Written question asked by Austin Mitchell (Labour) on Friday, 26 February 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 March 2010. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 March 2010 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.
Grimsby
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will set out, with statistical information related as directly as possible to Great Grimsby constituency, the effects of his Department's policies on that constituency since 1997.
- Answer
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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, and at GCSE and equivalents in Great Grimsby are given in the following tables:
Key stage 2 results of 11-year-old pupils attending schools in the Great Grimsby constituency Percentage of pupils gaining level 4 and above¹ 1997 2009² Percentage point improvement 1997 to 2009 Great Grimsby English 50 73 23 Maths 48 73 25 Science 53 84 31 England English 63 80 17 Maths 62 79 17 Science 68 88 20 ¹ Includes pupils attending all maintained schools (including academies and city technology colleges). ² Revised data. Source: School and College Achievement and Attainment Tables. GCSE and equivalents¹ results for pupils² attending schools³ in the Great Grimsby constituency Percentage of pupils gaining 1997 20094 Percentage point improvement 1997 to 2009 Great Grimsby 5+ A*-C 18.2 62.1 43.9 5+ A*-G 73.3 85.3 12.0 England 5+ A*-C5 45.1 70.0 24.9 5+ A*-G5 86.4 92.3 5.9 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 England figures also include independent schools as well as hospital schools and PRUs. 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 of 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 c369-71W; 320187
- Session
- 2009-10
- Subjects
- Grimsby Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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