on school location.
Notes:
1. The data for 2004 are not comparable.
2. Data presented on same basis as table 10, 11 and 12 of the 2008 GCSE SFR.
Source:
Attainment and Achievement Table

Secondary information