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Schools: Essex

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Since 1997 the Government have transformed education and child care with improved outcomes for children and young people. Figures showing the performance at Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3 and at GCSE and equivalents in Castle Point constituency and Essex local authority are given in the following tables.

Key Stage 2 results of 11-year-old pupils attending schools in the Castle Point constituency and Essex local authority
	Number of eligible pupils	Number of pupils gaining level 4 and above	Percentage of pupils gaining level 4 and above¹
	1997	2009²	1997	2009²	1997	2009²
Castle Point
English	1,085	1,003	730	786	67	78
Maths	1,085	1,003	643	774	59	77
Science	1,085	1,003	726	866	67	86
Essex
English³	18,378	15,427	11,575	12,354	63	80
Maths³	18,432	15,426	11,320	12,163	61	79
Science³	18,426	15,427	12,335	13,674	67	89
England
English	573,641	565,132	359,860	453,044	62	80
Maths	573,922	565,129	352,800	445,625	61	79
Science	573,959	565,201	391,685	499,192	68	88
¹ Includes pupils attending all maintained schools (including academies and city technology colleges). ² Revised data. ³ 1997 LA data is not directly comparable with 2009 LA data due to local government reorganisation in 1998. Source: School and College Achievement and Attainment Tables.

Key Stage 3 results of 14-year-old pupils attending schools in the Castle Point constituency and Essex local authority
	Number of eligible pupils	Number of pupils gaining level 5 and above	Percentage of pupils gaining level 5 and above¹
	1997	2008²	1997	2008²	1997	2008²
Castle Point
English	1,221	1,250	811	954	66	76
Maths	1,221	1,249	753	951	62	76
Science	1,221	1,248	689	872	56	70
Essex
English³	17,641	16,639	10,428	12,665	59	76
Maths³	17,670	16,655	11,217	13,039	63	78
Science³	17,686	16,674	10,960	12,199	62	73
England
English	541,744	591,634	310,578	437,798	57	74
Maths	543,745	592,145	324,615	453,921	60	77
Science	543,869	592,105	326,852	423,960	60	72
¹ Includes pupils attending all maintained schools (including academies and city technology colleges). ² Key Stage 3 Tests were discontinued after 2008. From 2009 National Curriculum Assessment at Key Stage 3 is based on teacher assessments. ³ 1997 LA data is not directly comparable with 2009 LA data due to local government reorganisation in 1998. Source: School and College Achievement and Attainment Tables and National Pupil Database.

GCSE and equivalents¹ results for pupils² attending schools³ in the Castle Point constituency and Essex local authority
	Number of eligible pupils	Number of pupils gaining	Percentage of pupils gaining
	1997	20094	1997	20094	1997	20094
Castle Point
5+ A*-C	1,201	1,239	503	831	41.9	67.1
5+ A*-G	1,201	1,239	1,087	1,173	90.5	94.7
Essex
5+ A*-C5	17,914	16,136	7,994	11,006	44.6	68.2
5+ A*-G5	17,914	16,136	15,943	15,039	89.0	93.2
England
5+ A*-C	537,661	576,430	228,646	403,501	42.5	70.0
5+ A*-G	537,661	576,430	467624	540,115	87.0	93.7
¹ From 2004 results incorporate GCSEs, GNVQs and a range of other qualifications approved pre-16. Prior to 2004 results are based on GCSEs and GNVQs only. ² From 2006 figures are for pupils at the end of Key Stage 4. Prior to 2006 results are based on pupils aged 15. ³ Includes pupils attending all maintained schools (including academies and city technology colleges) and from 2000 does not include pupils recently arrived from overseas. 4 Revised data. 5 1997 LA data is not directly comparable with 2009 LA data due to local government reorganisation in 1998. Source: School and College Achievement and Attainment Tables.

Further information by constituency is available on the Department's "In Your Area" website:"http://www.dfes.gov.uk/inyourarea"The information available at constituency level includes the number of specialist schools, number of operational academies, number of teaching assistants and other support staff, number of teachers and pupil:teacher ratios. Where information is not available at constituency level it has been provided at local authority level including the number of free early education places taken up by three and four-year-olds, number full-time and part-time entrants to higher education institutions aged 18 to 20, average A level point score per candidate and per entry together with Percentage of People of Working Age Qualified to at least Level 2 and Percentage of People of Working Age Qualified to Level 4 and above.Additional information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

507 c698-702W; 318095

Session

2009-10

Subjects

Essex Schools Castle Point Department for Children, Schools and Families

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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