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The latest national statistics on GCSE and Equivalent Results produced by the Department for Children, Schools and Families were released on 15th December 2009 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics AuthorityUK Statistics Authority

DCSF: GCSE Attainment by Pupil Characteristics, in England 2008/09

DescriptionThis Statistical First Release was released on 15 December 2009. The figures for 2008/09 are provisional. The figures for 2007/08 were updated on 18 January.

This Statistical First Release (SFR) was originally released on 15 December and contained figures based on provisional data. It was withdrawn on 5 February following the identification of an error in the underlying database. It has now been re-released with revised data. This revised publication shows:

  • Girls outperformed boys at Key Stage 4 - 54.4 per cent of girls achieved 5 or more A*-C grade GCSEs or equivalent including English and mathematics compared to 47.1 per cent of boys.
  • The highest achieving ethnic group were Chinese, Indian and Mixed White and Asian where 71.6 per cent, 67.0 per cent and 62.3 per cent respectively achieved 5 or more A*-C grade GCSEs or equivalent including English and mathematics.
  • Pupils whose first language was English performed better at the end of Key Stage 4 than pupils for whom English is an additional language - 51.0 per cent of pupils with English as their first language achieved 5 or more A*-C grade GCSEs or equivalent including English and mathematics compared to 47.7 per cent for pupils for whom English is an additional language.
  • 54.2 of pupils not eligible for free school meals achieved 5 or more A*-C grade GCSEs or equivalent including English and mathematics compared to 26.6 per cent of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals - an attainment gap of 27.6 percentage points.
  • For all pupils with SEN, 16.5 per cent achieved 5 or more A*-C grade GCSEs or equivalent including English and mathematics. This compares to 61.3 per cent for pupils with no identified SEN, an attainment gap of 44.8 percentage points.
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Additional informationEXCEL (These tables provide information on Key Stage 4 attainment by different pupil characteristics, specifically gender, ethnicity, eligibility for free school meals (FSM), special educational needs (SEN) and English as a first language)
Additional informationEXCEL (These tables contain information on National Indicators 102, 105 and 108, 2008 information for NI 108 has been revised 30 April 2010)
Reference IDSFR34/2009
Coverage Country England
Date Released15 December 2009
Main Category Children, Education and Skills
Sub CategorySchool performance and standards    Click on subcategory link to see if there is later information
TypeStatistical First Release
ContactThe Data Outputs Unit  mailbox.dataoutputsunit@education.gsi.gov.uk   
PreRelease AccessClick here
 Publication includes individual Local Authority informationPublication includes individual Local Authority information

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