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Written question asked by Mark Hendrick (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 December 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 5 January 2010. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Tuesday, 5 January 2010 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

GCSE: Preston

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils in Preston schools gained five A* to C GCSEs or equivalent in (a) 1997 and (b) 2009.
Answer

The information requested is given in the following table for 1996/97 and 2007/08. Data for 2008/09 will not be available until after the publication of the Achievement and Attainment Tables in mid January 2010.

Pupils at the end of key stage 4 in maintained schools in Preston constituency achieving five or more GCSEs or equivalent¹ at grades A*-C, 1996/97 and 2007/08²
Number of pupils achieving five or more GCSEs at grades A*-C Percentage of pupils achieving five or more GCSEs at grades A*-C
1996/97 306 32.7
2007/08 404 55.5
¹ Figures for 1997/98 include GNVQ equivalences. Figures for 2007/08 include other equivalences approved for use pre-16.
² Figures for 1997/98 are based on pupils aged 15-years-old at the start of the academic year. Figures for 2007/08 onwards are based on pupils at the end of key stage 4.
Source:
National Pupil Database and Achievement and Attainment Tables (final data)

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
503 c291W; 308665
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Preston GCSE
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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