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Dept for Education and Skills

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Mr. Wills: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) males and (b) females achieved level 5 or above at Key Stage 3 in (i) English, (ii) mathematics and (iii) science in the (A) 10 per cent. most deprived wards and (B) 10 per cent. least deprived wards in 2004. [196373] Mr. Miliband: The latest available information are shown in the following tables. The information supplied 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. Number of males achieving level 5 or above at Key Stage 3: 20042 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Males All pupils All males 10 per cent. most deprived 10 per cent. least deprived areas1 areas1 Subject Percentage Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage (i) Based on school location: English 71 64 13,517 48 24,902 76 Maths 73 72 15,988 57 26,704 82 Science 66 65 13,276 47 25,355 77 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of females achieving level 5 or above at Key Stage 3: 20042 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Females All females 10 per cent. most deprived 10 per cent. least deprived areas1 areas1 Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage (i) Based on school location: English 77 17,501 65 27.512 86 Maths 74 16,468 61 26,481 83 Science 67 13,900 51 25,365 79 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of males achieving level 5 or above at Key Stage 3: 2004 2 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Males All pupils All males 10 per cent. most deprived 10 per cent. least deprived areas1 areas1 Subject Percentage Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage (ii) Based on pupil residency: English 69 62 15,072 41 23,730 81 Maths 71 70 17,989 50 25,236 86 Science 69 68 16,575 45 25,380 87 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of females achieving level 5 or above at Key Stage 3: 2004 2 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Females All females 10 per cent. most deprived 10 per cent. least deprived areas1 areas1 Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage (ii) Based on pupil residency: English 76 20,366 57 24,697 90 Maths 72 18,484 52 23,922 88 Science 69 16,311 45 23,689 87 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 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. 2 Provisional

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

196373; 426 c2135-8W;426 c2141-4W

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Women English language Men Standards Secondary education Science Mathematics Social class

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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