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GCSE and equivalent results

GCSE and equivalent results, percentage of pupils gaining
National Indicator 78: Reduction in the number of schools where fewer than 30% of pupils achieve 5 or more A* - C grades at GCSE and equivalent including GCSEs in English and Maths
National Indicator 84: Percentage of pupils achieving of 2 or more A* - C grades in Science GCSEs or equivalent
National Indicator 97: Percentage of pupils making 2 levels of progress in English between Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4
National Indicator 98: Percentage of pupils progressing by 2 levels in Maths between Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4

GCSE and equivalent results, percentage of pupils gaining

	achieving 5+ A*-C			achieving 5+ A*-G			any passes
	1997	2007	% points difference	1997	2007	% points difference	1997	2007	% points difference
Bank Hall Ward	40.7	.(r)	N/A	88.9	.(r)	N/A	96.3	.(r)	N/A
Briercliffe Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Brunshaw Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Cliviger with Worsthorne Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Coal Clough with Deerplay Ward	72.5	58.8(r)	-13.7	91.7	97(r)	5.3	97.2	100(r)	2.8
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme Ward	29.5	-(r)	N/A	69.5	-(r)	N/A	73.3	47.2(r)	-26.1
Gannow Ward	43.7	40.7(r)	-3.0	86.8	88.6(r)	1.8	93.8	96(r)	2.2
Gawthorpe Ward	31.3	.(r)	N/A	88.1	.(r)	N/A	94.8	.(r)	N/A
Hapton with Park Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Lanehead Ward	41.2	33.3(r)	-7.9	86.7	88.7(r)	2.0	89.1	95.8(r)	6.7
Queensgate Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Rosegrove with Lowerhouse Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Rosehill with Burnley Wood Ward	21.2	30.5(r)	9.3	78.1	91.4(r)	13.3	80.8	99.3(r)	18.5
Trinity Ward	.	-(r)	.	.	-(r)	.	.	100(r)	.
Whittlefield with Ightenhill Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.

Burnley District	40	41.1(r)	1.1	84.8	87.9(r)	3.1	90.1	95.9(r)	5.8

Lancashire LA	.	61.6(r)	.	.	92.2(r)	.	.	97.7(r)	.

North West Region	41.5	60.3(r)	18.8	85.9	91.1(r)	5.2	92.1	97.4(r)	5.3

England	45.1	62.0(r)	16.9	86.4	91.7(r)	5.3	92.3	98.9(r)	6.6

From 2005 includes GCSEs and other equivalent qualifications approved for use pre-16.
1997 figures are for pupils aged 15.
From 2006 figures are for pupils at the end of Key Stage 4.

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National Indicator 78: Reduction in the number of schools where fewer than 30% of pupils achieve 5 or more A* - C grades at GCSE and equivalent including GCSEs in English and Maths

	2004/05		2006/07
	Total number of schools	Schools <30%	Total number of schools	Schools <30%
Lancashire LA	88	20	84	17

North West Region	472	162	462	112

England	3,091	912	3,045	631

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National Indicator 84: Percentage of pupils achieving of 2 or more A* - C grades in Science GCSEs or equivalent

	2005/06	2006/07	% points difference
Lancashire LA	49.1	49.6	0.5

North West Region	43.1	44.6	1.5

England	45.5	46.2	0.7

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National Indicator 97: Percentage of pupils making 2 levels of progress in English between Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4

	2005	2007	% points difference
Lancashire LA	51.7	57.2	5.5

North West Region	49.2	54.5	5.3

England	54	55.5	1.5

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National Indicator 98: Percentage of pupils progressing by 2 levels in Maths between Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4

	2005	2007	% points difference
Lancashire LA	27.4	28.5	1.1

North West Region	23.9	26.3	2.4

England	25.6	27.9	2.3

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National Summary

Revised figures for 2007 show that in maintained schools 62.0 per cent of pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 achieved 5 or more GCSE and equivalents at grades A*-C up from 45.1 per cent of 15 year olds in 1997. Revised figures for 2007 show that 91.7 per cent of pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 achieved 5 or more GCSE and equivalents at grades A*-G up from 87.0 per cent of 15 year olds in 1997.

In 2006/07 the number of schools where fewer than 30% of pupils achieve 5 or more A* - C grades at GCSE and equivalent including GCSEs in English and Maths was 631, down from 912 in 2004/05.

In 2006/07 the percentage of pupils achieving of 2 or more A* - C grades in Science GCSEs or equivalent was 46.2 per cent up from 45.5 per cent in 2005/06.

In 2007 55.5 per cent of pupils progressed by 2 levels in English between Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4. This is up from 54 per cent in 2005.

In 2007 27.9 per cent of pupils progressed by 2 levels in Mathematics between Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4. This is up from 25.6 per cent in 2005.

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