Written question asked by Nigel Evans (Conservative) on Thursday, 23 October 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 29 October 2003. It was answered by David Miliband (Labour) on Wednesday, 29 October 2003 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of pupils in Lancashire passed five or more GCSEs at grades A-C in each year since 1992. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of pupils in Lancashire passed five or more GCSEs at grades A-C in each year since 1992. [134903] Mr. Miliband: The percentage of pupils who achieved 5 or more grades A*-C at GCSE/GNVQ in Lancashire Local Education Authority since 1992 is shown in the following table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Academic year Percentage of 15 year olds achieving five or more grades A*-C GCSE/GNVQ 1992 36.5 1993 39.4 1994 41.1 1995 41.7 1996 42.6 1997 43.8 1998 47.0 1999 48.0 2000 49.6 2001 50.1 2002 51.7 20031 52.9 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Provisional The figures prior to 1998 are not directly comparable with the later years because of the local government reorganisation that took place in 1998.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 134903; 412 c284W;412 c292W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Assessments Qualifications Pupils Standards Secondary education Lancashire GCSE
Contains statistics: Yes
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