To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils who achieved five A* to C grades at GCSE in 2015 received (a) A*, (b) A, (c) B and (d) C grade in English.
Answered on
19 February 2016
The table below provides information as requested for the percentage of pupils that achieved five A* to C grades at GCSE[1] in 2015 who achieved A*, A, B and C grades in specific GCSE subjects[2].
Percentage of pupils who achieved five A*-C grades in GCSE and achieved the stated grade in the listed subjects | ||||
A* | A | B | C | |
Mathematics | 10.7 | 17.5 | 27.9 | 34.4 |
English Language / Literature[3] | 6.1 | 17.0 | 23.7 | 12.7 |
Core and additional science[4] | 1.9 | 8.7 | 19.0 | 14.7 |
Separate science[5] | 6.8 | 9.9 | 8.4 | 3.3 |
Modern foreign language[6] | 7.7 | 9.7 | 13.7 | 18.5 |
[1] Based on GCSE examinations only - excludes equivalents.
[2] 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.
[3] Figures include only those pupils who entered both English Language and English Literature (and achieved at least a C in one of them) and are based on the highest grade achieved in either subject.
[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.
[6] 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.