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Education and Skills in Your Area - Government Office Region: West Midlands
England > West Midlands Region
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 | |
| Birmingham District | 35.4 | 61.9(r) | 26.5 | 82 | 91.9(r) | 9.9 | 89.8 | 98.1(r) | 8.3 |
| Bridgnorth District | 57.5 | 67.3(r) | 9.8 | 95.5 | 98(r) | 2.5 | 97.9 | 99.7(r) | 1.8 |
| Bromsgrove District | 49.7 | 68.9(r) | 19.2 | 92 | 92.6(r) | 0.6 | 94 | 98.5(r) | 4.5 |
| Cannock Chase District | 36.7 | 55.9(r) | 19.2 | 88.9 | 92.4(r) | 3.5 | 93 | 98.4(r) | 5.4 |
| Coventry District | 37.1 | 52.7(r) | 15.6 | 82.9 | 88(r) | 5.1 | 90.4 | 97.4(r) | 7.0 |
| Dudley District | 42.6 | 56.9(r) | 14.3 | 87.7 | 93.1(r) | 5.4 | 93.4 | 98(r) | 4.6 |
| East Staffordshire District | 47.4 | 62.9(r) | 15.5 | 89.3 | 92.5(r) | 3.2 | 94.4 | 98.2(r) | 3.8 |
| Herefordshire, County of District | 45.8 | 62(r) | 16.2 | 89.7 | 92(r) | 2.3 | 95.7 | 98.4(r) | 2.7 |
| Lichfield District | 51 | 57.9(r) | 6.9 | 90.2 | 93.8(r) | 3.6 | 93.1 | 97.9(r) | 4.8 |
| Malvern Hills District | 54.8 | 68.9(r) | 14.1 | 90.9 | 95.4(r) | 4.5 | 94 | 99.5(r) | 5.5 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme District | 37.5 | 55.9(r) | 18.4 | 83.1 | 93.3(r) | 10.2 | 90.4 | 97.4(r) | 7.0 |
| North Shropshire District | 51.7 | 64.9(r) | 13.2 | 93.6 | 95.5(r) | 1.9 | 97.9 | 99(r) | 1.1 |
| North Warwickshire District | 34.2 | 47.9(r) | 13.7 | 88 | 92.6(r) | 4.6 | 93.7 | 98.5(r) | 4.8 |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth District | 37.9 | 48.3(r) | 10.4 | 85.8 | 92.2(r) | 6.4 | 92.2 | 98.6(r) | 6.4 |
| Oswestry District | 42.4 | 71(r) | 28.6 | 93 | 96(r) | 3.0 | 98 | 98.4(r) | 0.4 |
| Redditch District | 35.9 | 50.6(r) | 14.7 | 88.5 | 91(r) | 2.5 | 88.5 | 96.5(r) | 8.0 |
| Rugby District | 50.4 | 64.9(r) | 14.5 | 89.5 | 94.6(r) | 5.1 | 94.2 | 98.4(r) | 4.2 |
| Sandwell District | 26.9 | 54.6(r) | 27.7 | 80.2 | 85.3(r) | 5.1 | 87.7 | 96.4(r) | 8.7 |
| Shrewsbury and Atcham District | 53.7 | 65.9(r) | 12.2 | 92.4 | 93(r) | 0.6 | 96.9 | 97.7(r) | 0.8 |
| Solihull District | 51.2 | 69.2(r) | 18.0 | 90.2 | 94(r) | 3.8 | 95.2 | 98.4(r) | 3.2 |
| South Shropshire District | 55.4 | 66.7(r) | 11.3 | 92.4 | 95.8(r) | 3.4 | 96.8 | 99.5(r) | 2.7 |
| South Staffordshire District | 51.2 | 60.4(r) | 9.2 | 93.2 | 94.7(r) | 1.5 | 97.6 | 98.5(r) | 0.9 |
| Stafford District | 47.1 | 59(r) | 11.9 | 84.6 | 91.6(r) | 7.0 | 90.9 | 97.5(r) | 6.6 |
| Staffordshire Moorlands District | 51 | 70(r) | 19.0 | 90.4 | 95.6(r) | 5.2 | 94.3 | 99.1(r) | 4.8 |
| Stoke-on-Trent District | 30.8 | 54.2(r) | 23.4 | 82.6 | 89.3(r) | 6.7 | 90.7 | 95.9(r) | 5.2 |
| Stratford-on-Avon District | 55.9 | 68.5(r) | 12.6 | 93.5 | 93.7(r) | 0.2 | 95.6 | 98(r) | 2.4 |
| Tamworth District | 38.5 | 54.9(r) | 16.4 | 88.8 | 89.7(r) | 0.9 | 92.8 | 97.6(r) | 4.8 |
| Telford and Wrekin District | 43.7 | 55.2(r) | 11.5 | 85.7 | 92.3(r) | 6.6 | 91.4 | 98(r) | 6.6 |
| Walsall District | 33.8 | 50.8(r) | 17.0 | 77.8 | 86.9(r) | 9.1 | 88.5 | 96.5(r) | 8.0 |
| Warwick District | 41.9 | 60.4(r) | 18.5 | 87.5 | 93.3(r) | 5.8 | 92.5 | 98.1(r) | 5.6 |
| Wolverhampton District | 33.1 | 59.6(r) | 26.5 | 81.7 | 89.2(r) | 7.5 | 88.2 | 97.1(r) | 8.9 |
| Worcester District | 38.2 | 60.3(r) | 22.1 | 81.3 | 91.3(r) | 10.0 | 81.3 | 98(r) | 16.7 |
| Wychavon District | 47.8 | 64.1(r) | 16.3 | 87.4 | 94.7(r) | 7.3 | 87.4 | 98.7(r) | 11.3 |
| Wyre Forest District | 36.7 | 54.7(r) | 18.0 | 84.1 | 89.8(r) | 5.7 | 84.1 | 98.1(r) | 14.0 |
| West Midlands Region | 40.2 | 59.3(r) | 19.1 | 85.5 | 91.5(r) | 6.0 | 91.9 | 97.8(r) | 5.9 |
| 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.
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% | |
| West Midlands Region | 374 | 126 | 362 | 86 |
| England | 3,091 | 912 | 3,045 | 631 |
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 | |
| West Midlands Region | 44.4 | 44.6 | 0.2 |
| England | 45.5 | 46.2 | 0.7 |
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 | |
| West Midlands Region | 52.3 | 51.1 | -1.2 |
| England | 54 | 55.5 | 1.5 |
National Indicator 98: Percentage of pupils progressing by 2 levels in Maths between Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4
| 2005 | 2007 | % points difference | |
| West Midlands Region | 23.4 | 25.7 | 2.3 |
| England | 25.6 | 27.9 | 2.3 |
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.
