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GCSE and equivalent attainment by pupil characteristics: 2010
Pupil attainment at state-funded schools in the 2009 to 2010 academic year.
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Attainment for GCSE and equivalent results by different pupil characteristics, specifically gender, ethnicity, English as a first language, eligibility for free school meals (FSM), special educational needs (SEN) and Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) at national and local authority level.
Girls continue to outperform boys - 58.6% of girls in the maintained sector achieved 5 or more A* to C grades at GCSE or equivalent including English and mathematics GCSEs compared to 51.1% of boys.
- Chinese pupils are the highest attaining ethnic group, with 75.1% achieving 5 or more A* to C grades at GCSE or equivalent including English and mathematics GCSEs.
- 55.2% of pupils whose first language is English achieved 5 or more A* to C grades at GCSE or equivalent including English and mathematics GCSEs, compared to 52.0% of pupils for whom English is not a first language.
- 30.9% of pupils eligible for FSM achieved 5 or more A* to C grades at GCSE or equivalent including English and mathematics GCSEs, compared to 58.5% of pupils not known to be eligible for FSM.
- The proportion of pupils with SEN without a statement achieving achieved 5 or more A* to C grades at GCSE or equivalent including English and mathematics GCSEs is 22.6%, compared to 7.3% of pupils with SEN with a statement, and 66.2% of pupils with no identified SEN.
- Pupils resident in the least deprived areas, as defined by the Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI), continue to outperform pupils in the most deprived areas.
Attainment characteristics team
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