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Written question asked by Keith Vaz (Labour) on Monday, 18 January 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 January 2010. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 April 2010 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

GCSE and GCE A-level

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many schools achieved GCSE results above the national average in the most recent period for which figures are available; and how many such schools in (a) Leicester, (b) the East Midlands and (c) England are scheduled to be closed in 2010.
Answer

In maintained schools in England in 2009, 50.7 per cent. of pupils at the end of key stage 4 achieved five or more GCSEs at grade A*-C or the equivalent, including English and mathematics GCSEs.The following table counts the number of schools performing above this average.

Leicester East Midlands England
Number of maintained schools performing above average 7 109 1,436
of which have been approved for closure in 2010 0 0 1
Notes:
1. The seven schools in Leicester are included in the count of schools in east midlands, which are included in the England count.
2. The school approved for closure is in Rochdale local authority and is to address an issue of surplus places there.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
508 c1452-3W; 312228
Session
2009-10
Subjects
GCSE
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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