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Written question asked by Tim Loughton (Conservative) on Monday, 18 January 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 21 January 2010. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Tuesday, 6 April 2010 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

GCSE: Disadvantaged

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of white (a) boys and (b) girls eligible for free school meals did not achieve A* to C at GCSE in both English and mathematics in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2009.
Answer

[holding answer 21 January 2010]: Pupil level data relating to ethnicity and Free School Meal eligibility was not collected as far back as 1997. The information requested for 2003 (the earliest year available) and 2009 is presented in the following table and is for maintained schools only.

Number of white pupils eligible for free school meals not achieving A*-C at GCSE in both English and mathematics Proportion of white pupils eligible for free school meals not achieving A*-C at GCSE in both English and mathematics (percentage)
2003
Boys 24,404 86.9
Girls 23,022 83.8
2009
Boys 20,684 80.0
Girls 18,723 75.0
Note:
Figures for 2003 are based on pupils age 15 and for 2009 are based on pupils at the end of Key Stage 4.
Source:
National Pupil Database

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
508 c1349-50W; 312243
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Disadvantaged Ethnic groups GCSE
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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