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Dept for Education and Skills

Answer

Mr. Wills: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) males and (b) females achieved five A*-C grades at GCSE in 2004; and how many (i) males and (ii) females achieved 5 A*-C grades at GCSE in the (A) 10 per cent. most deprived wards and (B) 10 per cent. least deprived wards in 2004. [196374] Mr. Miliband: The information provided is the latest available and is shown in the following tables. The information has been provided on two bases--one showing the information based on the location of schools, the other based on the residency of the pupil. (i) Numbers of males and females achieving 5 or more A*-C Grades at GCSE and equivalents: 2004 (provisional) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. All pupils Males Females Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Based on school location: All 53.4 158,753 48.4 185,068 58.8 10 per cent. most 37.9 8,887 32.9 11,368 43.0 deprived areas1 10 per cent. least 63.1 26,296 57.6 26,456 68.8 deprived areas1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (ii) Numbers of males and females achieving 5 or more A*-C Grades at GCSE and equivalents: 2003 (final) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. All pupils Males Females Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Based on pupil residency: All 52.9 152,026 48.0 177,278 58.1 10 per cent. most 28.9 8,400 24.2 11,676 33.7 deprived areas1 10 per cent. least 73.3 19,341 68.2 21,340 78.5 deprived areas1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 The measure of deprivation used is the 2004 Index of Multiple Deprivation based on Super Output Areas (SOAs), rather than the 2000 Index of Multiple Deprivation based on Wards. The SOAs are a new geography designed by the Office for National Statistics for the collection and publication of small area statistics. They have been designed to provide an improved basis for comparison across the country because the units are more similar in population size.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

196374; 426 c2128W;426 c2134W

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Disadvantaged Women Qualifications Pupils Men Standards GCSE Social class

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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