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To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent estimate his Department has made of the proportion of schools which offer split sciences at GCSE level.
[145548]
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent estimate his Department has made of the proportion of schools which offer split sciences at GCSE level.
[145548]
Asked by
Nadine Dorries
(Independent (affiliation))
Answered by
Elizabeth Truss
(Conservative)
Answering body
Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
26 February 2013
For answer on
28 February 2013
Answered on
14 March 2013
The Department does not hold information on the subjects offered by schools but does have data on the subjects that pupils were entered for. Data underlying the School Performance Tables show that 85% of mainstream schools had entries in biology,
chemistry and physics GCSEs or regulated iGCSEs by pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 in 2011/12. Only mainstream schools (including independent schools) published in the 2012 Secondary School Performance Tables having more than five pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 are included in this answer.
Subjects
Science; GCSE
Date
14 March 2013
Reference
145548; 560 cc341-2W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) whether his Department allocates funding to encourage students to take A-level sciences or mathematics;
[145538]
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) whether his Department allocates funding to encourage students to take A-level sciences or mathematics;
[145538]
Asked by
Nadine Dorries
(Independent (affiliation))
Answered by
Elizabeth Truss
(Conservative)
Answering body
Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
26 February 2013
For answer on
28 February 2013
Answered on
13 March 2013
The Government is committed to increasing the number of pupils studying science and mathematics subjects at A level and at university and we are taking action to support this. We are funding the Further Mathematics Support Programme (FMSP) to encourage more students to study Further Mathematics A level, the Cambridge University mathematics project to improve the teaching of mathematics at A level and 16-19 Maths Free Schools to provide a more challenging curriculum for mathematics. The Government also funds the Stimulating Physics Programme which supports schools to improve progression into physics at A level. These programmes help prepare students for STEM subjects at university.
Wider Government reforms such as improving the recruitment of top science and mathematics graduates into teaching and strengthening the curriculum and qualifications will also improve the teaching and take-up of these important subjects.
Subjects
Science; Mathematics; GCE A-level
Date
13 March 2013
Reference
145538; 560 c240W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps his Department plans to take to assist school science departments to work together with high technology employers in their areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps his Department plans to take to assist school science departments to work together with high technology employers in their areas.
Asked by
Nadine Dorries
(Conservative)
Answered by
Nick Gibb
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
22 July 2010
For answer on
26 July 2010
Answered on
8 September 2010
I refer my hon. Friend to the response given to my hon. Friend the Member for Morecambe and Lunesdale (David Morris) on 14 July 2010, Official Report, column 773W.
Subjects
Education; Schools; Science
Date
8 September 2010
Reference
11812; 515 c549W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will make a statement on changes to the arrangements for studying single sciences at GCSE level.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will make a statement on changes to the arrangements for studying single sciences at GCSE level.
Asked by
Nadine Dorries
(Conservative)
Answered by
Parmjit Dhanda
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
22 May 2006
For answer on
25 May 2006
Answered on
25 May 2006
The science and innovation investment framework 2004 to 2014: next steps document outlines our commitment to encourage schools to provide greater access to the three separate sciences. By September 2008 our aim is that all pupils achieving at least level 6 at key stage 3 will have access to study three separate science GCSEs, to increase progression to, and attainment at, A level science.
Subjects
Curriculum; Science; GCSE
Date
25 May 2006
Reference
73385; 446 c1959-60W
House
House of Commons
Countries such as China are making massive economic advances in subjects such as science and technology. Why does the Minister think it appropriate, in the face of such global economic competition, to dilute the standard of science that is taught in our schools and to close Nobel prize-winning science departments in our universities?
Countries such as China are making massive economic advances in subjects such as science and technology. Why does the Minister think it appropriate, in the face of such global economic competition, to dilute the standard of science that is taught in our schools and to close Nobel prize-winning science departments in our universities?
Asked by
Nadine Dorries
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
27 April 2006
I assume that the hon. Lady is referring to the proposals for Sussex university that are currently being considered. Universities are autonomous—that is one of the strengths of our university system—but even if the Sussex proposals go ahead, the places will be picked up by neighbouring universities. Whatever is happening in one institution should not dilute the fact that in the current academic year we have seen a 12 per cent. increase in the number of students applying to study chemistry, and will see a further 5 per cent. increase next year. I believe that developments are moving firmly in the right direction.
Subjects
Education; Science; GCSE
Date
27 April 2006
Reference
445 c700
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
If she will make a statement on changes to the science GCSE. [66211]
If she will make a statement on changes to the science GCSE. [66211]
Asked by
Nadine Dorries
(Conservative)
Answered by
Bill Rammell
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
24 April 2006
For answer on
27 April 2006
Answered on
27 April 2006
We are improving the science GCSE by making the school science curriculum more engaging, catering for a wide range of students' interests and aptitudes, and still maintaining the breadth, depth and challenge of the current curriculum. We are also introducing a new statutory entitlement to study science programmes leading to at least two GCSEs.
Subjects
Education; Science; GCSE
Date
27 April 2006
Reference
66211; 445 c700
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I hope that the House will join me in congratulating Harlington school in my constituency on achieving specialist science college status this week. However, we are all concerned that a number of university science departments have closed over the past two years. Will the Minister explain the rationale of establishing science colleges while closing university science departments?
I hope that the House will join me in congratulating Harlington school in my constituency on achieving specialist science college status this week. However, we are all concerned that a number of university science departments have closed over the past two years. Will the Minister explain the rationale of establishing science colleges while closing university science departments?
Asked by
Nadine Dorries
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
9 February 2006
I am delighted that Harlington school has benefited from extra Government investment to support science in schools. There is a positive and growing relationship between universities and industry in developing new courses to ensure that the industry recruits the type of students, especially engineers, as well as science and manufacturing specialists, who can provide new developments. Partnership is the most important thing—between universities and organisations and companies such as Rolls-Royce and Airbus. Such partnerships will ensure that we deliver both quality and the quantity of skilled engineers that our country requires.
Subjects
Education; Further education; Higher education; Engineering; Schools; Science; Training; Young people
Date
9 February 2006
Reference
442 c992-3
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
(2) how many British students have studied sciences at universities in England in each year since 1997; what percentage were entrants from (a) the state sector and (b) the independent sector; and if she will make a statement.
(2) how many British students have studied sciences at universities in England in each year since 1997; what percentage were entrants from (a) the state sector and (b) the independent sector; and if she will make a statement.
Asked by
Nadine Dorries
(Conservative)
Answered by
Bill Rammell
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
25 October 2005
For answer on
27 October 2005
Answered on
9 January 2006
The latest available information showing the number of students on science courses is shown in the table. Information for 2004/05 will be available in January 2006. Information on the school background of young (under 21) higher education students is published annually by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) in ““Performance Indicators in Higher Education””, but this covers all students and does not show figures for each subject separately. The latest data collected by HESA for 2003/04, covering students of all ages, shows that 11 per cent. of entrants to undergraduate science courses came from the independent sector, compared to 12 per cent. of entrants to all undergraduate courses of any subject. Comparable figures for earlier years are not available centrally at present.
| Higher Education students enrolled on undergraduate science courses(9) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| of which, from: | |||
| HE institutions in England | Total students | UK | Overseas |
| 1997/98 | 429,815 | 386,445 | 43,370 |
| 1998/99 | 444,315 | 402,245 | 42,070 |
| 1999/2000 | 452,235 | 410,955 | 41,280 |
| 2000/01 | 463,990 | 422,465 | 41,525 |
| 2001/02 | 474,360 | 432,580 | 41,780 |
| 2002/03 | 524,540 | 477,880 | 46,655 |
| 2003/04 | 580,885 | 533,390 | 47,495 |
| Note: Figures based on a snapshot count as at December 1st . Numbers are given to the nearest 5 so components may not sum to totals. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) | |||
| (9) Science covers the following subjects: Medicine & Dentistry, Subjects allied to medicine, Biological sciences, Veterinary science, Agriculture & related subjects, Physical sciences, Mathematical sciences, Computer Science, Engineering and Technology, Architecture, Building and Planning. | |||
| (10) Including students from the EU. |
Subjects
Higher education; Private education; Science; Student numbers
Date
9 January 2006
Reference
22931; 441 c431-2W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many non-British students have studied sciences at universities in England in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement;
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many non-British students have studied sciences at universities in England in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement;
Asked by
Nadine Dorries
(Conservative)
Answered by
Bill Rammell
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
25 October 2005
For answer on
27 October 2005
Answered on
9 January 2006
The latest available information showing the number of students on science courses is shown in the table. Information for 2004/05 will be available in January 2006. Information on the school background of young (under 21) higher education students is published annually by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) in ““Performance Indicators in Higher Education””, but this covers all students and does not show figures for each subject separately. The latest data collected by HESA for 2003/04, covering students of all ages, shows that 11 per cent. of entrants to undergraduate science courses came from the independent sector, compared to 12 per cent. of entrants to all undergraduate courses of any subject. Comparable figures for earlier years are not available centrally at present.
| Higher Education students enrolled on undergraduate science courses(9) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| of which, from: | |||
| HE institutions in England | Total students | UK | Overseas |
| 1997/98 | 429,815 | 386,445 | 43,370 |
| 1998/99 | 444,315 | 402,245 | 42,070 |
| 1999/2000 | 452,235 | 410,955 | 41,280 |
| 2000/01 | 463,990 | 422,465 | 41,525 |
| 2001/02 | 474,360 | 432,580 | 41,780 |
| 2002/03 | 524,540 | 477,880 | 46,655 |
| 2003/04 | 580,885 | 533,390 | 47,495 |
| Note: Figures based on a snapshot count as at December 1st . Numbers are given to the nearest 5 so components may not sum to totals. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) | |||
| (9) Science covers the following subjects: Medicine & Dentistry, Subjects allied to medicine, Biological sciences, Veterinary science, Agriculture & related subjects, Physical sciences, Mathematical sciences, Computer Science, Engineering and Technology, Architecture, Building and Planning. | |||
| (10) Including students from the EU. |
Subjects
Higher education; Private education; Science; Student numbers
Date
9 January 2006
Reference
22925; 441 c431-2W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many qualified science lecturers there have been in universities in England in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many qualified science lecturers there have been in universities in England in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement.
Asked by
Nadine Dorries
(Conservative)
Answered by
Bill Rammell
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
25 October 2005
For answer on
27 October 2005
Answered on
9 January 2006
The latest available information is given in the table. In 2003/04, changes to the definitions of full-time and part-time staff meant that less academic staff members were classed as full-time. The figures for this year are therefore not directly comparable with those for earlier years.
| Full-time academic staff by major subject of highest qualification English HE institutions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major subject of highest qualification: | ||||
| Science | Other subjects | Not known | Total | |
| 1997/98 | 51,000 | 33,830 | 4,285 | 89,115 |
| 1998/99 | 51,500 | 34,700 | 5,485 | 91,685 |
| 1999/2000 | 51,015 | 35,720 | 4,800 | 91,535 |
| 2000/01 | 52,065 | 36,550 | 5,055 | 93,670 |
| 2001/02 | 54,665 | 37,240 | 4,940 | 96,845 |
| 2002/03 | 56,790 | 36,130 | 4,425 | 97,345 |
| 2003/04 | 47,495 | 31,485 | 7,030 | 86,010 |
| Figures are rounded to the nearest 5. Source: The Higher Education Statistics Agency's Staff Record. | ||||
| (6) Science covers Medicine and Dentistry, Subjects allied to medicine, Biological sciences, Veterinary science, Agriculture and related subjects, Physical sciences, Mathematical sciences, Computer science, Engineering and Technology, and Architecture | ||||
| (7) A new classification of academic subjects was introduced in 2002/03. | ||||
| (8) The format and coverage of the Staff Record was changed in 2003/04, one effect of which was to reduce the number of staff classified as full-time and increase the number of staff who were classified as part-time. As a result, the figures for these two years are not directly comparable with those for previous years. |
Subjects
Higher education; Qualifications; Teachers; Science
Date
9 January 2006
Reference
22911; 441 c431W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many science departments there have been in state schools in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many science departments there have been in state schools in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement.
Asked by
Nadine Dorries
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Smith of Malvern
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
26 October 2005
For answer on
28 October 2005
Answered on
14 November 2005
All secondary schools have a science department. Primary schools are not organised by subject departments. Most primary schools appoint a science coordinator to lead, manage and guide the teaching of science in their schools.
Subjects
Education; Science; State education
Date
14 November 2005
Reference
439 c951W;439 c951W; 23283
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students have gained (a) an A level, (b) an AS level and (c) a GCSE in (i) biology or human biology, (ii) chemistry and (iii) physics in each year since 1997, broken down by grade; and if she...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students have gained (a) an A level, (b) an AS level and (c) a GCSE in (i) biology or human biology, (ii) chemistry and (iii) physics in each year since 1997, broken down by grade; and if she...
Asked by
Nadine Dorries
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Smith of Malvern
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
25 October 2005
For answer on
27 October 2005
Answered on
9 November 2005
[pursuant to the reply, 2 November 2005, Official Report, c. 1205–7]: There was an error with the rounding in the A-Level table.
(a) A level examination results of 16 to 18-year–old (28) students by grade
Thousand
A B C D E Other A-E Total
(30) passes (33)
Biological sciences
1997 7.02 9.35 9.17 8.5 7.01 6.55 41.05 7.60
1998 7.93 9.57 9.46 8.67 7.08 6.18 42.71 48.90
1999 8.21 9.07 9.3 8.44 6.6 5.57 41.62 47.19
2000 8.19 9.16 9.19 8.17 6.44 5.04 41.15 46.19
2001 8.32 8.95 8.87 7.59 6.11 4.75 39.85 44.59
2002 9.66 8.88 8.99 8.18 6.17 3.53 41.87 45.41
2003 9.48 9.15 8.96 7.68 5.93 2.71 41.2 43.9
2004 9.96 9.48 9.19 7.69 5.58 2.34 41.9 44.24
2005 10.52 9.98 9.45 7.93 5.7 2.31 43.57 45.88
(29)
Chemistry
1997 7.78 7.73 6.69 5.39 4.34 4.50 31.93 36.43
1998 8.77 7.78 6.94 5.48 4.10 4.04 33.07 37.10
1999 8.88 7.74 6.76 5.34 3.76 3.36 32.48 35.83
2000 9.03 7.82 6.58 5.19 3.52 3.15 32.14 35.29
2001 8.98 7.43 6.30 4.77 3.52 2.87 31.01 33.87
2002 9.13 7.5 6.20 4.71 3.17 1.61 30.71 32.32
2003 9.06 7.52 5.89 4.42 2.95 1.23 29.83 31.07
2004 9.76 7.85 6.13 4.43 2.91 1.06 31.07 32.13
2005 9.9 8.30 6.39 4.64 2.92 1.16 32.15 33.31
(29)
Physics
1997 6.21 6.21 5.25 4.5 3.28 3.33 25.45 28.78
1998 6.80 6.15 5.54 4.61 3.37 3.21 26.46 29.67
1999 7.21 5.93 5.55 4.55 3.35 2.96 26.59 29.55
2000 7.1 5.61 5.17 4.27 3.19 2.84 25.35 28.19
2001 7.04 5.61 5.17 4.13 3.23 2.86 25.17 28.03
2002 7.49 5.69 5.16 4.49 3.26 1.77 26.09 27.86
2003 7.21 5.51 4.87 4.19 3.11 1.39 24.89 26.28
2004 7.1 5.12 4.71 3.78 2.72 1.18 23.43 24.61
2005 6.92 5.15 4.48 3.75 2.72 1.17 23.01 24.18
(29)
(b) AS level examination results of 16 to 18-year-old (28) students by grade
Thousand
A B C D E Other A-E Total
(30) passes (33)
Biological sciences
2001 9.0 8.5 9.1 8.7 7.1 8.5 42.4 50.9
2002 9.3 8.3 8.9 8.7 7.8 10.1 42.9 53.0
2003 8.5 8.2 9.0 9.3 9.1 11.4 44.1 55.4
2004 8.4 8.7 9.3 9.6 9.0 11.2 45.0 56.2
2005 8.2 8.8 9.8 9.6 9.2 11.3 45.7 56.9
(29)
Chemistry
2001 7.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 3.9 4.8 30.0 34.8
2002 7.4 6.3 6.3 5.8 4.8 5.5 30.6 36.1
2003 7.4 6.5 6.5 6.2 5.2 6.0 31.9 37.9
2004 7.2 6.6 6.7 6.3 5.4 6.5 32.1 38.6
2005 7.3 7.1 7.0 6.4 5.6 6.7 33.4 40.1
(29)
Physics
2001 6.7 5.4 5.4 4.6 3.6 4.5 25.7 30.1
2002 6.6 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.4 25.9 31.2
2003 6.1 4.9 5.0 4.6 4.3 5.4 25.0 30.4
2004 5.9 4.8 5.0 4.7 4.1 5.4 24.5 29.9
2005 5.6 4.8 4.9 4.6 4.0 5.2 23.9 29.2
(29)
(c) GCSE examination results of 15-year–old (28) pupils by grade
Thousand
A* A B C D E F G U X Total
(31) (32) (33)
Biological sciences
1997 4.4 9.8 11.3 6.7 2.4 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 6.6
1998 4.7 10.6 10.6 7.6 2.8 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 37.9
1999 5.7 10.4 11.0 7.5 2.8 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 38.8
2000 5.7 10.9 10.8 7.8 2.8 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 39.4
2001 6.7 10.8 11.0 7.9 2.8 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 40.5
2002 6.8 11.2 11.2 7.5 2.6 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 40.6
2003 7.2 11.8 11.7 8.3 3.0 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 43.6
2004 8.0 12.7 11.5 8.1 2.9 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 44.8
2005 8.5 13.5 12.0 8.6 3.1 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.0 47.5
(29)
Chemistry
1997 5.5 8.2 10.5 7.3 2.2 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 35.1
1998 5.4 10.2 10.1 7.1 2.4 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 36.6
1999 6.3 10.2 9.9 7.3 2.7 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 37.7
2000 6.4 10.3 9.8 7.4 2.8 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 37.7
2001 6.6 10.8 9.8 7.6 2.8 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 38.8
2002 6.9 10.8 9.7 7.7 2.8 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 39.1
2003 7.7 11.1 10.3 8.6 3.1 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 42.0
2004 8.8 11.6 10.4 8.2 3.0 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 43.1
2005 9.6 11.8 11.0 8.8 3.0 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 45.1
(29)
Physics
1997 5.3 8.4 10.4 6.6 2.2 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 34.5
1998 6.3 9.3 9.4 7.2 2.7 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 36.2
1999 7.4 9.5 9.2 7.2 2.7 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 37.2
2000 6.9 10.1 9.5 7.1 2.8 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 37.5
2001 7.1 10.5 9.4 7.6 2.8 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 38.4
2002 7.6 10.5 9.1 7.6 2.8 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 38.7
2003 7.9 11.1 9.8 8.1 3.1 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 41.1
2004 8.7 11.8 10.1 8.1 2.8 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 42.5
2005 9.4 12.2 11.0 8.2 2.9 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 44.7
(29)
(28) Age at the beginning of the academic year (i.e. 31 August).
Figures for 2005 are provisional. All other figures are final.
(29) Includes ungraded, no award (absent/declined) and pending.
(30) Grade U refers to pupils who are ungraded or unclassified.
(31) Grade X refers to pupils who were absent or results pending.
(32) As numbers are rounded, figures in each row will not sum exactly to row totals.
Subjects
Education; Science; GCE A-level; GCE AS-level
Date
9 November 2005
Reference
22928; 439 c616-8W;439 c616-8W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of existing science teachers will have reached retirement age by (a) 2006, (b) 2008 and (c) 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of existing science teachers will have reached retirement age by (a) 2006, (b) 2008 and (c) 2010.
Asked by
Nadine Dorries
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Smith of Malvern
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
25 October 2005
For answer on
27 October 2005
Answered on
7 November 2005
The information requested is not available in the format requested.
Subjects
Teachers; Science
Date
7 November 2005
Reference
22913; 439 c130W;439 c130W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students have gained GCSEs in dual science in each year since 1997, broken down by grade; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students have gained GCSEs in dual science in each year since 1997, broken down by grade; and if she will make a statement.
Asked by
Nadine Dorries
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Smith of Malvern
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
25 October 2005
For answer on
27 October 2005
Answered on
2 November 2005
The information requested can be found in the following table.
| Table 1: Number of 15-year-old pupils achieving GCSE Double Award Science by grade(81) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thousand | |||||||||||
| A* | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | U | X | Total | |
| 1997 | 16.1 | 31.5 | 76.6 | 88.7 | 92.7 | 68.5 | 38.0 | 11.5 | 6.0 | 10.1 | 439.6 |
| 1998 | 15.3 | 33.8 | 55.2 | 110.3 | 92.1 | 64.7 | 36.1 | 13.8 | 8.9 | 0.8 | 431.0 |
| 1999 | 16.8 | 33.9 | 55.5 | 113.6 | 95.6 | 67.0 | 37.6 | 14.0 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 441.9 |
| 2000 | 17.5 | 35.3 | 54.7 | 117.7 | 96.5 | 65.5 | 35.8 | 13.7 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 445.0 |
| 2001 | 18.8 | 37.1 | 57.7 | 126.1 | 97.6 | 66.7 | 37.1 | 14.4 | 8.0 | 0.6 | 464.1 |
| 2002 | 19.0 | 37.2 | 59.1 | 127.1 | 97.7 | 66.8 | 36.2 | 14.1 | 8.5 | 0.7 | 466.5 |
| 2003 | 18.2 | 39.1 | 60.9 | 131.8 | 92.8 | 63.7 | 39.0 | 16.8 | 9.8 | 0.8 | 473.0 |
| 2004 | 20.4 | 40.2 | 63.5 | 135.7 | 91.4 | 64.1 | 37.3 | 16.5 | 9.8 | 0.7 | 479.6 |
| 2005 | 21.2 | 40.6 | 63.1 | 127.9 | 86.5 | 54.8 | 31.2 | 13.3 | 8.2 | 0.7 | 447.4 |
| (81) Age at the beginning of the academic year (i.e. 31 August). | |||||||||||
| (82) Grade U refers to pupils who are ungraded or unclassified. | |||||||||||
| (83) Grade X refers to pupils who were absent or results pending. | |||||||||||
| (84) As numbers are rounded, figures in each row will not sum exactly to row totals. | |||||||||||
| (85) Figures for 2005 are provisional. All other figures are final. |
Subjects
Education; Science; GCSE
Date
2 November 2005
Reference
22927; 438 c1204-6W;438 c1202-4W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students have gained (a) an A level, (b) an AS level and (c) a GCSE in (i) biology or human biology, (ii) chemistry and (iii) physics in each year since 1997, broken down by grade; and if she...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students have gained (a) an A level, (b) an AS level and (c) a GCSE in (i) biology or human biology, (ii) chemistry and (iii) physics in each year since 1997, broken down by grade; and if she...
Asked by
Nadine Dorries
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Smith of Malvern
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
25 October 2005
For answer on
27 October 2005
Answered on
2 November 2005
The information requested can be found in the following tables:(a) A level examination results of 16 to 18-year–old ¹ students by grade
(b) AS level examination results of 16 to 18-year-old ¹ students by grade
(c) GCSE examination results of 15-year–old ¹ pupils by grade
| Thousand | ||||||||
| A | B | C | D | E | Other | A-E passes | Total | |
| Biological sciences | ||||||||
| 1997 | 70.2 | 93.5 | 91.7 | 85.0 | 70.1 | 65.5 | 410.5 | 476.0 |
| 1998 | 79.3 | 95.7 | 94.6 | 86.7 | 70.8 | 61.8 | 427.1 | 489.0 |
| 1999 | 82.1 | 90.7 | 93.0 | 84.4 | 66.0 | 55.7 | 416.2 | 471.9 |
| 2000 | 81.9 | 91.6 | 91.9 | 81.7 | 64.4 | 50.4 | 411.5 | 461.9 |
| 2001 | 83.2 | 89.5 | 88.7 | 75.9 | 61.1 | 47.5 | 398.5 | 445.9 |
| 2002 | 96.6 | 88.8 | 89.9 | 81.8 | 61.7 | 35.3 | 418.7 | 454.1 |
| 2003 | 94.8 | 91.5 | 89.6 | 76.8 | 59.3 | 27.1 | 412.0 | 439.0 |
| 2004 | 99.6 | 94.8 | 91.9 | 76.9 | 55.8 | 23.4 | 419.0 | 442.4 |
| 2005 | 105.2 | 99.8 | 94.5 | 79.3 | 57.0 | 23.1 | 435.7 | 458.8 |
| Chemistry | ||||||||
| 1997 | 77.8 | 77.3 | 66.9 | 53.9 | 43.4 | 45.0 | 319.3 | 364.3 |
| 1998 | 87.7 | 77.8 | 69.4 | 54.8 | 41.0 | 40.4 | 330.7 | 371.0 |
| 1999 | 88.8 | 77.4 | 67.6 | 53.4 | 37.6 | 33.6 | 324.8 | 358.3 |
| 2000 | 90.3 | 78.2 | 65.8 | 51.9 | 35.2 | 31.5 | 321.4 | 352.9 |
| 2001 | 89.8 | 74.3 | 63.0 | 47.7 | 35.2 | 28.7 | 310.1 | 338.7 |
| 2002 | 91.3 | 75.0 | 62.0 | 47.1 | 31.7 | 16.1 | 307.1 | 323.2 |
| 2003 | 90.6 | 75.2 | 58.9 | 44.2 | 29.5 | 12.3 | 298.3 | 310.7 |
| 2004 | 97.6 | 78.5 | 61.3 | 44.3 | 29.1 | 10.6 | 310.7 | 321.3 |
| 2005 | 99.0 | 83.0 | 63.9 | 46.4 | 29.2 | 11.6 | 321.5 | 333.1 |
| Physics | ||||||||
| 1997 | 62.1 | 62.1 | 52.5 | 45.0 | 32.8 | 33.3 | 254.5 | 287.8 |
| 1998 | 68.0 | 61.5 | 55.4 | 46.1 | 33.7 | 32.1 | 264.6 | 296.7 |
| 1999 | 72.1 | 59.3 | 55.5 | 45.5 | 33.5 | 29.6 | 265.9 | 295.5 |
| 2000 | 71.0 | 56.1 | 51.7 | 42.7 | 31.9 | 28.4 | 253.5 | 281.9 |
| 2001 | 70.4 | 56.1 | 51.7 | 41.3 | 32.3 | 28.6 | 251.7 | 280.3 |
| 2002 | 74.9 | 56.9 | 51.6 | 44.9 | 32.6 | 17.7 | 260.9 | 278.6 |
| 2003 | 72.1 | 55.1 | 48.7 | 41.9 | 31.1 | 13.9 | 248.9 | 262.8 |
| 2004 | 71.0 | 51.2 | 47.1 | 37.8 | 27.2 | 11.8 | 234.3 | 246.1 |
| 2005 | 69.2 | 51.5 | 44.8 | 37.5 | 27.2 | 11.7 | 230.1 | 241.8 |
| Thousand | ||||||||
| A | B | C | D | E | Other | A-E passes | Total | |
| Biological sciences | ||||||||
| 2001 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 42.4 | 50.9 |
| 2002 | 9.3 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 10.1 | 42.9 | 53.0 |
| 2003 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 11.4 | 44.1 | 55.4 |
| 2004 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 11.2 | 45.0 | 56.2 |
| 2005 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 11.3 | 45.7 | 56.9 |
| Chemistry | ||||||||
| 2001 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 30.0 | 34.8 |
| 2002 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 30.6 | 36.1 |
| 2003 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 31.9 | 37.9 |
| 2004 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 32.1 | 38.6 |
| 2005 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 33.4 | 40.1 |
| Physics | ||||||||
| 2001 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 25.7 | 30.1 |
| 2002 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 25.9 | 31.2 |
| 2003 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 25.0 | 30.4 |
| 2004 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 24.5 | 29.9 |
| 2005 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 23.9 | 29.2 |
| Thousand | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A* | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | U | X | Total | |
| Biological sciences | |||||||||||
| 1997 | 4.4 | 9.8 | 11.3 | 6.7 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 36.6 |
| 1998 | 4.7 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 7.6 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 37.9 |
| 1999 | 5.7 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 7.5 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 38.8 |
| 2000 | 5.7 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 7.8 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 39.4 |
| 2001 | 6.7 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 7.9 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 40.5 |
| 2002 | 6.8 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 7.5 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 40.6 |
| 2003 | 7.2 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 8.3 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 43.6 |
| 2004 | 8.0 | 12.7 | 11.5 | 8.1 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 44.8 |
| 2005 | 8.5 | 13.5 | 12.0 | 8.6 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 47.5 |
| Chemistry | |||||||||||
| 1997 | 5.5 | 8.2 | 10.5 | 7.3 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 35.1 |
| 1998 | 5.4 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 36.6 |
| 1999 | 6.3 | 10.2 | 9.9 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 37.7 |
| 2000 | 6.4 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 7.4 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 37.7 |
| 2001 | 6.6 | 10.8 | 9.8 | 7.6 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 38.8 |
| 2002 | 6.9 | 10.8 | 9.7 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 39.1 |
| 2003 | 7.7 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 8.6 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 42.0 |
| 2004 | 8.8 | 11.6 | 10.4 | 8.2 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 43.1 |
| 2005 | 9.6 | 11.8 | 11.0 | 8.8 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 45.1 |
| Physics | |||||||||||
| 1997 | 5.3 | 8.4 | 10.4 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 34.5 |
| 1998 | 6.3 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 7.2 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 36.2 |
| 1999 | 7.4 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 7.2 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 37.2 |
| 2000 | 6.9 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 7.1 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 37.5 |
| 2001 | 7.1 | 10.5 | 9.4 | 7.6 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 38.4 |
| 2002 | 7.6 | 10.5 | 9.1 | 7.6 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 38.7 |
| 2003 | 7.9 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 8.1 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 41.1 |
| 2004 | 8.7 | 11.8 | 10.1 | 8.1 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 42.5 |
| 2005 | 9.4 | 12.2 | 11.0 | 8.2 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 44.7 |
| (86) Age at the beginning of the academic year (i.e. 31 August). | |||||||||||
| (87) Figures for 2005 are provisional. All other figures are final. | |||||||||||
| (88) Includes ungraded, no award (absent/ declined) and pending. | |||||||||||
| (89) Grade U refers to pupils who are ungraded or unclassified. | |||||||||||
| (90) Grade X refers to pupils who were absent or results pending. | |||||||||||
| (91) As numbers are rounded, figures in each row will not sum exactly to row totals. |
Subjects
Education; Science; GCE A-level; GCE AS-level
Date
2 November 2005
Reference
22928; 438 c1205-8W;438 c1203-6W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of those students who gained GCSEs in dual science in each year since 1997 were educated in (a) the state sector and (b) the independent sector, broken down by grade; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of those students who gained GCSEs in dual science in each year since 1997 were educated in (a) the state sector and (b) the independent sector, broken down by grade; and if she will make a statement.
Asked by
Nadine Dorries
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Smith of Malvern
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
25 October 2005
For answer on
27 October 2005
Answered on
2 November 2005
The information requested can be found in the following tables:
| Table 1: Percentage of 15-year-old pupils achieving each grade in GCSE Double Award Science educated in independent sector(92) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A* | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | U | X | Total | |
| 1997 | 15.8 | 12.0 | 8.3 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 1998 | 16.6 | 12.2 | 8.2 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 1999 | 17.0 | 11.4 | 8.1 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| 2000 | 17.1 | 11.4 | 8.1 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3.9 |
| 2001 | 16.9 | 11.7 | 8.3 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 4.0 |
| 2002 | 17.2 | 12.1 | 8.4 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 4.2 |
| 2003 | 17.9 | 11.5 | 8.2 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 4.1 |
| 2004 | 20.6 | 13.2 | 8.7 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | 21.3 | 14.2 | 9.0 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 5.1 |
| Table 2: Percentage of 15-year-old pupils achieving each grade in GCSE Double Award Science educated in maintained sector(92) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A* | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | U | X | Total | |
| 1997 | 84.2 | 88.0 | 91.7 | 96.7 | 98.7 | 99.4 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 99.6 | 99.7 | 96.0 |
| 1998 | 83.4 | 87.8 | 91.8 | 96.2 | 98.6 | 99.5 | 99.8 | 99.9 | 99.7 | 99.0 | 96.0 |
| 1999 | 83.0 | 88.6 | 91.9 | 96.4 | 98.7 | 99.6 | 99.8 | 99.9 | 99.7 | 99.0 | 96.2 |
| 2000 | 82.9 | 88.6 | 91.9 | 96.3 | 98.6 | 99.6 | 99.8 | 99.9 | 99.7 | 99.2 | 96.1 |
| 2001 | 83.1 | 88.3 | 91.7 | 96.4 | 98.6 | 99.5 | 99.8 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 99.1 | 96.0 |
| 2002 | 82.8 | 87.9 | 91.6 | 96.2 | 98.5 | 99.5 | 99.8 | 99.9 | 99.6 | 98.5 | 95.8 |
| 2003 | 82.1 | 88.5 | 91.8 | 96.3 | 98.4 | 99.5 | 99.8 | 99.9 | 99.7 | 98.6 | 95.9 |
| 2004 | 79.4 | 86.8 | 91.3 | 95.9 | 98.5 | 99.4 | 99.7 | 99.7 | 99.7 | 99.1 | 95.3 |
| 2005 | 78.7 | 85.8 | 91.0 | 95.9 | 98.6 | 99.4 | 99.8 | 99.8 | 99.6 | 98.7 | 94.9 |
| (92) Age at the beginning of the academic year (i.e. 31 August). | |||||||||||
| (93) Grade U refers to pupils who are ungraded or unclassified. | |||||||||||
| (94) Grade X refers to pupils who were absent or results pending. | |||||||||||
| (95) Figures for 2005 are provisional. All other figures are final. |
Subjects
Education; Science; GCSE
Date
2 November 2005
Reference
22929; 438 c1207-10W;438 c1205-8W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps the Government are taking to increase the number of qualified science teachers in state schools; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps the Government are taking to increase the number of qualified science teachers in state schools; and if she will make a statement.
Asked by
Nadine Dorries
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Smith of Malvern
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
25 October 2005
For answer on
27 October 2005
Answered on
2 November 2005
The number of people recruited to science teacher training in England from 1999 to 2005 is given in Table 1.
Since 2000 we have provided £6,000 bursaries to PGCE trainee science teachers and have also provided them with a £4,000 Golden Hello once they have successfully completed their induction. From September 2005 trainee science teachers have been provided with a £7,000 bursary and from September 2006 the bursary will increase again to £9,000. Science teachers who received the increased bursary will also be provided with an increased Golden Hello of £5,000, once they have successfully completed their induction.The number of people recruited to teach science through the employment-based routes into teaching in England from 1999 to 2004 is given in Table 2.
The Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) is now funding nine enhancement courses to increase the number of people able to start initial teacher training. As a result of the pilot courses, this year 74 additional people who were previously unable to train as science teachers will begin initial teacher training with a specialism in either physics or chemistry. Enhancement courses will be made available nationally from January 2006.In 2004, 2,711 science trainees successfully completed initial teacher training and gained qualified teacher status; this is 41.9 per cent. (801) more newly qualified science teachers than in 1999.Over the last three years, in order to attract more science undergraduates into teaching we have been running the very successful Student Associate Scheme in partnership with the TDA. The scheme places high quality undergraduates in schools for up to 20 days to provide curriculum support for teachers and to carry out project work with pupils. From the academic year 2003/04 to 2004/05, the scheme has placed around 4,500 science undergraduates in schools and we expect that figure to rise by more than 3,000 in the current 2005/06 academic year.The Government are committed to improving young people's attainment in science and the number progressing to science study at higher levels.
| Table 1: Science teacher training | |
|---|---|
| Recruitment | |
| 1999/2000 | 2,362 |
| 2000/01 | 2,413 |
| 2001/02 | 2,594 |
| 2002/03 | 2,701 |
| 2003/04 | 2,871 |
| 2004/05 | 2,806 |
| Table 2: Science employment-based routes into teaching | |
|---|---|
| Recruitment | |
| 1999/2000 | 60 |
| 2000/01 | 170 |
| 2001/02 | 460 |
| 2002/03 | 520 |
| 2003/04 | 660 |
Subjects
Education; Teachers; Science
Date
2 November 2005
Reference
22922; 438 c1203-4W;438 c1201-2W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) specialist science colleges and schools and (b) science academies have been established in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) specialist science colleges and schools and (b) science academies have been established in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement.
Asked by
Nadine Dorries
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Smith of Malvern
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
25 October 2005
For answer on
27 October 2005
Answered on
2 November 2005
Science specialism was first introduced in 2002. The numbers of specialist Science Colleges becoming operational in each year are: 24 in 2002, 97 in 2003,104 in 2004 and 44 in 2005. The following numbers chose science as part of a combined specialism: five in 2003, 13 in 2004 and 14 in 2005. In 2004, 12 schools chose science as a second specialism at redesignation. Two of the 27 open Academies have a Science specialism; Stockley Academy, Hillingdon opened in 2004 and specialises in Science and Technology, Macmillan Academy opened in 2005 and specialises in science and PE.The Government are s committed to improving young people's attainment in science and the number of young people progressing to science study at higher levels.
Subjects
Education; Schools; Science
Date
2 November 2005
Reference
22914; 438 c1203W;438 c1201W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of those students who gained (a) a GCSE, (b) an A level and (c) an AS level in (i) biology or human biology, (ii) chemistry and (iii) physics in each year since 1997 were educated in (A) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of those students who gained (a) a GCSE, (b) an A level and (c) an AS level in (i) biology or human biology, (ii) chemistry and (iii) physics in each year since 1997 were educated in (A) the...
Asked by
Nadine Dorries
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Smith of Malvern
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
25 October 2005
For answer on
27 October 2005
Answered on
2 November 2005
The information requested can be found in the following tables:
| (a) A level science results: Percentage of 16–18 year-old students achieving each grade in science A levels educated in independent sector(96) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage | ||||||||
| A | B | C | D | E | Other | A-E passes | Total | |
| Biological Sciences | ||||||||
| 1997 | 38.5 | 25.3 | 17.1 | 12.5 | 9.9 | 7.5 | 20.4 | 18.7 |
| 1998 | 37.9 | 24.9 | 17.6 | 12.5 | 9.8 | 6.8 | 20.7 | 18.9 |
| 1999 | 37.8 | 24.6 | 17.3 | 12.6 | 9.0 | 6.7 | 20.7 | 19.0 |
| 2000 | 36.4 | 23.2 | 16.9 | 13.1 | 10.5 | 6.7 | 20.4 | 18.9 |
| 2001 | 36.2 | 24.1 | 17.2 | 12.5 | 9.8 | 7.2 | 20.7 | 19.3 |
| 2002 | 36.5 | 23.8 | 16.5 | 11.1 | 8.1 | 5.6 | 20.4 | 19.2 |
| 2003 | 36.2 | 23.4 | 15.8 | 11.3 | 8.3 | 5.2 | 20.3 | 19.3 |
| 2004 | 36.5 | 24.3 | 15.9 | 11.6 | 8.3 | 6.0 | 20.9 | 20.1 |
| 2005 | 35.3 | 22.1 | 14.9 | 9.7 | 6.8 | 4.6 | 19.5 | 18.7 |
| Chemistry | ||||||||
| 1997 | 42.2 | 28.9 | 19.5 | 16.5 | 13.1 | 9.4 | 25.9 | 23.9 |
| 1998 | 41.8 | 28.0 | 20.1 | 15.6 | 12.5 | 9.6 | 26.0 | 24.2 |
| 1999 | 40.8 | 27.2 | 20.8 | 16.3 | 12.6 | 10.6 | 26.1 | 24.7 |
| 2000 | 39.5 | 26.8 | 20.0 | 15.8 | 12.6 | 9.2 | 25.6 | 24.1 |
| 2001 | 39.2 | 27.1 | 20.0 | 15.7 | 12.4 | 11.9 | 25.7 | 24.6 |
| 2002 | 39.8 | 27.0 | 19.3 | 13.6 | 9.9 | 6.9 | 25.4 | 24.5 |
| 2003 | 40.8 | 26.4 | 19.1 | 13.9 | 9.3 | 7.3 | 25.8 | 25.1 |
| 2004 | 40.5 | 26.5 | 19.0 | 13.4 | 10.4 | 8.4 | 26.1 | 25.5 |
| 2005 | 38.8 | 24.7 | 18.0 | 13.0 | 9.9 | 8.2 | 24.7 | 24.1 |
| Physics | ||||||||
| 1997 | 38.4 | 26.4 | 19.6 | 15.2 | 11.6 | 10.0 | 24.0 | 22.4 |
| 1998 | 38.8 | 25.7 | 19.2 | 14.8 | 12.2 | 8.6 | 24.1 | 22.4 |
| 1999 | 37.6 | 25.6 | 20.1 | 14.6 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 24.1 | 22.8 |
| 2000 | 37.0 | 26.3 | 20.2 | 15.3 | 12.3 | 9.7 | 24.4 | 22.9 |
| 2001 | 37.4 | 26.5 | 20.1 | 15.3 | 12.3 | 9.4 | 24.6 | 23.0 |
| 2002 | 36.3 | 25.1 | 17.9 | 14.4 | 9.8 | 8.3 | 23.2 | 22.2 |
| 2003 | 38.4 | 25.6 | 19.0 | 13.5 | 11.5 | 8.2 | 24.2 | 23.4 |
| 2004 | 38.8 | 26.2 | 20.1 | 15.2 | 11.5 | 9.1 | 25.3 | 24.5 |
| 2005 | 37.2 | 25.6 | 17.6 | 13.2 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 23.5 | 22.7 |
| Percentage of 16–18 year-old students achieving each grade in science A levels educated in maintained sector(96) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage | ||||||||
| A | B | C | D | E | Other | A-E passes | Total | |
| Biological sciences | ||||||||
| 1997 | 61.5 | 74.6 | 82.9 | 87.5 | 90.1 | 92.5 | 79.5 | 81.3 |
| 1998 | 62.1 | 75.1 | 82.4 | 87.5 | 90.2 | 93.2 | 79.3 | 81.1 |
| 1999 | 62.2 | 75.4 | 82.7 | 87.4 | 91.0 | 93.3 | 79.3 | 81.0 |
| 2000 | 63.6 | 76.8 | 83.1 | 86.9 | 89.5 | 93.3 | 79.6 | 81.1 |
| 2001 | 63.8 | 75.9 | 82.8 | 87.5 | 90.2 | 92.8 | 79.3 | 80.7 |
| 2002 | 63.5 | 76.2 | 83.5 | 88.9 | 91.9 | 94.4 | 79.6 | 80.8 |
| 2003 | 63.8 | 76.6 | 84.2 | 88.7 | 91.7 | 94.8 | 79.7 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 63.5 | 75.7 | 84.1 | 88.4 | 91.7 | 94.0 | 79.1 | 79.9 |
| 2005 | 64.7 | 77.9 | 85.1 | 90.3 | 93.2 | 95.4 | 80.5 | 81.3 |
| Chemistry | ||||||||
| 1997 | 57.7 | 71.0 | 80.5 | 83.4 | 86.8 | 90.5 | 74.0 | 76.0 |
| 1998 | 58.2 | 72.0 | 79.9 | 84.4 | 87.5 | 90.4 | 74.0 | 75.8 |
| 1999 | 59.2 | 72.8 | 79.2 | 83.7 | 87.4 | 89.4 | 73.9 | 75.3 |
| 2000 | 60.5 | 73.2 | 80.0 | 84.2 | 87.4 | 90.8 | 74.4 | 75.9 |
| 2001 | 60.8 | 72.9 | 80.0 | 84.3 | 87.6 | 88.1 | 74.3 | 75.4 |
| 2002 | 60.2 | 73.0 | 80.7 | 86.4 | 90.1 | 93.1 | 74.6 | 75.5 |
| 2003 | 59.2 | 73.6 | 80.9 | 86.1 | 90.7 | 92.7 | 74.2 | 74.9 |
| 2004 | 59.5 | 73.5 | 81.0 | 86.6 | 89.6 | 91.6 | 73.9 | 74.5 |
| 2005 | 61.2 | 75.3 | 82.0 | 87.0 | 90.1 | 91.8 | 75.3 | 75.9 |
| Physics | ||||||||
| 1997 | 61.3 | 73.3 | 80.0 | 84.6 | 88.2 | 90.0 | 75.7 | 77.3 |
| 1998 | 61.2 | 74.3 | 80.8 | 85.2 | 87.8 | 91.4 | 75.9 | 77.6 |
| 1999 | 62.4 | 74.4 | 79.9 | 85.4 | 88.3 | 88.8 | 75.9 | 77.2 |
| 2000 | 63.0 | 73.7 | 79.8 | 84.7 | 87.7 | 90.3 | 75.6 | 77.1 |
| 2001 | 62.6 | 73.5 | 79.9 | 84.7 | 87.7 | 90.6 | 75.4 | 77.0 |
| 2002 | 63.7 | 74.9 | 82.1 | 85.6 | 90.2 | 91.7 | 76.8 | 77.8 |
| 2003 | 61.6 | 74.4 | 81.0 | 86.5 | 88.5 | 91.8 | 75.8 | 76.6 |
| 2004 | 61.2 | 73.8 | 79.9 | 84.8 | 88.5 | 90.9 | 74.7 | 75.5 |
| 2005 | 62.8 | 74.4 | 82.4 | 86.8 | 91.3 | 92.2 | 76.5 | 77.3 |
| (b) AS level examination results: Percentage of 16–18 year-old students achieving each grade in science AS levels educated in independent sector(96) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage | ||||||||
| A | B | C | D | E | Other | A-E passes | Total | |
| Biological sciences | ||||||||
| 2001 | 26.2 | 16.7 | 11.7 | 7.7 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 14.0 | 12.3 |
| 2002 | 27.2 | 17.2 | 13.0 | 9.1 | 6.3 | 2.9 | 14.9 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 27.7 | 18.2 | 12.6 | 9.5 | 6.9 | 3.2 | 14.7 | 12.3 |
| 2004 | 26.8 | 18.3 | 12.3 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 3.3 | 14.2 | 12.1 |
| 2005 | 26.6 | 16.5 | 11.0 | 8.2 | 6.1 | 3.2 | 13.3 | 11.3 |
| Chemistry | ||||||||
| 2001 | 30.4 | 19.2 | 13.8 | 8.7 | 7.0 | 3.9 | 17.5 | 15.6 |
| 2002 | 33.3 | 22.1 | 16.5 | 11.5 | 8.3 | 4.9 | 19.5 | 17.3 |
| 2003 | 32.8 | 20.9 | 15.9 | 12.2 | 8.8 | 4.5 | 19.0 | 16.6 |
| 2004 | 31.8 | 19.8 | 15.1 | 11.6 | 8.0 | 4.3 | 17.9 | 15.6 |
| 2005 | 29.4 | 19.8 | 13.5 | 10.6 | 7.6 | 4.1 | 16.7 | 14.6 |
| Physics | ||||||||
| 2001 | 28.6 | 18.7 | 13.6 | 11.2 | 7.6 | 6.0 | 17.3 | 15.7 |
| 2002 | 33.0 | 21.4 | 17.5 | 12.8 | 9.5 | 5.4 | 20.2 | 17.6 |
| 2003 | 31.6 | 21.8 | 18.1 | 12.6 | 10.0 | 5.3 | 19.7 | 17.1 |
| 2004 | 30.9 | 21.1 | 15.8 | 12.3 | 9.1 | 4.7 | 18.7 | 16.2 |
| 2005 | 31.2 | 21.0 | 15.6 | 12.1 | 9.4 | 5.0 | 18.6 | 16.2 |
| Percentage of 16–18 year-old students achieving each grade in science AS levels educated in maintained sector(96) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage | ||||||||
| A | B | C | D | E | Other | A-E Passes | Total | |
| Biological sciences | ||||||||
| 2001 | 73.8 | 83.3 | 88.3 | 92.3 | 93.8 | 96.4 | 86.0 | 87.7 |
| 2002 | 72.8 | 82.8 | 87.0 | 90.9 | 93.7 | 97.1 | 85.1 | 87.4 |
| 2003 | 72.3 | 81.8 | 87.4 | 90.5 | 93.1 | 96.8 | 85.3 | 87.7 |
| 2004 | 73.2 | 81.7 | 87.7 | 91.4 | 93.4 | 96.7 | 85.8 | 87.9 |
| 2005 | 73.4 | 83.5 | 89.0 | 91.8 | 93.9 | 96.8 | 86.7 | 88.7 |
| Chemistry | ||||||||
| 2001 | 69.6 | 80.8 | 86.2 | 91.3 | 93.0 | 96.1 | 82.5 | 84.4 |
| 2002 | 66.7 | 77.9 | 83.5 | 88.5 | 91.7 | 95.1 | 80.5 | 82.7 |
| 2003 | 67.2 | 79.1 | 84.1 | 87.8 | 91.2 | 95.5 | 81.0 | 83.4 |
| 2004 | 68.2 | 80.2 | 84.9 | 88.4 | 92.0 | 95.7 | 82.1 | 84.4 |
| 2005 | 70.6 | 80.2 | 86.5 | 89.4 | 92.4 | 95.9 | 83.3 | 85.4 |
| Physics | ||||||||
| 2001 | 71.4 | 81.3 | 86.4 | 88.8 | 92.4 | 94.0 | 82.7 | 84.3 |
| 2002 | 67.0 | 78.6 | 82.5 | 87.2 | 90.5 | 94.6 | 79.8 | 82.4 |
| 2003 | 68.4 | 78.2 | 81.9 | 87.4 | 90.0 | 94.7 | 80.3 | 82.9 |
| 2004 | 69.1 | 78.9 | 84.2 | 87.7 | 90.9 | 95.3 | 81.3 | 83.8 |
| 2005 | 68.8 | 79.0 | 84.4 | 87.9 | 90.6 | 95.0 | 81.4 | 83.8 |
| (c) GCSE examination results: Percentage of 15 year-old pupils achieving each grade in GCSE science educated in independent sector(96) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage | |||||||||||
| A* | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | U | X | Total | |
| Biological sciences | |||||||||||
| 1997 | 65.8 | 55.3 | 45.2 | 38.5 | 36.5 | 33.4 | 28.0 | 13.7 | 32.4 | 31.5 | 47.8 |
| 1998 | 63.9 | 52.1 | 42.2 | 35.8 | 33.2 | 24.5 | 22.9 | 20.8 | 21.9 | 55.2 | 45.0 |
| 1999 | 61.3 | 49.8 | 39.8 | 33.1 | 29.2 | 24.6 | 19.7 | 13.6 | 20.8 | 26.5 | 42.9 |
| 2000 | 60.5 | 48.4 | 37.3 | 29.6 | 28.8 | 26.2 | 19.1 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 22.2 | 41.0 |
| 2001 | 59.8 | 47.0 | 36.2 | 29.1 | 27.4 | 26.1 | 18.9 | 11.7 | 18.4 | 18.6 | 40.5 |
| 2002 | 59.3 | 44.8 | 33.9 | 28.2 | 25.3 | 22.6 | 11.6 | 1.9 | 16.8 | 24.6 | 39.1 |
| 2003 | 56.5 | 42.5 | 32.6 | 25.4 | 21.6 | 18.3 | 10.1 | 1.3 | 9.1 | 21.4 | 36.4 |
| 2004 | 55.8 | 39.2 | 26.4 | 22.4 | 18.1 | 16.6 | 9.0 | 4.4 | 12.3 | 20.0 | 33.6 |
| 2005 | 51.3 | 36.9 | 24.2 | 20.7 | 18.3 | 14.9 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 9.1 | 13.2 | 31.1 |
| Chemistry | |||||||||||
| 1997 | 68.1 | 56.6 | 44.7 | 35.6 | 25.5 | 19.1 | 13.1 | 3.2 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 46.8 |
| 1998 | 67.3 | 53.0 | 39.8 | 31.9 | 21.2 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.1 | 19.3 | 46.7 | 43.9 |
| 1999 | 63.8 | 51.0 | 39.4 | 28.9 | 19.9 | 14.1 | 7.9 | 3.1 | 14.1 | 41.7 | 42.3 |
| 2000 | 62.7 | 49.7 | 36.7 | 26.4 | 18.4 | 12.6 | 8.8 | 4.1 | 20.4 | 27.3 | 40.6 |
| 2001 | 63.3 | 48.4 | 35.8 | 25.2 | 19.9 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 4.8 | 14.0 | 27.0 | 40.1 |
| 2002 | 62.7 | 47.3 | 34.0 | 23.9 | 17.3 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 5.5 | 13.3 | 33.3 | 39.0 |
| 2003 | 56.9 | 45.9 | 32.0 | 21.5 | 15.7 | 9.9 | 7.7 | 4.1 | 14.4 | 31.0 | 36.3 |
| 2004 | 55.5 | 40.5 | 26.0 | 19.9 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 58.3 | 33.5 |
| 2005 | 51.5 | 37.8 | 23.7 | 17.8 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 10.6 | 21.7 | 31.0 |
| Physics | |||||||||||
| 1997 | 64.7 | 54.2 | 44.4 | 36.7 | 27.5 | 24.3 | 17.7 | 9.8 | 22.6 | 26.8 | 46.3 |
| 1998 | 62.1 | 51.6 | 41.4 | 33.2 | 22.8 | 14.1 | 12.6 | 11.9 | 19.3 | 40.0 | 43.7 |
| 1999 | 59.3 | 48.3 | 40.4 | 29.3 | 22.4 | 16.3 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 20.5 | 25.0 | 41.9 |
| 2000 | 58.7 | 47.1 | 36.9 | 28.0 | 23.2 | 15.1 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 19.1 | 45.0 | 40.3 |
| 2001 | 59.9 | 46.6 | 36.7 | 26.3 | 21.7 | 16.7 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 16.1 | 45.5 | 39.9 |
| 2002 | 58.2 | 45.1 | 35.3 | 24.1 | 19.5 | 14.0 | 7.4 | 9.0 | 15.8 | 40.4 | 38.5 |
| 2003 | 56.0 | 42.6 | 32.5 | 22.7 | 17.7 | 13.2 | 7.3 | 14.0 | 15.8 | 54.3 | 36.2 |
| 2004 | 55.7 | 38.0 | 26.4 | 20.0 | 15.0 | 11.4 | 9.4 | 7.0 | 13.8 | 38.9 | 33.3 |
| 2005 | 51.0 | 35.9 | 23.8 | 18.5 | 13.8 | 12.0 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 8.7 | 15.0 | 30.9 |
| Percentage of 15 year-old pupils achieving each grade in GCSE science educated in maintained sector(96) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage | |||||||||||
| A* | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | U | X | Total | |
| Biological sciences | |||||||||||
| 1997 | 34.2 | 44.7 | 54.8 | 61.5 | 63.5 | 66.6 | 72.0 | 86.3 | 67.6 | 68.5 | 52.2 |
| 1998 | 36.1 | 47.9 | 57.8 | 64.2 | 66.8 | 75.5 | 77.1 | 79.2 | 78.1 | 44.8 | 55.0 |
| 1999 | 38.7 | 50.2 | 60.2 | 66.9 | 70.8 | 75.4 | 80.3 | 86.4 | 79.2 | 73.5 | 57.1 |
| 2000 | 39.5 | 51.6 | 62.7 | 70.4 | 71.2 | 73.8 | 80.9 | 92.0 | 91.4 | 77.8 | 59.0 |
| 2001 | 40.2 | 53.0 | 63.8 | 70.9 | 72.6 | 73.9 | 81.1 | 88.3 | 81.6 | 81.4 | 59.5 |
| 2002 | 40.7 | 55.2 | 66.1 | 71.8 | 74.7 | 77.4 | 88.4 | 98.1 | 83.2 | 75.4 | 60.9 |
| 2003 | 43.5 | 57.5 | 67.4 | 74.6 | 78.4 | 81.7 | 89.9 | 98.7 | 90.9 | 78.6 | 63.6 |
| 2004 | 44.2 | 60.8 | 73.6 | 77.6 | 81.9 | 83.4 | 91.0 | 95.6 | 87.7 | 80.0 | 66.4 |
| 2005 | 48.7 | 63.1 | 75.8 | 79.3 | 81.7 | 85.1 | 94.4 | 96.5 | 90.9 | 86.8 | 68.9 |
| Chemistry | |||||||||||
| 1997 | 31.9 | 43.4 | 55.3 | 64.4 | 74.5 | 80.9 | 86.9 | 96.8 | 77.5 | 76.5 | 53.2 |
| 1998 | 32.7 | 47.0 | 60.2 | 68.1 | 78.8 | 87.5 | 89.4 | 91.9 | 80.7 | 53.3 | 56.1 |
| 1999 | 36.2 | 49.0 | 60.6 | 71.1 | 80.1 | 85.9 | 92.1 | 96.9 | 85.9 | 58.3 | 57.7 |
| 2000 | 37.3 | 50.3 | 63.3 | 73.6 | 81.6 | 87.4 | 91.2 | 95.9 | 79.6 | 72.7 | 59.4 |
| 2001 | 36.7 | 51.6 | 64.2 | 74.8 | 80.1 | 88.0 | 87.8 | 95.2 | 86.0 | 73.0 | 59.9 |
| 2002 | 37.3 | 52.7 | 66.0 | 76.1 | 82.7 | 89.6 | 89.6 | 94.5 | 86.7 | 66.7 | 61.0 |
| 2003 | 43.1 | 54.1 | 68.0 | 78.5 | 84.3 | 90.1 | 92.3 | 95.9 | 85.6 | 69.0 | 63.7 |
| 2004 | 44.5 | 59.5 | 74.0 | 80.1 | 86.0 | 87.6 | 92.1 | 93.3 | 93.5 | 41.7 | 66.5 |
| 2005 | 48.5 | 62.2 | 76.3 | 82.2 | 88.1 | 87.9 | 93.8 | 97.9 | 89.4 | 78.3 | 69.0 |
| Physics | |||||||||||
| 1997 | 35.3 | 45.8 | 55.6 | 63.3 | 72.5 | 75.7 | 82.3 | 90.2 | 77.4 | 73.2 | 53.7 |
| 1998 | 37.9 | 48.4 | 58.6 | 66.8 | 77.2 | 85.9 | 87.4 | 88.1 | 80.7 | 60.0 | 56.3 |
| 1999 | 40.7 | 51.7 | 59.6 | 70.7 | 77.6 | 83.7 | 88.5 | 88.2 | 79.5 | 75.0 | 58.1 |
| 2000 | 41.3 | 52.9 | 63.1 | 72.0 | 76.8 | 84.9 | 92.0 | 92.2 | 80.9 | 55.0 | 59.7 |
| 2001 | 40.1 | 53.4 | 63.3 | 73.7 | 78.3 | 83.3 | 90.6 | 90.4 | 83.9 | 54.5 | 60.1 |
| 2002 | 41.8 | 54.9 | 64.7 | 75.9 | 80.5 | 86.0 | 92.6 | 91.0 | 84.2 | 59.6 | 61.5 |
| 2003 | 44.0 | 57.4 | 67.5 | 77.3 | 82.3 | 86.8 | 92.7 | 86.0 | 84.2 | 45.7 | 63.8 |
| 2004 | 44.3 | 62.0 | 73.6 | 80.0 | 85.0 | 88.6 | 90.6 | 93.0 | 86.2 | 61.1 | 66.7 |
| 2005 | 49.0 | 64.1 | 76.2 | 81.5 | 86.2 | 88.0 | 93.8 | 95.5 | 91.3 | 85.0 | 69.1 |
| (96) Age at the beginning of the academic year (i.e. 31 August). | |||||||||||
| (97) Figures for 2005 are provisional. All other figures are final. | |||||||||||
| (98) Includes ungraded, no award (absent/declined) and pending. | |||||||||||
| (99) Grade U refers to pupils who are ungraded or unclassified. | |||||||||||
| (0) Grade X refers to pupils who were absent or results pending. |
Subjects
Education; Science; GCSE; GCE A-level; GCE AS-level
Date
2 November 2005
Reference
22930; 438 c1209-14W;438 c1207-12W
House
House of Commons