More than half of teenagers attaining seven good GCSEs had not made any educational progress. After three years 14% of pupils who achivieved more than 10 GCSEs at good grades, did not continue their studies.
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Pupils with good GCEs drop out
Published: 09 January, 2009
A report has found, following research, that over 100,000 pupils with good GCSEs drop out of education at 16 each year. Many well-qualified teenagers not progressing to further or higher education and 70% of those achieving the Government's benchmark of five GCSEs at grade A* to C, don't go on to take A levels or equivalent by the age of 19. The proportion progressing to further education rose with each additional GCSE.
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