The latest national statistics on DfE: GCSE and Equivalent Attainment by Pupil Characteristics produced by the Department for Education were released on 9 February 2012 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
This Statistical First Release (SFR) provides 2010/11 information (using revised data) on attainment for GCSE and equivalent results for pupils attending maintained schools (including CTCs and academies) by different pupil characteristics, specifically gender, ethnicity, English as a first language, eligibility for free school meals (FSM) and special educational needs (SEN) at national and local authority level. It shows:
- 58.2 per cent achieved five or more A*-C grades at GCSE or equivalent including English and mathematics GCSEs (an increase of 3.0 percentage points from 2009/10).
- Girls continue to outperform boys: 61.9 per cent of girls achieved five or more A*-C grades at GCSE or equivalent including English and mathematics GCSEs compared with 54.6 per cent of boys.
- Chinese pupils are the highest attaining ethnic group, with 78.5 per cent achieving five or more A*-C grades at GCSE or equivalent including English and mathematics GCSEs.
- 58.5 per cent of pupils whose first language is English achieved five or more A*-C grades at GCSE or equivalent including English and mathematics GCSEs, compared to 55.8 per cent of pupils for whom English is not a first language.
- 34.6 per cent of pupils eligible for FSM achieved five or more A*-C grades at GCSE or equivalent including English and mathematics GCSEs, compared to 62.0 per cent of all other pupils.
- 33.8 per cent of disadvantaged pupils (pupils eligible for FSM or looked after children) achieved five or more A*-C grades at GCSE or equivalent including English and mathematics GCSEs, compared to 62.3 per cent of all other pupils.
- The proportion of pupils with SEN without a statement achieving achieved five or more A*-C grades at GCSE or equivalent including English and mathematics GCSEs is 24.7 per cent, compared to 8.5 per cent of pupils with SEN with a statement, and 69.5 per cent of pupils with no identified SEN.
Tables showing attainment by area of pupil residence and attainment by area of school location were added on 7 March 2012, alongside the underlying data for all tables in this SFR. We will be publishing the breakdown by school type as part of a research briefing in the next few weeks.
Contact details
Karen Attew
Telephone: 0207 7838455
Email: karen.attew@education.gsi.gov.uk
