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Written question asked by Lucy Powell (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 July 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 July 2018. It was answered by Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative) on Monday, 23 July 2018 on behalf of the Department for Education.

English Language: Education

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 21 June 2018 to Question 153845, how many children classified as in scope for the 16-18 English progress measure from (a) disadvantaged and (b) non-disadvantaged backgrounds achieved a grade 4 in English by the end of 16-18 study in 2016-17 by each prior attainment grade.

Answer

The number of students in scope for the 16-18 English and maths progress measures are published as part of official Department for Education statistics. These can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2016-to-2017-revised. The main text can be found in SFR03/2018, Section 5.

These statistics feature breakdowns by prior attainment groupings and disadvantage status. As the published data only shows the average progress point score, we have expanded on the published data by adding in the number of students that achieved a grade 4 or above as well as adding the number of students that made positive progress.

The English and maths progress measure is based on achievement of GCSEs and of approved stepping stone qualifications. These stepping stone qualifications include functional skills, free standing maths, English for speakers of other languages and AQA use of maths.

Each student’s exam results are assigned a capped point score. The point scores range from 0 to 8 points, depending on the type of qualification taken and the grade achieved by the student. For example, GCSE points range from 1 point for a grade G up to 8 points for an A* grade. Stepping stone qualifications do not attract as many points as GCSEs and typically fall between GCSE grades on the points scale. For example, a level 1 functional skill qualification is equal to 2.5 points. A fail in any qualification is worth 0 points, and students that do not enter any approved exams during 16-18 study automatically score -1 for the progress measure[1].

  1. Information on how grades are assigned point scores can be found in the 16 to 18 technical guidance.
  2. There is no data (N/A) for prior attainment scores 0.8 and 1.7 in English because there are currently no qualifications assigned these scores.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
165585
Session
2017-19
Attachment
Table_for_grouped_PQ_165578
Related items
English Language: Education
Thursday, 21 June 2018
Written questions
House of Commons
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Education English language Qualifications Standards Students
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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