Student Performance Analysis

National figures GCE A level points


Table 1

       UCAS points figures for School candidates (Independent & Maintained) aged 16-18 
       and entered for GCE/VCE A/AS levels, including Key Skills.

       No. entered            Av. pts per pupil     Av. pts per entry

Year   All     Boys   Girls   All    Boys   Girls   All   Boys  Girls
2006   175543  82856  92687   299.2  290.2  307.3   82.2  79.9  84.2
2005   174132  82142  91990   292.7  284.1  300.5   82.2  80.1  84.0
2004   170889  81049  89840   288.5  279.3  296.9   81.5  79.2  83.6


Table 1a

       UCAS points figures for School candidates (Independent & Maintained) aged 16-18 
       and entered for GCE/VCE A/AS levels, excluding Key Skills.

       No. entered            Av. pts per pupil     Av. pts per entry

Year   All     Boys   Girls   All    Boys   Girls   All   Boys  Girls
2004   173958  82623  91335   286.1  276.9  294.5   81.4  83.5  79.0
2003   171949  82168  89781   278.9  268.4  288.5   80.5  78.0  82.9  
2002   161259  77241  84018   280.9  272.2  288.9   79.9  77.5  82.0
2001   155577  74855  80722   247.5  243.7  251.0   76.7  75.2  78.0

NB.  Figures for 2001 are calculated on the same basis as later years for
     comparative purposes.


Table 1b

       Figures for school candidates aged 17-18 and entered for 
       GCE A/AS levels. (Please see footnote below.)
       
       No. entered            Av. pts per pupil   Av. pts per entry

Year   All     Boys   Girls   All   Boys  Girls   All  Boys  Girls

2001   151194  72902  78292   18.9  18.6  19.3    5.8  5.7   6.0
2000   139194  66745  72449   19.3  19.0  19.6    5.8  5.6   5.9
1999   140389  67799  72590   19.3  19.1  19.4    5.8  5.7   5.8
1998   139843  67643  72200   19.0  18.8  19.2    5.7  5.6   5.8
1997   134366  65615  68751   18.6  18.6  18.6    5.6  5.6   5.7
1996   126166                 18.3                5.5
1995   126134                 17.5                5.4
1994   126524                 16.7                5.2


NB.   Prior to 2001 figures were for 16-18 year olds entered for two
      or more GCE A/AS levels 


Source: Department for Education & Employment, London
Source: (2001-4) Department for Education & Skills, London


Table 2

       Figures for school candidates aged 16-18 and entered for 
       GCE/VCE A/AS level in all MAINTAINED SECONDARY SCHOOLS in England.
       (Please see footnote below.)

      No. entered aged 16-18  Av. pts per pupil   Av. pts per entry

Year   All     Boys   Girls    All    Boys   Girls    All   Boys  Girls
2006   141142  65250  75892    284.1  272.6  293.9    78.3  75.4  80.7
2005   140872  65047  75825    285.2  273.9  294.9    78.3  75.5  80.7
2004   138112  64423  73689    269.9  258.1  280.2    77.3  74.4  79.9
2003   136803  64189  72614    261.4  248.4  272.8    76.4  73.3  79.1
2002   128396  60270  68126    263.3  252.6  272.7    75.9  73.1  78.3
2001   121522  56967  64555    230.3  224.7  235.2    72.3  70.4  74.0 


NB.  Figures for 2001 are calculated on the same basis as later years for
     comparative purposes.
     Figures from 2005 include Key Skills.


Table 2a

       Figures for school candidates aged 17-18 and entered for 
       GCE A/AS level in all MAINTAINED SECONDARY SCHOOLS in England.
       (Please see footnote below.)

      No. entered aged 17-18  Av. pts per pupil   Av. pts per entry

Year   All     Boys   Girls   All   Boys  Girls   All  Boys  Girls   
 
2001   119100  55938  63162   17.4  16.9  17.9    5.5   5.3   5.6
2000   106810  49756  57054   18.0  17.6  18.4    5.4   5.2   5.5                                           
1999   106669  50023  56646   17.9  17.7  18.1    5.4   5.3   5.5
1998   105877  49633  56244   17.6  17.3  17.9    5.3   5.2   5.4 
1997   118573  56424  62149   14.7  14.5  14.9    
1996   108933  52518  56415   14.7  14.4  15.0    
1995   106059  50663  55396   14.2  14.1  14.3    

NB.  Prior to 2001 these figures were for 16-18 year olds entered
     for two or more GCE A/AS level examinations.

Source: (1995-1997) OFSTED, Alexandra House, 33 Kingsway, London WC2B 6SE
Source: (1998-2000) Department for Education & Employment, London
Source: (2001-2004) Department for Education & Skills, London


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