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A* to C in English and Maths GCSE attainment for children aged 14 to 16 (key stage 4)
Department:

Department for Education Published:

10 October 2017 Source:

Key stage 4 statistics Area covered:

England Time period:

2015/16


The main facts and figures show that:



in 2015/16, there were 540,689 pupils in key stage 4, of which ethnicity was known for 534,918 pupils (99%)


78.2% were White, 9.5% were Asian, 5.2% were Black, 4.2% were Mixed, 1.5% came from the Other ethnic group and 0.4% were Chinese


Chinese pupils were the most likely achieve A* to C in English and Maths GCSE, whereas Gypsy/Roma pupils were the least likely


across all ethnic groups, girls were more likely to achieve A* to C in English and Maths GCSE than boys – 67% of girls did so, compared to 59% of boys


the pupils least likely to achieve were Gypsy/Roma boys – 9% of this group attained A* to C in English and Maths GCSE


across all ethnic groups, pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) were less likely to achieve A* to C in English and Maths GCSE than those not eligible: 39% of FSM-eligible pupils did so, compared to 67% of those not eligible


Gypsy/Roma boys eligible for FSM were the least likely to achieve – 7% of this group attained A* to C in English and Maths GCSE

Things you need to know What the data measures The ethnic categories used in this data



A* to C in English and Maths GCSE by ethnicity
Location:

England Time period:

2015/16 Source:

Key stage 4 statistics

Chinese, Indian, Asian, White Irish best
Black African = White
Black and Pakistani 7-10% slightly worse than white
Only Irish traveler and Gypsy 1/3 or 1/6 rate of white.
Ranked Best -> Least
Ethnicity	%	Pupils
Chinese	83	2,026	1.32
Indian	77	14,046	1.22
Asian other	73	8,419	1.16
Mixed White/Asian	72	5,089	1.14
White Irish	72	1,774	1.14
Asian	67	51,218	1.06
Bangladeshi	67	8,319	1.06
Mixed other	65	7,932	1.03
All	63	540,689	-1.00
Black African	63	17,349	-1.00
Mixed	63	22,868	-1.00
White	63	422,763	-1.00
White British	63	395,316	-1.00
Mixed White/Black African	62	2,687	-1.02
Other	62	8,119	-1.02
Black	59	27,924	-1.07
White other	59	24,444	-1.07
Pakistani	58	20,434	-1.09
Black other	55	3,359	-1.15
Mixed White/Black Caribbean	54	7,160	-1.17
Unknown	53	5,771	-1.19
Black Caribbean	51	7,216	-1.24
White Irish Traveller	21	122	-3.00
White Gypsy/Roma	10	1,107	-6.30

data shows that:

in 2015/16, the national average for A* to C attainment in English and Maths GCSE was 63%

Chinese pupils were the most likely to achieve A* to C in English and Maths GCSE

Chinese, Indian, Other Asian, White Irish, Mixed White and Asian, Bangladeshi and Other Mixed pupils were all above the national average

the Gypsy/Roma ethnic group had the lowest percentage of pupils achieving A* to C in English and Maths GCSE (10% did so)

Many different theories have been put forward to explain the origins of Ireland's nomadic traveler populations. A suggestion that they might be of Romani extraction[14] is not supported by genetic evidence, which finds no connection to Romani groups.[1

Free School Meals: 

Whites double from 34 to 67 for income
Income makes little difference for Chinese or Roma
	FSM		Non-FSM		dif
Ethnicity	%	Pupils	%	Pupils
Chinese	79	130	83	1,896	4
Indian	62	1,042	79	13,004	17
White Irish	40	213	77	1,561	37
Mixed White/Asian	48	732	76	4,357	28
Asian other	58	979	75	7,440	17
Asian	54	9,018	70	42,200	16
Bangladeshi	61	2,461	70	5,858	9
Mixed other	45	1,359	69	6,573	24
All	39	72,528	67	468,161	28
Mixed	43	4,240	67	18,628	24
White	34	49,595	67	373,168	33
White British	34	46,438	67	348,878	33
Black African	53	4,086	66	13,263	13
Mixed White/Black African	48	529	65	2,158	17
Other	52	2,024	65	6,095	13
Black	49	6,544	62	21,380	13
Pakistani	47	4,536	61	15,898	14
White other	46	2,541	60	21,903	14
Black other	47	769	58	2,590	11
Mixed White/Black Caribbean	37	1,620	58	5,540	21
Unknown	35	977	56	4,794	21
Black Caribbean	39	1,689	54	5,527	15
White Irish Traveller	16	73	29	49	13
White Gypsy/Roma	9	330	11	777	2

Every group girls score higher than boys

Percentage of pupils attaining A* to C in English and Maths GCSE by ethnicity and gender
	All
Ethnicity	%	Pupils
Ethnicity	%	Pupils
Indian	girls	81
Asian other	girls	78
Indian	boys	74
Asian	girls	71
Bangladeshi	girls	70
Asian other	boys	68
Black African	girls	68
All	girls	67
Bangladeshi	boys	65
Black	girls	65
Asian	boys	64
Pakistani	girls	62
Black other	girls	62
All	boys	59
Black African	boys	58
Black Caribbean	girls	58
Pakistani	boys	55
Black	boys	53
Black other	boys	49
Black Caribbean	boys	44

across all ethnic groups, boys were less likely to achieve A* to C in English and Maths GCSE compared to girls: overall, 67% of girls achieved A* to C compared to 59% of boys

of the broad ethnic groups, Chinese girls had the highest percentage achieving A* to C in English and Maths GCSE (88%), while Black boys had the lowest (53%)

looking at the specific ethnic groups, White Gypsy/Roma boys were least likely to achieve A* to C in English and Maths GCSE (9%)

the smallest gap between boys and girls, at 3 percentage points, was found in the Gypsy/Roma ethnic group, where 12% of girls achieved A* to C in English and Maths GCSE compared to 9% of boys

the largest gap between boys and girls, was found in the Black Caribbean ethnic group, where 58% of girls achieved A* to C in English and Maths GCSE compared to 44% of boys

By religion 

Highest numbers are Jewish and then Muslim

Religious character	All
Jewish schools		82	1.28
Muslim schools		82	1.28
Sikh school		72	1.13
Roman Catholic schools		69	1.08
Church of England schools		66	1.03
All state-funded mainstream schools		64	-1.00
No religious character		64	-1.00
Other Christian faith schools		64	-1.00