20 July 2011 : Column 1031W
GCSE: History
Chris Skidmore:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education in how many mainstream secondary schools no pupil obtained grade C or above at history GCSE in 2010; and how many mainstream secondary schools did not enter any pupils for a history GCSE in 2010. [65364]
Mr Gibb
[holding answer 19 July 2011]: Of the 3,881 mainstream secondary schools with pupils at the end of Key Stage 4, 159 had no pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 entered for GCSE history in 2010.
There were no schools that entered pupils for a GCSE in history and had no pupils achieve a grade A*
20 July 2011 : Column 1032W
to C; therefore in 159 mainstream secondary schools no pupils achieved a grade A* to C in GCSE history in 2010.
Chris Skidmore:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many and what proportion of pupils were entered for history GCSE in (a) comprehensive schools, (b) selective maintained schools and (c) independent schools in 2010; and how many and what proportion of pupils entered for history GCSE in (i) comprehensive schools, (ii) selective maintained schools and (iii) independent schools obtained a grade C or above in 2010. [65366]
Mr Gibb:
[holding answer 19 July 2011]: The requested information is given in the following table:
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Number of pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2010
|
Pupils entered for History GCSE in 2010
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Pupils entered for History GCSE who obtained a grade C or above in 2010
|
|
Number
|
Number
|
Percentage
|
Number
|
Percentage
|
|
Comprehensive schools
|
520,914
|
155,982
|
30
|
101,897
|
65
|
|
Selective maintained schools
|
22,607
|
12,389
|
55
|
11,827
|
95
|
|
Independent schools
|
49,932
|
23,798
|
48
|
22,297
|
94
|
| Notes:
1. Pupils are at the end of Key Stage 4.
2. The data used to answer this question are derived from the 2010 School and College Performance tables.
|
Chris Skidmore:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many and what proportion of pupils in mainstream maintained secondary schools were entered for history GCSE in each local authority area in 2010. [65387]
Mr Gibb:
The requested information is shown in the following table.
|
GCSE history entries in all mainstream maintained schools by local authority, 2010
|
| |
|
Pupils who were entered for GCSE history in 2010
|
|
Local authority
|
Number of pupils on roll in the local authority at the end of key stage 4
|
Number
|
Percentage
|
|
North East
|
28,849
|
7,848
|
27.2
|
|
Darlington
|
1,142
|
247
|
21.6
|
|
Durham
|
5,351
|
1,358
|
25.4
|
|
Gateshead
|
2,084
|
624
|
29.9
|
|
Hartlepool
|
1,224
|
405
|
33.1
|
|
Middlesbrough
|
1,644
|
402
|
24.5
|
|
Newcastle upon Tyne
|
2,484
|
484
|
19.5
|
|
North Tyneside
|
2,090
|
758
|
36.3
|
|
Northumberland
|
3,544
|
981
|
27.7
|
|
Redcar and Cleveland
|
1,926
|
564
|
29.3
|
|
South Tyneside
|
1,715
|
416
|
24.3
|
|
Stockton-on-Tees
|
2,266
|
738
|
32.6
|
|
Sunderland
|
3,379
|
871
|
25.8
|
| |
|
|
|
|
North West
|
80,462
|
22,850
|
28.4
|
|
Blackburn with Darwen
|
1,725
|
491
|
28.5
|
|
Blackpool
|
1,575
|
398
|
25.3
|
|
Bolton
|
3,499
|
930
|
26.6
|
|
Bury
|
2,216
|
640
|
28.9
|
|
Cheshire East
|
3,922
|
1,390
|
35.4
|
|
Cheshire West and Chester
|
3,938
|
1,183
|
30.0
|
|
Cumbria
|
6,064
|
2,070
|
34.1
|
|
Halton
|
1,498
|
414
|
27.6
|
|
Knowsley
|
1,601
|
269
|
16.8
|
|
Lancashire
|
13,218
|
3,782
|
28.6
|
|
Liverpool
|
4,989
|
1,479
|
29.6
|
|
Manchester
|
4,415
|
919
|
20.8
|
|
Oldham
|
2,977
|
671
|
22.5
|
|
Rochdale
|
2,520
|
692
|
27.5
|
|
Salford
|
2,140
|
564
|
26.4
|
|
Sefton
|
3,293
|
922
|
28.0
|
|
St Helens
|
1,983
|
409
|
20.6
|
|
Stockport
|
2,973
|
798
|
26.8
|
|
Tameside
|
2,881
|
635
|
22.0
|
|
Trafford
|
2,825
|
1,029
|
36.4
|
|
Warrington
|
2,489
|
976
|
39.2
|
|
Wigan
|
3,810
|
911
|
23.9
|
|
Wirral
|
3,911
|
1,278
|
32.7
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Yorkshire and Humber
|
59,396
|
16,984
|
28.6
|
|
Barnsley
|
2,547
|
703
|
27.6
|
|
Bradford
|
5,783
|
1,244
|
21.5
|
|
Calderdale
|
2,593
|
884
|
34.1
|
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Doncaster
|
3,551
|
1,024
|
28.8
|
|
East Riding of Yorkshire
|
3,940
|
1,532
|
38.9
|
|
Kingston upon Hull, City of
|
2,739
|
603
|
22.0
|
|
Kirklees
|
4,534
|
1,259
|
27.8
|
|
Leeds
|
8,063
|
2,472
|
30.7
|
|
North East Lincolnshire
|
1,979
|
441
|
22.3
|
|
North Lincolnshire
|
2,009
|
448
|
22.3
|
|
North Yorkshire
|
6,862
|
2,436
|
35.5
|
|
Rotherham
|
3,588
|
838
|
23.4
|
|
Sheffield
|
5,514
|
1,539
|
27.9
|
|
Wakefield
|
3,954
|
944
|
23.9
|
|
York
|
1,740
|
617
|
35.5
|
| |
|
|
|
|
East Midlands
|
51,064
|
14,615
|
28.6
|
|
Derby
|
2,839
|
626
|
22.1
|
|
Derbyshire
|
8,694
|
2,622
|
30.2
|
|
Leicester
|
3,457
|
782
|
22.6
|
|
Leicestershire
|
7,380
|
1,587
|
21.5
|
|
Lincolnshire
|
8,508
|
2,751
|
32.3
|
|
Northamptonshire
|
7,871
|
2,472
|
31.4
|
|
Nottingham
|
2,711
|
610
|
22.5
|
|
Nottinghamshire
|
9,112
|
2,930
|
32.2
|
|
Rutland
|
492
|
235
|
47.8
|
| |
|
|
|
|
West Midlands
|
63,495
|
19,198
|
30.2
|
|
Birmingham
|
11,984
|
3,538
|
29.5
|
|
Coventry
|
3,545
|
818
|
23.1
|
|
Dudley
|
3,883
|
1,210
|
31.2
|
|
Herefordshire
|
1,898
|
746
|
39.3
|
|
Sandwell
|
3,521
|
767
|
21.8
|
|
Shropshire
|
3,256
|
1,052
|
32.3
|
|
Solihull
|
3,039
|
886
|
29.2
|
|
Staffordshire
|
9,569
|
3,253
|
34.0
|
|
Stoke-on-Trent
|
2,538
|
661
|
26.0
|
|
Telford and Wrekin
|
2,091
|
620
|
29.7
|
|
Walsall
|
3,548
|
900
|
25.4
|
|
Warwickshire
|
6,013
|
2,175
|
36.2
|
|
Wolverhampton
|
2,671
|
637
|
23.8
|
|
Worcestershire
|
5,939
|
1,935
|
32.6
|
| |
|
|
|
|
East of England
|
64,657
|
22,728
|
35.2
|
|
Bedford
|
1,803
|
449
|
24.9
|
|
Bedfordshire, Central
|
2,930
|
1,002
|
34.2
|
|
Cambridgeshire
|
5,977
|
2,363
|
39.5
|
|
Essex
|
15,991
|
5,279
|
33.0
|
|
Hertfordshire
|
12,805
|
4,988
|
39.0
|
|
Luton
|
2,357
|
786
|
33.3
|
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|
Norfolk
|
8,962
|
3,170
|
35.4
|
|
Peterborough
|
2,214
|
751
|
33.9
|
|
Southend-on-Sea
|
2,179
|
734
|
33.7
|
|
Suffolk
|
7,666
|
2,752
|
35.9
|
|
Thurrock
|
1,773
|
454
|
25.6
|
| |
|
|
|
|
London
|
73,063
|
23,397
|
32.0
|
|
Inner London
|
22,556
|
6,125
|
27.2
|
|
Camden
|
1,470
|
472
|
32.1
|
|
Hackney
|
1,286
|
346
|
26.9
|
|
Hammersmith and Fulham
|
1,006
|
442
|
43.9
|
|
Haringey
|
2,105
|
524
|
24.9
|
|
Islington
|
1,382
|
359
|
26.0
|
|
Kensington and Chelsea
|
548
|
217
|
39.6
|
|
Lambeth
|
1,550
|
418
|
27.0
|
|
Lewisham
|
2,123
|
674
|
31.7
|
|
Newham
|
3,330
|
519
|
15.6
|
|
Southwark
|
2,269
|
669
|
29.5
|
|
Tower Hamlets
|
2,393
|
480
|
20.1
|
|
Wandsworth
|
1,754
|
555
|
31.6
|
|
Westminster
|
1,340
|
450
|
33.6
|
|
Outer London
|
50,507
|
17,272
|
34.2
|
|
Barking and Dagenham
|
2,108
|
587
|
27.8
|
|
Barnet
|
3,355
|
1,376
|
41.0
|
|
Bexley
|
3,213
|
1,309
|
40.7
|
|
Brent
|
2,803
|
733
|
26.2
|
|
Bromley
|
3,358
|
1,252
|
37.3
|
|
Croydon
|
3,631
|
1,084
|
29.9
|
|
Ealing
|
2,802
|
931
|
33.2
|
|
Enfield
|
3,583
|
1,280
|
35.7
|
|
Greenwich
|
2,261
|
643
|
28.4
|
|
Harrow
|
2,138
|
733
|
34.3
|
|
Havering
|
3,057
|
1,102
|
36.0
|
|
Hillingdon
|
2,990
|
829
|
27.7
|
|
Hounslow
|
2,611
|
982
|
37.6
|
|
Kingston upon Thames
|
1,433
|
536
|
37.4
|
|
Merton
|
1,533
|
427
|
27.9
|
|
Redbridge
|
3,174
|
1,090
|
34.3
|
|
Richmond upon Thames
|
1,317
|
598
|
45.4
|
|
Sutton
|
2,610
|
1,044
|
40.0
|
|
Waltham Forest
|
2,530
|
736
|
29.1
|
| |
|
|
|
|
South East
|
89,266
|
30,413
|
34.1
|
|
Bracknell Forest
|
1,087
|
513
|
47.2
|
|
Brighton and Hove
|
2,299
|
658
|
28.6
|
|
Buckinghamshire
|
5,619
|
2,208
|
39.3
|
|
East Sussex
|
5,311
|
1,556
|
29.3
|
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|
Hampshire
|
13,937
|
4,961
|
35.6
|
|
Isle of Wight
|
1,522
|
526
|
34.6
|
|
Kent
|
16,490
|
5,095
|
30.9
|
|
Medway
|
3,368
|
955
|
28.4
|
|
Milton Keynes
|
2,694
|
734
|
27.2
|
|
Oxfordshire
|
6,284
|
2,411
|
38.4
|
|
Portsmouth
|
1,867
|
598
|
32.0
|
|
Reading
|
972
|
372
|
38.3
|
|
Slough
|
1,545
|
455
|
29.4
|
|
Southampton
|
2,058
|
528
|
25.7
|
|
Surrey
|
10,529
|
3,649
|
34.7
|
|
West Berkshire
|
1,965
|
814
|
41.4
|
|
West Sussex
|
8,393
|
2,988
|
35.6
|
|
Windsor and Maidenhead
|
1,511
|
594
|
39.3
|
|
Wokingham
|
1,815
|
798
|
44.0
|
| |
|
|
|
|
South West
|
56,070
|
17,746
|
31.6
|
|
Bath and North East Somerset
|
2,211
|
760
|
34.4
|
|
Bournemouth
|
1,743
|
439
|
25.2
|
|
Bristol, City of
|
2,924
|
653
|
22.3
|
|
Cornwall
|
5,851
|
1,644
|
28.1
|
|
Devon
|
7,621
|
2,120
|
27.8
|
|
Dorset
|
4,328
|
1,481
|
34.2
|
|
Gloucestershire
|
6,867
|
2,381
|
34.7
|
|
Isles of Scilly
|
22
|
4
|
18.2
|
|
North Somerset
|
2,250
|
808
|
35.9
|
|
Plymouth
|
2,934
|
843
|
28.7
|
|
Poole
|
1,659
|
642
|
38.7
|
|
Somerset
|
5,674
|
2,098
|
37.0
|
|
South Gloucestershire
|
3,159
|
1,025
|
32.4
|
|
Swindon
|
2,170
|
686
|
31.6
|
|
Torbay
|
1,493
|
517
|
34.6
|
|
Wiltshire
|
5,164
|
1,645
|
31.9
|
|
Total: England
|
566,322
|
175,779
|
31.0
|
|
Notes:
1. The figures are for pupils at the end of key stage 4.
2. The figures cover all mainstream maintained schools, including academies and city technology colleges.
3. The figures are derived from data collected for the performance tables.
|
Chris Skidmore:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many and what proportion of pupils obtained a grade C or above in history GCSE in each local authority area in 2010. [65388]
Mr Gibb:
The requested information is shown in the following table.
20 July 2011 : Column 1036W
|
GCSE History achievements in all maintained schools by local authority, 2010
|
|
Local authority
|
Number of pupils who were entered for GCSE History in 2010
|
Number of pupils who achieved a grade C or above in GCSE History in 2010
|
Percentage of pupils who were entered for, and achieved a grade C or above in GCSE History in 2010
|
|
North East
|
7,873
|
5,067
|
64.4
|
|
Darlington
|
247
|
158
|
64.0
|
|
Durham
|
1,373
|
893
|
65.0
|
|
Gateshead
|
627
|
417
|
66.5
|
|
Hartlepool
|
405
|
250
|
61.7
|
|
Middlesbrough
|
402
|
236
|
58.7
|
|
Newcastle upon Tyne
|
484
|
332
|
68.6
|
|
North Tyneside
|
758
|
490
|
64.6
|
|
Northumberland
|
981
|
678
|
69.1
|
|
Redcar and Cleveland
|
564
|
389
|
69.0
|
|
South Tyneside
|
419
|
255
|
60.9
|
|
Stockton-on-Tees
|
738
|
440
|
59.6
|
|
Sunderland
|
875
|
529
|
60.5
|
| |
|
|
|
|
North West
|
22,863
|
15,176
|
66.4
|
|
Blackburn with Darwen
|
491
|
274
|
55.8
|
|
Blackpool
|
398
|
208
|
52.3
|
|
Bolton
|
930
|
597
|
64.2
|
|
Bury
|
640
|
456
|
71.3
|
|
Cheshire East
|
1,390
|
1,027
|
73.9
|
|
Cheshire West and Chester
|
1,190
|
796
|
66.9
|
|
Cumbria
|
2,070
|
1,384
|
66.9
|
|
Halton
|
414
|
276
|
66.7
|
|
Knowsley
|
269
|
134
|
49.8
|
|
Lancashire
|
3,783
|
2,608
|
68.9
|
|
Liverpool
|
1,479
|
930
|
62.9
|
|
Manchester
|
919
|
484
|
52.7
|
|
Oldham
|
671
|
399
|
59.5
|
|
Rochdale
|
692
|
398
|
57.5
|
|
Salford
|
568
|
309
|
54.4
|
|
Sefton
|
922
|
628
|
68.1
|
|
St Helens
|
409
|
261
|
63.8
|
|
Stockport
|
798
|
561
|
70.3
|
|
Tameside
|
635
|
368
|
58.0
|
|
Trafford
|
1,029
|
865
|
84.1
|
|
Warrington
|
976
|
695
|
71.2
|
|
Wigan
|
911
|
600
|
65.9
|
|
Wirral
|
1,279
|
918
|
71.8
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Yorkshire and Humber
|
16,992
|
10,830
|
63.7
|
|
Barnsley
|
703
|
368
|
52.3
|
|
Bradford
|
1,244
|
759
|
61.0
|
|
Calderdale
|
884
|
593
|
67.1
|
|
Doncaster
|
1,024
|
545
|
53.2
|
|
East Riding of Yorkshire
|
1,532
|
964
|
62.9
|
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|
Kingston Upon Hull, City of
|
603
|
288
|
47.8
|
|
Kirklees
|
1,259
|
768
|
61.0
|
|
Leeds
|
2,479
|
1,654
|
66.7
|
|
North East Lincolnshire
|
441
|
293
|
66.4
|
|
North Lincolnshire
|
448
|
261
|
58.3
|
|
North Yorkshire
|
2,437
|
1,819
|
74.6
|
|
Rotherham
|
838
|
572
|
68.3
|
|
Sheffield
|
1,539
|
947
|
61.5
|
|
Wakefield
|
944
|
586
|
62.1
|
|
York
|
617
|
413
|
66.9
|
| |
|
|
|
|
East Midlands
|
14,624
|
9,372
|
64.1
|
|
Derby
|
626
|
445
|
71.1
|
|
Derbyshire
|
2,622
|
1,744
|
66.5
|
|
Leicester
|
782
|
500
|
63.9
|
|
Leicestershire
|
1,587
|
958
|
60.4
|
|
Lincolnshire
|
2,760
|
1,890
|
68.5
|
|
Northamptonshire
|
2,472
|
1,497
|
60.6
|
|
Nottingham
|
610
|
355
|
58.2
|
|
Nottinghamshire
|
2,930
|
1,824
|
62.3
|
|
Rutland
|
235
|
159
|
67.7
|
| |
|
|
|
|
West Midlands
|
19,217
|
12,321
|
64.1
|
|
Birmingham
|
3,549
|
2,406
|
67.8
|
|
Coventry
|
818
|
526
|
64.3
|
|
Dudley
|
1,210
|
720
|
59.5
|
|
Herefordshire
|
746
|
499
|
66.9
|
|
Sandwell
|
767
|
421
|
54.9
|
|
Shropshire
|
1,052
|
699
|
66.4
|
|
Solihull
|
886
|
618
|
69.8
|
|
Staffordshire
|
3,254
|
1,988
|
61.1
|
|
Stoke-on-Trent
|
661
|
368
|
55.7
|
|
Telford and Wrekin
|
620
|
393
|
63.4
|
|
Walsall
|
900
|
568
|
63.1
|
|
Warwickshire
|
2,182
|
1,382
|
63.3
|
|
Wolverhampton
|
637
|
389
|
61.1
|
|
Worcestershire
|
1,935
|
1,344
|
69.5
|
| |
|
|
|
|
East of England
|
22,741
|
15,254
|
67.1
|
|
Bedford
|
449
|
288
|
64.1
|
|
Bedfordshire, Central
|
1,002
|
617
|
61.6
|
|
Cambridgeshire
|
2,363
|
1,724
|
73.0
|
|
Essex
|
5,283
|
3,389
|
64.1
|
|
Hertfordshire
|
4,994
|
3,757
|
75.2
|
|
Luton
|
786
|
441
|
56.1
|
20 July 2011 : Column 1038W
|
Norfolk
|
3,172
|
2,020
|
63.7
|
|
Peterborough
|
751
|
458
|
61.0
|
|
Southend-on-Sea
|
735
|
589
|
80.1
|
|
Suffolk
|
2,752
|
1,676
|
60.9
|
|
Thurrock
|
454
|
295
|
65.0
|
| |
|
|
|
|
London
|
23,405
|
16,129
|
68.9
|
|
Inner London
|
6,126
|
3,976
|
64.9
|
|
Camden
|
472
|
322
|
68.2
|
|
Hackney
|
346
|
246
|
71.1
|
|
Hammersmith and Fulham
|
442
|
359
|
81.2
|
|
Haringey
|
524
|
378
|
72.1
|
|
Islington
|
359
|
182
|
50.7
|
|
Kensington and Chelsea
|
217
|
182
|
83.9
|
|
Lambeth
|
418
|
258
|
61.7
|
|
Lewisham
|
674
|
389
|
57.7
|
|
Newham
|
519
|
320
|
61.7
|
|
Southwark
|
669
|
383
|
57.2
|
|
Tower Hamlets
|
480
|
281
|
58.5
|
|
Wandsworth
|
556
|
364
|
65.5
|
|
Westminster
|
450
|
312
|
69.3
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Outer London
|
17,279
|
12,153
|
70.3
|
|
Barking and Dagenham
|
587
|
353
|
60.1
|
|
Barnet
|
1,376
|
1,050
|
76.3
|
|
Bexley
|
1,309
|
863
|
65.9
|
|
Brent
|
733
|
522
|
71.2
|
|
Bromley
|
1,253
|
952
|
76.0
|
|
Croydon
|
1,084
|
704
|
64.9
|
|
Ealing
|
931
|
619
|
66.5
|
|
Enfield
|
1,280
|
874
|
68.3
|
|
Greenwich
|
643
|
405
|
63.0
|
|
Harrow
|
733
|
516
|
70.4
|
|
Havering
|
1,102
|
771
|
70.0
|
|
Hillingdon
|
829
|
541
|
65.3
|
|
Hounslow
|
982
|
699
|
71.2
|
|
Kingston upon Thames
|
536
|
436
|
81.3
|
|
Merton
|
427
|
266
|
62.3
|
|
Redbridge
|
1,090
|
819
|
75.1
|
|
Richmond upon Thames
|
598
|
428
|
71.6
|
|
Sutton
|
1,044
|
887
|
85.0
|
|
Waltham Forest
|
742
|
448
|
60.4
|
| |
|
|
|
|
South East
|
30,439
|
20,970
|
68.9
|
|
Bracknell Forest
|
513
|
339
|
66.1
|
20 July 2011 : Column 1039W
|
Brighton and Hove
|
658
|
455
|
69.1
|
|
Buckinghamshire
|
2,208
|
1,714
|
77.6
|
|
East Sussex
|
1,558
|
1,085
|
69.6
|
|
Hampshire
|
4,977
|
3,444
|
69.2
|
|
Isle of Wight
|
526
|
285
|
54.2
|
|
Kent
|
5,095
|
3,599
|
70.6
|
|
Medway
|
955
|
587
|
61.5
|
|
Milton Keynes
|
736
|
448
|
60.9
|
|
Oxfordshire
|
2,411
|
1,625
|
67.4
|
|
Portsmouth
|
598
|
329
|
55.0
|
|
Reading
|
372
|
236
|
63.4
|
|
Slough
|
455
|
324
|
71.2
|
|
Southampton
|
528
|
307
|
58.1
|
|
Surrey
|
3,649
|
2,639
|
72.3
|
|
West Berkshire
|
814
|
606
|
74.4
|
|
West Sussex
|
2,994
|
1,966
|
65.7
|
|
Windsor and Maidenhead
|
594
|
395
|
66.5
|
|
Wokingham
|
798
|
587
|
73.6
|
| |
|
|
|
|
South West
|
17,756
|
11,991
|
67.5
|
|
Bath and North East Somerset
|
761
|
547
|
71.9
|
|
Bournemouth
|
439
|
313
|
71.3
|
|
Bristol, City of
|
654
|
415
|
63.5
|
|
Cornwall
|
1,644
|
1,041
|
63.3
|
|
Devon
|
2,120
|
1,371
|
64.7
|
20 July 2011 : Column 1040W
|
Dorset
|
1,481
|
1,077
|
72.7
|
|
Gloucestershire
|
2,381
|
1,799
|
75.6
|
|
Isles of Scilly
|
4
|
3
|
75.0
|
|
North Somerset
|
808
|
510
|
63.1
|
|
Plymouth
|
843
|
545
|
64.7
|
|
Poole
|
642
|
429
|
66.8
|
|
Somerset
|
2,098
|
1,347
|
64.2
|
|
South Gloucestershire
|
1,025
|
631
|
61.6
|
|
Swindon
|
686
|
398
|
58.0
|
|
Torbay
|
517
|
412
|
79.7
|
|
Wiltshire
|
1,653
|
1,153
|
69.8
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Total—England
|
175,910
|
117,110
|
66.6
|
|
Notes:
1. The figures are for pupils at the end of Key Stage 4.
2. The figures cover all maintained schools, including Academies and city technology colleges.
3. The figures are derived from data collected for the Performance tables.
|
Chris Skidmore:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many and what proportion of pupils were entered for GCSE history examination in (a) mainstream comprehensive schools, (b) selective schools and (c) independent schools in each year since 1997; and how many and what proportion of such pupils achieved a grade C and above in each such year. [65834]
Mr Gibb:
The requested information is shown in the following tables.
|
School type
|
| |
Number of pupils
(1)
entered for GCSE
(2)
history
|
Percentage of pupils
(1)
entered for GCSE
(2)
history
|
|
Comprehensive
|
Selective
|
Independent
(3)
|
Comprehensive
|
Selective
|
Independent
(3)
|
|
1997
|
169,298
|
10,922
|
20,984
|
36.3
|
53.7
|
50.1
|
|
1998
|
153,001
|
10,042
|
20,490
|
32.0
|
50.3
|
47.0
|
|
1999
|
153,505
|
10,320
|
19,851
|
31.8
|
50.8
|
46.4
|
|
2000
|
153,670
|
10,746
|
20,168
|
31.9
|
53.2
|
47.2
|
|
2001
|
156,816
|
11,338
|
20,891
|
31.3
|
54.1
|
47.5
|
|
2002
|
155,211
|
11,433
|
21,269
|
30.8
|
53.8
|
48.2
|
|
2003
|
155,847
|
11,431
|
21,317
|
30.2
|
52.7
|
48.1
|
|
2004
|
164,188
|
12,145
|
22,252
|
30.8
|
54.6
|
47.4
|
|
2005
|
164,298
|
12,327
|
23,619
|
31.2
|
55.3
|
50.5
|
|
2006
|
164,606
|
12,549
|
23,930
|
30.8
|
55.8
|
49.1
|
|
2007
|
161,001
|
11,865
|
23,951
|
29.8
|
52.8
|
49.9
|
|
2008
|
160,362
|
12,147
|
23,694
|
29.9
|
53.8
|
49.5
|
|
2009
|
155,381
|
11,914
|
23,229
|
29.9
|
53.2
|
48.0
|
|
2010
|
155,982
|
12,389
|
23,798
|
29.9
|
54.8
|
47.7
|
20 July 2011 : Column 1041W
20 July 2011 : Column 1042W
|
School type
|
| |
Number of pupils
(1)
who achieved grade A*-C in GCSE history
|
Percentage of pupils
(1)
who were entered for, and achieved grade A*-C in GCSE history
|
|
Comprehensive
|
Selective
|
Independent
(3)
|
Comprehensive
|
Selective
|
Independent
(3)
|
|
1997
|
86,345
|
10,005
|
19,349
|
51.0
|
91.6
|
92.2
|
|
1998
|
81,168
|
9,528
|
19,043
|
. 53.1
|
94.9
|
92.9
|
|
1999
|
85,265
|
9,800
|
18,602
|
55.5
|
95.0
|
93.7
|
|
2000
|
86,869
|
10,292
|
18,914
|
56.5
|
95.8
|
93.8
|
|
2001
|
88,122
|
10,853
|
19,504
|
56.2
|
95.7
|
93.4
|
|
2002
|
88,617
|
. 10,852
|
19,995
|
57.1
|
94.9
|
94.0
|
|
2003
|
91,133
|
10,932
|
20,070
|
58.5
|
95.6
|
94.2
|
|
2004
|
97,154
|
11,692
|
21,012
|
59.2
|
96.3
|
94.4
|
|
2005
|
98,761
|
11,762
|
22,172
|
60.1
|
95.4
|
93.9
|
|
2006
|
100,031
|
11,927
|
22,391
|
60.8
|
95.0
|
93.6
|
|
2007
|
99,823
|
11,357
|
22,496
|
62.0
|
95.7
|
93.9
|
|
2008
|
100,935
|
11,597
|
22,191
|
62.9
|
95.5
|
93.7
|
|
2009
|
99,697
|
11,457
|
21,679
|
64.2
|
96.2
|
93.3
|
|
2010
|
101,897
|
11,827
|
22,297
|
65.4
|
95.4
|
93.7
|
|
(1) For the years 1997-2004,15-year-old pupils are counted. For the years 2005-10, pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 are counted.
(2) Only full GCSE courses have been counted.
(3) Pupils at independent special schools are also counted.
Note:
The figures for this answer have been derived from the data collected for the secondary school performance tables.
|
Chris Skidmore:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many mainstream comprehensive schools entered (a) no pupils, (b) fewer than 5% of pupils, (c) fewer than 10% of pupils and (d) fewer than 25% of pupils for GCSE history examinations in 2010. [65835]
[Official Report, 15 September 2011, Vol. 532, c. 11MC.]
Mr Gibb:
2,734 schools have been identified as being mainstream comprehensive.
All of these schools entered pupils for GCSE history
17 had fewer than 5% of pupils entered for GCSE history
139 had fewer than 10% entered for GCSE history
1,031 schools had fewer than 25% of pupils entered for GCSE history in 2010.
Ministerial Meetings
Mr Spellar:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what (a) meetings and (b) other engagements (i) Ministers and (ii) special advisers in his Department attended which were also attended by (A) representatives, (B) journalists and (C) other employees of (1) News International and its subsidiary organisations including newspapers, (2) News Corporation and its subsidiary organisations and (3) BSkyB since 12 May 2010. [66063]
Tim Loughton:
As has been the practice of previous Administrations, information relating to internal meetings, discussions and advice is not normally disclosed. I refer the right hon. Member to the Prime Minister’s statement to the House on 13 July 2011, Official Report, columns 311-14.
Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education
Andrew Stephenson:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps his Department is taking to increase sexual awareness among pupils in schools. [67037]
Mr Gibb:
The Government believe that it is important for pupils to have access to high-quality, age-appropriate sex and relationships education (SRE). Schools have a clear role in reinforcing the information that young people receive from parents and in providing them with a safe and supportive environment in which to develop the knowledge they need to make wise and informed choices. SRE is compulsory in secondary schools, and primary schools may also choose to provide it. All schools must have an agreed policy on sex education.
In the Schools White Paper, “The Importance of Teaching”, we announced our intention to conduct an internal review of personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education, including SRE, so that we can determine how to support schools to improve the quality of teaching in this often sensitive and challenging area. We are still considering the scope and process of the review, but we will say more about this shortly.
John Glen:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much his Department and its associated public bodies have spent on the provision of sex and relationship education in each year since 2001. [67746]
Sarah Teather:
The Department does not collect this information centrally.
Play Facilities
Mrs Hodgson:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what plans he has for the future of the Play Strategy issued by his Department's predecessor in 2008; [66078]
(2) what steps he is taking to ensure adequate provision of play facilities (a) in urban and deprived areas and (b) elsewhere; [66120]
(3) what assessment he has made of the adequacy of provision of play facilities in each local authority area. [66121]
20 July 2011 : Column 1043W
Sarah Teather:
The Government recognise how important it is that children have safe, free local places to play, and the benefits these places bring to the wider community more generally. However, it is not for central Government to determine what play facilities are available in local areas, or to tell the experts in the play sector how to deliver play provision. Children, parents, play professionals and local communities best know what is most needed in their local areas.
The play capital programme finished at the end of March 2011, as originally intended under the previous Government's Play Strategy. This Government are giving councils more freedom over how they spend their money, giving communities more control over developments in their neighbourhoods, and making it easier for volunteers and charities to get involved. This should provide the opportunities for committed people and local groups to continue to influence play provision in their areas, leaving responsibility for play provision where it belongs: with local areas and their communities.
