The Statistical First Release 'National Curriculum Assessment, GCSE and equivalent attainment and Post-16 attainment by pupil characteristics, in England, 2008' has now been published and shows that exam results for minority ethnic pupils continue to improve.
The figures published today show how pupils are performing in Key Stage tests and GCSEs, broken down by ethnicity, gender, English as a first language, special educational needs and free school meals.
In 2008, around 23 per cent of pupils in maintained primary schools and around 19 per cent in secondary schools were from a minority ethnic background.
With the exception of the small and statistically insecure group of Gypsy/Roma and Irish Traveller pupils, the proportion of all other groups of minority ethnic pupils achieving the equivalent of five or more GCSEs at A*-C grades improved significantly over the past give years, for Asian pupils by 14 percentage points, for Mixed heritage pupils by 17 percentage points and for Black pupils by 21 percentage points. By comparison the performance of White pupils improved by 12 percentage points, meaning that the gap between underperforming ethnic minorities and the rest of the cohort narrowed significantly over the period from 2003 to 2008.
To access the Statistical First Release data please click here.
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