Asked by: Stephen Mosley (Conservative - City of Chester)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary school teachers in each parliamentary constituency in England have a science degree.
Answered by David Laws
The attached table provides the headcount number and percentage of all regular teachers in service in primary schools in each constituency in England with a degree in a science subject in November 2013. This is the latest information available.
Asked by: Stephen Mosley (Conservative - City of Chester)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students sat A-levels in (a) mathematics, (b) further mathematics, (c) physics, (d) chemistry and (e) biology in (i) City of Chester constituency and (ii) Cheshire West and Chester council area in (A) 2009 and (B) 2013.
Answered by David Laws
The requested information is provided in the following table.
GCE A level results1 of students aged 16 to 182 Years: 2008/09 and 2012/133 Coverage: City of Chester parliamentary constituency4 | |||||||
| Year | Number of students entered for: | ||||||
| Biological Sciences | Chemistry | Physics | Mathematics | Further Mathematics | ||
2008/09 | 70 | 51 | 51 | 101 | 11 | ||
2012/13 | 92 | 84 | 61 | 119 | 21 | ||
Source: Key Stage 5 attainment data 1. Includes A levels only. 2. Covers students aged 16, 17 or 18 at the start of the 2012/13 academic year, i.e. 31 August. 3. Figures for 2012/13 are revised and 2008/09 figures are final. 4. Covers all state-funded mainstream schools, academies, free schools, maintained special schools and FE Sector Colleges (excludes Independent Schools, pupil referral units and other Government department funded). Note: Where qualifications taken by a student are in the same subject area and similar in content, "discounting" rules have been applied to avoid double counting qualifications. Please see the "Technical Notes" in the Main text of the SFR available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-level-and-other-level-3-results-england-2012-to-2013-revised | |||||||
Asked by: Stephen Mosley (Conservative - City of Chester)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students obtained eight GCSE B grades or above in (a) City of Chester constituency and (b) Cheshire West and Chester council area in (i) 2009 and (ii) 2013.
Answered by David Laws
The table below gives the number and proportion of pupils who achieved at least eight full GCSEs (GCSE and equivalents) at B grade or above in (a) City of Chester constituency and (b) Cheshire West and Chester council area in (i) 2009 and (ii) 2013. A national figure has been included as an appropriate comparator.
Number and percentage of pupils achieving at least 8 GCSEs2 at grade B or above | ||||
Number of eligible pupils1 | Number of pupils | Percentage of pupils | ||
2008/093 | ||||
City of Chester | 1,028 | 223 | 21.7 | |
Cheshire West and Chester | 3,979 | 776 | 19.5 | |
England | 576,420 | 100,833 | 17.5 | |
2012/133 | ||||
City of Chester | 1,092 | 236 | 21.6 | |
Cheshire West and Chester | 3,835 | 819 | 21.4 | |
England | 569,118 | 115,897 | 20.4 | |
Source: National Pupil Database 1. Pupils at the end of key stage 4 in each academic year. 2. Figures are based on full GCSEs and equivalents. These include, full GCSEs, double awards, accredited international certificates and their predecessor iGCSEs and AS levels. Pupils are included if they have achieved 8 or more GCSEs at either a grade B, A, or A* 3. Figures for 2008/09 are based on final data. Figures for 2012/13 are based on revised data. Coverage: England, state-funded schools (including academies and CTCs) | ||||