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Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Bedfordshire
England > East of England Region > Bedfordshire LA
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 | |
| Bedford Constituency | 39.3 | 45(r) | 5.7 | 87.8 | 87.2(r) | -0.6 | 93.4 | 96.6(r) | 3.2 |
| Luton South Constituency | 36.5 | 51.2(r) | 14.7 | 91.7 | 92.1(r) | 0.4 | 95.7 | 98.3(r) | 2.6 |
| Mid Bedfordshire Constituency | 51.5 | 70.1(r) | 18.6 | 94.8 | 97.3(r) | 2.5 | 97.1 | 99.2(r) | 2.1 |
| North East Bedfordshire Constituency | 36.6 | 60.5(r) | 23.9 | 87.1 | 92.3(r) | 5.2 | 91.6 | 97.9(r) | 6.3 |
| South West Bedfordshire Constituency | 46.4 | 53.6(r) | 7.2 | 89.7 | 88.5(r) | -1.2 | 92.8 | 96.9(r) | 4.1 |
| Bedford District | 42.2 | 57.6(r) | 15.4 | 88.3 | 91.6(r) | 3.3 | 93.6 | 97.9(r) | 4.3 |
| Mid Bedfordshire District | 44.1 | 63(r) | 18.9 | 92.6 | 94.3(r) | 1.7 | 95.3 | 98.2(r) | 2.9 |
| South Bedfordshire District | 47.1 | 53.4(r) | 6.3 | 90.2 | 89.8(r) | -0.4 | 93.4 | 97.3(r) | 3.9 |
| Bedfordshire LA | 44.3 | 58.1(r) | 13.8 | 90.2 | 92(r) | 1.8 | 94.1 | 97.8(r) | 3.7 |
| East of England Region | 45.8 | 61.2(r) | 15.4 | 89.7 | 92.3(r) | 2.6 | 94.3 | 97.9(r) | 3.6 |
| 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% | |
| Bedfordshire LA | 17 | 2 | 17 | 2 |
| East of England Region | 337 | 77 | 329 | 48 |
| 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 | |
| Bedfordshire LA | 44.4 | 44.3 | -0.1 |
| East of England Region | 47.4 | 48 | 0.6 |
| 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 | |
| Bedfordshire LA | 50.3 | 58.9 | 8.6 |
| East of England Region | 56.4 | 56.2 | -0.2 |
| 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 | |
| Bedfordshire LA | 19.7 | 23.1 | 3.4 |
| East of England Region | 25.7 | 28.6 | 2.9 |
| England | 25.6 | 27.9 | 2.3 |
Graphics
- Achieving 5+ A*-C - 2007
- Achieving 5+ A*-C - Difference
- Achieving 5+ A*-G - 2007
- Achieving 5+ A*-G - Difference
- Achieving Any Passes - 2007
- Achieving Any Passes - Difference
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.
