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Dept for Education and Employment

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Mr. Blunkett: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list (a) by local education authority and (b) in total, broken down in each case by gender, the number and percentage of 16-year-olds who left school with no formal qualifications in each of the last five years.[29639] Mr. Paice: Information on school leavers is no longer collected by the Department. The table lists the number and percentage of 15-year-old--age at the beginning of the academic year--pupils who achieved no GCSE qualifications in each local education authority in England for 1991-92 to 1994-95. GCSE achievements of 15-year-old{1} pupils in maintained schools{2} 1991-92 to 1994-95 Pupils with no GCSE qualifications _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1991-92 1992-93 Number of pupils with no AS Percentage of Number of pupils with no AS Percentage of GCSE qualification 15-year-olds GCSE qualification 15-year-olds Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total Camden 125 98 223 18.9 10.0 13.6 91 80 171 14.4 8.4 10.8 Greenwich 229 142 371 19.6 11.9 15.7 154 132 286 13.8 11.3 12.5 Hackney 157 98 255 25.6 12.6 18.3 82 62 144 15.8 8.1 11.2 Hammersmith 109 61 170 20.4 12.6 16.7 49 59 108 9.7 12.4 11.0 Islington 168 119 287 23.5 24.0 23.7 127 86 213 18.2 18.0 18.1 Kensington 41 39 80 13.6 13.4 13.5 23 13 36 7.5 5.4 6.6 and Chelsea Lambeth 158 137 295 30.5 19.4 24.1 145 108 253 27.8 15.6 20.8 Lewisham 146 116 262 14.3 12.7 13.5 103 91 194 11.1 10.3 10.7 Southwark 187 152 339 20.9 18.3 19.7 113 91 204 14.0 11.2 12.6 Tower 249 157 406 23.7 17.0 20.5 157 139 296 15.2 14.4 14.8 Hamlets Wandsworth 107 76 183 13.2 10.8 12.1 108 55 163 13.7 8.6 11.4 Westminster 91 64 155 14.9 11.0 13.0 75 59 134 12.5 10.0 11.2 Barking 128 83 211 15.7 10.6 13.2 91 56 147 11.2 8.3 9.9 Barnet 177 108 285 11.9 7.7 9.9 123 82 205 8.7 5.8 7.2 Bexley 91 64 155 6.9 5.5 6.3 59 56 115 5.1 4.9 5.0 Brent 99 85 184 10.7 9.9 10.3 94 80 174 10.4 9.1 9.8 Bromley 136 61 197 11.0 5.0 8.1 71 56 127 5.5 4.4 5.0 Croydon 122 71 193 8.6 5.1 6.8 112 99 211 7.6 7.2 7.4 Ealing 174 106 280 14.9 9.9 12.5 130 126 256 11.8 11.5 11.6 Enfield 138 87 225 9.6 6.7 8.2 96 73 169 7.2 5.5 6.3 Haringey 177 107 284 21.4 15.4 18.7 157 72 229 19.5 10.4 15.3 Harrow 65 48 113 7.0 5.2 6.1 48 44 92 5.1 4.9 5.0 Havering 89 68 157 6.5 4.9 5.7 70 40 110 5.1 3.1 4.1 Hillingdon 114 63 177 9.9 5.9 8.0 79 60 139 7.2 5.7 6.5 Hounslow 128 70 198 12.7 6.8 9.7 112 87 199 10.7 8.5 9.6 Kingston 53 26 79 9.0 4.1 6.5 49 30 79 9.1 5.1 7.0 upon Thames Merton 81 64 145 10.5 9.5 10.0 59 57 116 9.0 8.6 8.8 Newham 227 173 400 19.4 14.8 17.1 159 112 271 13.8 10.3 12.1 Redbridge 110 66 176 8.9 6.1 7.6 78 63 141 6.6 5.6 6.1 Richmond 54 48 102 8.3 7.8 8.1 44 32 76 6.3 4.9 5.6 upon Thames Sutton 51 45 96 5.9 5.5 5.7 63 32 95 7.2 3.8 5.5 Waltham 102 70 172 9.7 7.4 8.6 98 53 151 9.5 5.6 7.6 Forest Birmingham 898 601 1,499 15.5 11.1 13.4 803 531 1,334 14.4 10.5 12.5 Coventry 152 105 257 9.6 6.7 8.2 150 120 270 9.4 8.2 8.8 Dudley 93 43 136 5.3 2.7 4.0 79 46 125 4.8 3.1 4.0 Sandwell 172 161 333 9.9 9.9 9.9 175 131 306 11.3 8.2 9.7 Solihull 55 30 85 4.4 2.5 3.4 57 27 84 4.6 2.3 3.5 Walsall 185 143 328 10.9 8.9 9.9 177 113 290 11.0 7.6 9.4 Wolverhampto 173 111 284 12.1 8.3 10.2 130 75 205 9.8 5.6 7.7 n Knowsley 187 156 343 20.6 18.2 19.5 200 119 319 24.2 16.6 20.7 Liverpool 501 318 819 20.0 13.1 16.6 438 322 760 19.2 13.8 16.5 St. Helens 130 96 226 11.5 9.0 10.3 92 78 170 8.9 7.8 8.4 Sefton 156 90 246 10.1 5.7 7.9 155 97 252 9.9 6.5 8.3 Wirral 167 115 282 9.0 6.7 7.9 143 91 234 8.7 5.5 7.1 Bolton 172 124 296 10.5 8.4 9.5 135 121 256 9.3 8.6 9.0 Bury 65 55 120 7.0 5.7 6.3 39 21 60 4.3 2.5 3.4 Manchester 537 405 942 25.0 20.8 23.0 458 331 789 22.9 17.2 20.1 Oldham 221 143 364 15.7 10.5 13.1 183 108 291 13.0 8.3 10.8 Rochdale 231 133 364 19.5 11.8 15.8 145 112 257 12.8 10.7 11.8 Salford 143 110 253 12.2 10.2 11.2 154 111 265 15.1 10.6 12.8 Stockport 110 65 175 7.3 4.5 6.0 71 54 125 5.1 4.2 4.6 Tameside 136 73 209 10.1 6.3 8.3 97 61 158 8.1 5.5 6.8 Trafford 83 59 142 9.1 6.1 7.5 75 38 113 8.2 4.0 6.1 Wigan 134 86 220 7.3 4.7 6.0 99 80 179 5.6 4.6 5.1 Barnsley 130 104 234 10.5 9.2 9.9 115 84 199 10.6 7.8 9.2 Doncaster 221 161 382 12.3 9.5 10.9 178 113 291 11.1 7.1 9.1 Rotherham 120 96 216 7.7 6.3 7.0 92 85 177 6.2 5.9 6.1 Sheffield 378 217 595 14.5 9.1 11.9 282 170 452 11.2 7.5 9.5 Bradford 396 277 673 13.9 10.4 12.2 361 266 627 12.5 10.4 11.5 Calderdale 142 73 215 13.0 6.5 9.7 87 64 151 8.5 6.1 7.3 Kirklees 245 159 404 10.9 7.5 9.2 228 116 344 11.1 6.0 8.6 Leeds 497 293 790 12.7 8.0 10.5 397 295 692 11.4 8.5 10.0 Wakefield 179 131 310 10.0 7.8 8.9 164 98 262 9.5 6.4 8.0 Gateshead 109 90 199 10.6 8.2 9.4 125 81 206 12.7 8.6 10.7 Newcastle 199 167 366 15.2 12.5 13.9 189 153 342 14.9 13.0 14.0 upon Tyne North 77 98 175 8.1 9.6 8.9 87 59 146 9.0 6.4 7.7 Tyneside South 81 43 124 9.3 5.1 7.3 59 49 108 7.5 6.3 6.9 Tyneside Sunderland 178 97 275 10.3 5.5 7.9 171 122 293 10.7 7.4 9.0 Isles of 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Scilly Avon 431 219 650 8.9 4.9 7.0 352 200 552 7.6 4.6 6.1 Bedfordshire 196 119 315 6.5 4.3 5.4 171 128 299 5.9 4.5 5.2 Berkshire 325 190 515 8.0 5.1 6.6 223 175 398 5.8 4.8 5.3 Buckinghamsh 231 177 408 6.6 5.2 5.9 205 132 337 5.9 3.8 4.8 ire Cambridgeshi 283 166 449 7.7 4.9 6.4 248 171 419 7.2 5.2 6.2 re Cheshire 408 291 699 7.3 5.4 6.4 319 205 524 6.1 4.0 5.1 Cleveland 456 303 759 13.0 8.9 11.0 382 297 679 11.7 9.1 10.4 Cornwall 138 98 236 5.5 3.9 4.7 114 73 187 4.6 3.0 3.8 Cumbria 220 145 365 8.3 5.6 7.0 176 110 286 6.7 4.4 5.6 Derbyshire 379 200 579 7.2 4.0 5.6 302 180 482 6.0 3.8 4.9 Devon 332 219 551 6.5 4.4 5.5 259 201 460 5.3 4.2 4.7 Dorset 154 118 272 4.8 3.8 4.3 161 102 263 5.1 3.4 4.3 Durham 292 196 488 8.6 6.1 7.4 258 179 437 8.2 5.8 7.0 East Sussex 241 103 344 8.3 3.7 6.1 218 142 360 7.6 5.3 6.5 Essex 636 444 1,080 7.3 5.3 6.3 580 414 994 6.9 5.2 6.0 Gloucestersh 140 138 278 4.9 5.0 5.0 145 83 228 5.5 3.2 4.4 ire Hampshire 579 425 1,004 7.4 5.5 6.4 484 300 784 6.2 4.1 5.2 Hereford and 270 186 456 7.5 5.2 6.3 228 144 372 6.4 4.3 5.3 Worcester Hertfordshir 460 236 696 8.4 4.5 6.5 362 234 596 6.9 4.5 5.7 e Humberside 499 383 882 9.5 7.5 8.5 490 335 825 9.5 7.1 8.4 Isle of 31 20 51 4.8 3.1 4.0 28 24 52 4.4 4.0 4.2 Wight Kent 796 498 1,294 9.2 6.0 7.7 613 365 978 7.4 4.5 6.0 Lancashire 795 537 1,332 10.1 7.0 8.6 626 434 1,060 8.4 6.1 7.3 Leicestershi 422 312 734 8.4 6.6 7.5 335 248 583 6.7 5.4 6.1 re Lincolnshire 241 146 387 7.3 4.6 6.0 247 116 363 7.8 3.8 5.8 Norfolk 276 230 506 7.1 6.0 6.5 245 188 433 6.3 5.2 5.7 North 216 140 356 5.8 3.9 4.9 143 117 260 4.0 3.3 3.7 Yorkshire Northamptons 198 161 359 5.8 4.7 5.3 190 116 306 5.9 3.6 4.8 hire Northumberla 143 76 219 7.7 4.4 6.1 132 66 198 7.3 4.1 5.8 nd Nottinghamsh 547 344 891 9.7 6.4 8.1 447 308 755 8.4 6.1 7.3 ire Oxfordshire 231 116 347 8.3 4.5 6.4 152 91 243 5.6 3.6 4.6 Shropshire 136 74 210 5.5 3.3 4.4 107 62 169 4.7 2.9 3.8 Somerset 130 84 214 5.4 3.6 4.6 94 46 140 4.0 2.2 3.1 Staffordshir 541 320 861 9.0 5.7 7.4 421 216 637 7.6 4.1 5.9 e Suffolk 132 125 257 3.9 3.9 3.9 131 95 226 4.0 2.9 3.4 Surrey 283 190 473 6.6 4.6 5.7 243 159 402 5.9 4.1 5.0 Warwickshire 143 108 251 5.4 4.2 4.9 146 89 235 5.8 3.7 4.7 West Sussex 192 152 344 5.5 4.5 5.0 179 109 288 5.1 3.2 4.2 Wiltshire 120 115 235 4.3 4.0 4.1 106 91 197 3.7 3.3 3.5 Totals (all 23,979 16,104 40,083 9.4 6.6 8.1 19,871 13,572 33,443 8.2 5.8 7.0 Local Education Authorities) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Age as at the beginning of the academic year. {2} Includes LEA maintained schools, Grant maintained schools, maintained special schools and City Technology Colleges. GCSE achievements of 15-year-old{1} pupils in maintained schools{2} 1991-92 to 1994-95 Pupils with no GCSE qualifications _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1993-94 1994-95 Number of pupils with no As percentage of 15 year Number of pupils with no As percentage of 15 year GCSE qualification olds GCSE qualification olds Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total Camden 97 92 189 14.4 9.1 11.3 110 98 208 15.5 9.9 12.2 Greenwich 191 144 335 16.8 12.3 14.6 208 174 382 16.3 13.5 14.9 Hackney 88 64 152 15.2 8.6 11.5 67 53 120 11.8 6.6 8.7 Hammersmith 65 54 119 12.1 10.5 11.3 80 64 144 14.5 12.9 13.7 Islington 101 66 167 15.2 14.4 14.8 116 88 204 16.0 16.0 16.0 Kensington 34 30 64 12.3 12.4 12.3 19 30 49 7.4 12.7 9.9 and Chelsea Lambeth 117 75 192 23.1 10.8 16.0 77 73 150 14.5 10.5 12.2 Lewisham 98 70 168 10.0 8.1 9.1 97 74 171 9.4 7.7 8.6 Southwark 108 146 254 12.4 16.7 14.6 159 65 224 18.6 7.9 13.4 Tower 132 80 212 14.3 9.3 11.9 151 86 237 14.7 8.8 11.8 Hamlets Wandsworth 114 64 178 14.2 10.3 12.5 102 55 157 12.0 7.5 9.9 Westminster 82 65 147 14.5 10.6 12.5 93 78 171 16.0 12.1 14.0 Barking 103 62 165 12.4 8.7 10.7 129 78 207 14.6 9.6 12.2 Barnet 113 73 186 7.3 5.3 6.3 131 80 211 8.4 5.3 6.9 Bexley 82 74 156 6.7 6.1 6.4 66 65 131 5.3 5.3 5.3 Brent 77 46 123 8.5 5.4 7.0 94 59 153 9.5 6.1 7.8 Bromley 67 50 117 5.0 4.0 4.5 79 68 147 5.6 4.6 5.1 Croydon 148 106 254 9.7 7.4 8.6 159 112 271 10.0 7.2 8.6 Ealing 109 103 212 9.2 8.9 9.1 144 90 234 12.1 7.2 9.6 Enfield 97 81 178 6.8 5.9 6.3 122 104 226 7.8 7.0 7.4 Haringey 103 82 185 14.2 10.6 12.4 165 116 281 18.6 14.6 16.7 Harrow 63 38 101 6.5 3.9 5.2 71 55 126 6.6 5.5 6.1 Havering 106 58 164 7.9 4.6 6.3 89 56 145 6.2 4.0 5.1 Hillingdon 106 66 172 9.3 6.0 7.7 91 72 163 7.8 5.6 6.7 Hounslow 133 102 235 11.1 8.8 10.0 155 90 245 11.5 7.5 9.7 Kingston 43 47 90 7.7 7.7 7.7 63 45 108 9.8 6.2 7.9 upoon Thames Merton 66 66 132 9.7 9.7 9.7 68 72 140 8.7 10.2 9.4 Newham 155 119 274 13.8 10.2 12.0 170 124 294 13.3 9.7 11.5 Redbridge 83 41 124 6.8 3.7 5.3 72 60 132 5.6 5.0 5.3 Richmond 55 48 103 8.1 6.7 7.4 39 25 64 5.3 3.6 4.5 upon Thames Sutton 51 46 97 5.9 5.3 5.6 56 52 108 5.8 5.9 5.8 Waltham 132 59 191 12.5 5.69 9.3 133 87 220 11.4 7.9 9.7 Forest Birmingham 823 572 1,395 15.0 11.0 13.1 847 606 1,453 14.6 11.1 12.9 Coventry 154 126 280 10.1 8.5 9.3 176 120 296 10.2 7.3 8.8 Dudley 143 72 215 8.0 4.6 6.4 168 115 283 9.2 6.6 8.0 Sandwell 202 145 347 12.2 9.6 10.9 214 182 396 11.7 10.4 11.1 Solihull 43 43 86 3.4 3.5 3.5 69 39 108 5.0 2.6 3.8 Walsall 179 133 312 10.9 8.7 9.9 228 144 372 12.9 8.5 10.8 Wolverhampto 178 117 295 13.3 8.8 11.0 202 171 373 13.6 11.8 12.8 n Knowsley 179 142 321 22.7 17.8 20.2 193 149 342 20.8 16.8 18.8 Liverpool 432 356 788 18.1 14.6 16.3 502 371 873 18.0 14.1 16.1 St. Helens 95 79 174 9.0 8.1 8.6 110 73 183 9.4 7.0 8.3 Sefton 132 110 242 8.1 7.1 7.6 153 129 282 8.9 7.5 8.2 Wirral 184 147 331 10.7 8.7 9.7 170 115 285 8.6 6.1 7.4 Bolton 161 109 270 10.3 7.6 9.0 169 116 285 10.2 7.7 9.0 Bury 37 24 61 4.1 2.6 3.4 59 23 82 5.5 2.4 4.0 Manchester 426 327 753 21.8 17.3 19.6 443 322 765 21.7 16.4 19.1 Oldham 186 157 343 13.0 10.9 12.0 226 156 382 14.0 10.4 12.2 Rochdale 141 102 243 12.7 9.6 11.2 153 126 279 12.4 10.8 11.6 Salford 161 130 291 15.1 12.6 13.9 204 168 372 17.2 14.7 16.0 Stockport 90 70 160 6.5 4.9 5.7 114 58 172 7.3 4.3 5.9 Tameside 111 81 192 9.2 6.7 8.0 130 90 220 9.6 7.0 8.3 Trafford 90 64 154 9.6 6.5 8.0 73 56 129 6.9 5.1 6.0 Wigan 139 93 232 7.9 5.3 6.6 168 106 274 8.4 5.5 7.0 Barnsley 162 96 258 13.8 8.6 11.3 165 104 269 13.2 8.2 10.7 Doncaster 239 176 415 13.6 10.9 12.3 261 166 427 14.3 10.5 12.5 Rotherham 178 129 307 11.5 8.7 10.1 179 130 309 10.9 7.8 9.3 Sheffield 270 242 512 11.1 10.2 10.6 312 282 594 11.9 11.2 11.5 Bradford 339 281 620 11.8 10.5 11.2 411 307 718 13.2 10.8 12.1 Calderdale 112 84 196 10.4 8.4 9.4 131 84 215 10.5 7.4 9.0 Kirklees 247 142 389 11.6 7.2 9.5 286 189 475 12.2 8.6 10.5 Leeds 446 373 819 12.4 10.5 11.4 462 385 847 11.8 10.4 11.1 Wakefield 187 116 303 11.4 7.5 9.5 172 128 300 9.6 6.9 8.3 Gateshead 135 104 239 13.1 10.9 12.1 144 122 266 12.2 10.6 11.4 Newcastle 240 192 432 18.7 16.2 17.5 269 207 476 19.2 15.4 17.3 upon Tyne North 81 84 165 8.3 9.1 8.7 116 87 203 10.0 8.3 9.2 Tyneside South 83 61 144 9.7 7.5 8.7 73 75 148 7.6 7.8 7.7 Tyneside Sunderland 177 173 350 10.1 9.8 9.9 237 154 391 12.0 8.1 10.1 Isles of 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Scilly Avon 365 268 633 7.7 6.0 6.9 385 257 642 7.6 5.4 6.5 Bedfordshire 186 142 328 6.2 4.8 5.5 222 127 349 6.7 4.0 5.3 Berkshire 254 169 423 6.5 4.4 5.4 300 186 486 6.9 4.6 5.8 Buckinghamsh 227 134 361 6.2 4.0 5.1 276 179 455 7.0 4.7 5.9 ire Cambridgeshi 247 205 452 7.1 6.2 6.7 265 192 457 7.0 5.3 6.2 re Cheshire 325 261 586 6.2 5.0 5.6 349 261 610 5.9 4.5 5.3 Cleveland 399 354 753 11.5 10.7 11.1 483 396 879 12.9 10.7 11.8 Cornwall 98 78 176 3.9 3.2 3.5 100 80 180 3.6 3.0 3.3 Cumbria 212 148 360 7.7 5.9 6.8 214 160 374 7.9 6.1 7.0 Derbyshire 345 258 603 6.9 5.3 6.1 422 272 694 7.5 5.3 6.4 Devon 275 226 501 5.5 4.6 5.1 328 238 566 5.8 4.5 5.2 Dorset 162 128 290 5.0 4.1 4.5 184 128 312 5.1 3.9 4.6 Durham 349 261 610 10.7 8.1 9.4 413 288 701 10.9 8.2 9.6 East Sussex 236 181 417 7.8 6.5 7.2 273 223 496 8.1 7.2 7.7 Essex 619 433 1,052 7.4 5.3 6.4 618 502 1,120 6.9 5.8 6.4 Gloucestersh 126 109 235 4.7 4.0 4.4 164 107 271 5.5 3.7 4.6 ire Hampshire 454 349 803 5.8 4.6 5.2 478 365 843 5.9 4.5 5.2 Hereford and 253 170 423 7.2 4.8 6.0 279 237 516 7.2 6.2 6.7 Worcester Hertfordshir 313 253 566 6.0 4.8 5.4 375 290 665 6.4 5.1 5.8 e Humberside 583 408 991 11.6 8.6 10.1 599 464 1,063 10.8 8.8 9.8 Isle of 35 25 60 5.2 4.0 4.6 43 35 78 5.9 5.6 5.8 Wight Kent 635 410 1,045 7.5 5.1 6.4 663 489 1,152 7.3 5.5 6.4 Lancashire 627 527 1,154 8.2 7.4 7.8 713 550 1,263 8.7 7.0 7.9 Leicestershi 388 276 664 8.1 5.8 6.9 439 332 771 8.2 6.5 7.3 re Lincolnshire 247 178 425 7.6 5.6 6.6 246 214 460 7.1 6.2 6.7 Norfolk 306 207 513 7.9 5.5 6.7 303 246 549 7.3 6.2 6.8 North 222 162 384 6.0 4.5 5.3 242 156 398 5.9 3.9 4.9 Yorkshire Northamptons 199 155 354 5.8 4.8 5.3 259 202 461 7.2 5.7 6.4 hire Northumberla 160 136 296 8.8 7.7 8.2 152 127 279 7.4 6.5 6.9 nd Nottinghamsh 555 410 965 10.2 7.8 9.0 629 473 1,102 11.0 8.5 9.8 ire Oxfordshire 241 119 360 8.6 4.6 6.7 266 154 420 9.2 5.4 7.3 Shropshire 111 67 178 4.7 3.1 3.9 162 111 273 6.3 4.5 5.4 Somerset 107 68 175 4.5 3.1 3.8 128 65 193 5.2 2.8 4.0 Staffordshir 510 339 849 9.0 6.3 7.7 518 372 890 8.4 6.2 7.3 e Suffolk 133 100 233 4.1 3.2 3.7 153 129 282 4.2 3.7 4.0 Surrey 241 163 404 5.8 4.0 4.9 317 187 504 6.8 4.2 5.5 Warwickshire 191 100 291 7.4 4.1 5.8 182 130 312 6.8 4.9 5.9 West Sussex 204 150 354 5.7 4.4 5.1 209 167 376 5.4 4.4 4.9 Wiltshire 146 106 252 5.1 3.9 4.5 163 117 280 5.2 3.9 4.6 Total (all 21,587 16,002 37,589 8.7 6.7 7.7 23,878 17,511 41,389 8.9 6.8 7.8 local education authorities) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Age as at the beginning of the academic year. {2} Includes LEA maintained schools, grant-maintained schools, maintained special schools and city technology colleges.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

29639; 277 c601-7W;277 c601-8W

Session

1995-96

Subjects

Qualifications School leaving GCSE

Contains statistics

Yes