GCSE
(asked on 8th February 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils who achieved five A* to C grades at GCSE in each of the last five years received an A* to C grade in (a) a modern foreign language and (b) science.
The table below provides information for the percentage of pupils that achieved five A* to C grades at GCSE in each year from 2010/11 to 2013/14 who received an A* to C grade in a modern foreign language (MFL) or in each of the science pathways[1]. Data for 2014/15 has not yet been finalised.
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| Of those pupils[2] who achieved 5 or more GCSEs or equivalent at grade A* to C in the relevant year | ||
| Pupils who achieved 5 or more GCSEs or equivalent at grade A* to C | Percentage achieving a modern foreign language[3] GCSE at grade A* to C | Percentage achieving Core and additional science[4] GCSE at grade A* to C | Percentage achieving Separate science[5] GCSE at grade A* to C |
2010/11 | 499,057 | 35.9 | 33.0 | 24.6 |
2011/12 | 508,228 | 35.0 | 30.7 | 26.9 |
2012/13 | 517,388 | 40.7 | 29.1 | 26.4 |
2013/14 | 394,752 | 51.2 | 42.1 | 29.6 |
[1] Note that separate figures are provided for the core science and triple award science pathways. Information is not provided for double award science due to low numbers of entries.
[2] Based on pupils at the end of key stage 4 in each year.
[3] Based on the highest grade achieved in any modern foreign language GCSE - if pupils achieved two or more languages and achieved different grades then they only appear once in the figures.
[4] Figures include only those pupils who entered and achieved the core science pathway (having entered core and additional science and have achieved an A*-C in both) and are based on the highest grade achieved in either of the component subjects.
[5] Figures include only those pupils who entered and achieved the separate science pathway (having entered three of biology, chemistry, physics and computer science and having achieved A*-C in two of them) and are based on the highest grade achieved in any of the component subjects.