Written question asked by Damian Green (Conservative) on Monday, 14 April 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 30 April 2003. It was answered by David Miliband (Labour) on Wednesday, 30 April 2003 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 the breakdown of grades achieved by students who sat the GCSE (a) English, (b) mathematics and (c) science examination prior to reaching school year 11 was in each year since 1997; how many children sat the GCSE examination in a foreign language prior to reaching school year 11 in each year since 1997, broken down by (a) school year and (b) local education authority; how many children sat the GCSE (a) English, (b) mathematics and (c) science examination prior to reaching school year 11 in each year since 1997, broken down by (i) school year and (ii) local education authority; what the breakdown of grades achieved by students who sat a GCSE examination in a foreign language prior to reaching school year 11 was in each year since 1997. - No figures. The information has been placed in Library (Dep 03/1143).

Answer: Mr. Damian Green: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what (1) the breakdown of grades achieved by students who sat the GCSE (a) English, (b) mathematics and (c) science examination prior to reaching school year 11 was in each year since 1997; [110091] (2) how many children sat the GCSE examination in a foreign language prior to reaching school year 11 in each year since 1997, broken down by (a) school year and (b) local education authority; [110092] (3) how many children sat the GCSE (a) English, (b) mathematics and (c) science examination prior to reaching school year 11 in each year since 1997, broken down by (i) school year and (ii) local education authority; [110093] (4) what the breakdown of grades achieved by students who sat a GCSE examination in a foreign language prior to reaching school year 11 was in each year since 1997. [110099] Mr. Miliband: The information has been placed in the Library.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 404 c408-9W; 110091;110092;110093;110099
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Assessments Languages English language Qualifications Standards Science GCSE Mathematics
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk