The Education Development Plans (England) Regulations 2001

GCSE and vocational qualifications

9.—(1) The statement of proposals contained in the second plan must specify the targets referred to in paragraph (2) in connection with the performance of the relevant group of pupils in GCSE examinations or in obtaining vocational qualifications.

(2) The targets referred to in paragraph (1) are—

(a) the percentage of the relevant group of pupils to achieve, by the end of each of the school years beginning in 2002 and 2003 respectively, grades A* to C in five or more subjects in GCSE examinations;

(b) the percentage of the relevant group of pupils to achieve, by the end of each of the school years beginning 2002 and 2003 respectively, grades A* to G in five or more subjects including English and mathematics in GSCE examinations;

(c) the average point score to be achieved by the relevant group of pupils by the end of each of the school years beginning 2002 and 2003 respectively, in GCSE and vocational qualifications;

(3) The statement of proposals contained in the second plan must, as well as stating the overall percentage figure for the targets set out in sub-paragraphs (2)(a) to (c), contain a breakdown of these targets by ethnic origin of the pupils.

(4) In this regulation, “the relevant group of pupils”, in relation to each of the school years beginning in 2002 and 2003 respectively, means all persons whom the local education authority estimate—

(a) will on the third Thursday in January of the school year in question be registered pupils at a school maintained by the authority, and

(b) will attain the age of 16 during that school year.