Written Question
Monday 20th February 2023
Asked by:
Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the average GCSE score for students in England studying (1) A levels, (2) Applied Generals, (3) a combination of A levels and Applied Generals, and (4) T levels, in the last year for which data are available.
Answered by Baroness Barran
- Shadow Minister (Education)
The average GCSE points of students that took A level examinations was 6.47. For those that took applied general examinations, it was 4.90, and for those that took both A level and applied general, it was 5.42. The number of students taking A levels was 284,380, the numbers taking applied general was 119,853, and the numbers that took both A level and applied general examinations was 61,024.
Figures are based on students at the end of 16 to 18 study in 2021/22 and derived from data underpinning the ‘A level and other 16 to 18 results’ statistical release. This statistical release is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2022-revised.
Transparency data for T Levels was published on the first T Level results day on 18 August 2022. This is based on information reported to the Department through the manage T Level results service, but does not include data on student prior attainment at Key Stage 4. This data is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/t-level-results-academic-year-2021-to-2022-provisional.
Attainment data for T Levels will be published for the 2023/24 cohort of students, the first year that T Levels will be included in school and college accountability measures.
Written Question
Monday 5th December 2022
Asked by:
Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the additional money available for the school sector in England from April 2023, announced in the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s autumn statement on 17 November, will be allocated to support for children with special educational needs.
Answered by Baroness Barran
- Shadow Minister (Education)
The department will set out plans for the allocation of the additional funding announced in the 2022 Autumn Statement shortly, including the proportion to be allocated to high needs.
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