The latest national statistics on Post-16 Results in England produced by the Department for Children, Schools and Families were released on 13th January 2010 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics AuthorityUK Statistics Authority

DCSF: GCE/Applied GCE A/AS and Equivalent Examination Results in England, 2008/09 (Revised)

DescriptionThis Statistical First Release (SFR) provides revised information on the overall achievements of young people in GCE and Applied GCE examinations and other equivalent qualifications in 2008/09. This updates the provisional SFR released in October 2009 and contains revised national level analyses by school type, gender and subject and revised local authority level analyses by gender. Further tables are provided separately on the DCSF statistics website only including alternative local breakdown analyses, time series giving achievements in GCE A/AS level subjects, and achievements in GCE A level subjects by institution type and Local Authority.

The information in this SFR is based on data collated for the 2009 School and College (Key Stage 5) Achievement and Attainment Tables, which has now been checked by schools, and covers achievements in all Level 3 qualifications approved under Section 96 of the Learning and Skills Act (2000). The QCDA tariff is used to calculate point scores for all Level 3 qualifications.

KEY POINTS

  • 95.0 per cent of candidates achieved passes equivalent in size to at least 2 GCE/Applied GCE A-levels - a decrease of 0.3 percentage points from 2008; an increase of 0.9 percentage points from the provisional 2009 figure published in October.
  • 12.7 per cent of GCE/Applied GCE A level candidates achieved 3 or more A grades at A level - an increase of 0.6 percentage points from 2008 and an increase of 0.2 percentage points from the provisional figure.
  • The average point score per candidate entered for Level 3 qualifications is 739.1 - a decrease from 740.0 in 2008 and an increase from the provisional figure of 731.1.
  • The average point score per entry is 211.7, an increase from 209.4 in 2008 and an increase from the provisional figure of 211.2.
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Additional informationEXCEL (These tables are within the PDF document.)
Additional informationEXCEL (These tables show level 3 achievements of 16-18 year olds by Local Authority, Government Office Region and Local Learning and Skills Councils)
Additional informationEXCEL (These tables show level 3 achievements of 16-18 year olds by Local Authority District, IDACI decile and urban rural classification)
Additional informationEXCEL (Times series of GCE A level entries and percentages achieving each grade in each subject from 1995/96 to 2008/09, England)
Additional informationEXCEL (Times series of GCE AS level entries and percentages achieving each grade in each subject from 2000/01 to 2008/09, England)
Additional informationEXCEL (Table by Local Authority relating to National Indicator 85: Post-16 participation in physical sciences (A Level Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics). Additional tables included relating to all subjects by Local Authority)
Additional informationEXCEL (GCE A level examination results of 16-18 year olds by institution type, subject and grade, 2008/09, England)
Reference IDSFR02/2010
Coverage Country England
Date Released13 January 2010
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
ContactMark Pearson - Attainment Statistics Team  attainment.statistics@education.gsi.gov.uk  tel: 0370 000 2288
PreRelease AccessClick here
 Publication includes individual Local Authority informationPublication includes individual Local Authority information

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