Written question asked by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 November 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 December 2002. It was answered by David Miliband (Labour) on Monday, 16 December 2002 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of state school pupils achieved at least GCSE grades A*-C in (a) maths, (b) science and (c) English in 2002. - Figures given.

Answer: Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of state school pupils achieved at least GCSE grades A*-C in (a) maths, (b) science and (c) English in 2002. [82142] Mr. Miliband: Early statistics for England for 2002 show that the proportions of 15-year-old pupils in state schools achieving at least GCSE grade A*-C in (a) maths, (b) science and (c) English are 46.6 per cent. 45.4 per cent. and 53.1 per cent. respectively.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 82142; 396 c557W;396 c573W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: English language Qualifications Standards Science GCSE Mathematics
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk