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Written question asked by Baroness Golding (Labour) on Wednesday, 30 April 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 15 May 2025. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour) on Monday, 19 May 2025 on behalf of the Department for Education.

GCE A-level and GCSE: Statistics

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government whether schools in England include the results of external candidates in their GCSE and A-Level statistics.

Answer

The department’s GCSE and A level statistics include the results of external candidates at the end of key stage 4 (GCSEs) or 16-18 study (A levels), which are recorded against the school that a pupil has been allocated to. For state schools, pupils are allocated to a school based on the school census, while for independent schools or colleges, pupils are allocated based on exam data or the Individualised Learner Record. All exam results achieved by a pupil are recorded against the allocated school or college, regardless of where they were entered for the exam, including private exam entries.

Prior to publication, schools and colleges are given the opportunity to request the removal of incorrectly included external candidates from their GCSE and A level performance measures data, via the Check Your Performance Measures Data service.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL7060
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Statistics GCSE GCE A-level
Link
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