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Education and Skills in Your Area - Government Office Region: North West
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 | |
| Blackburn with Darwen LA | . | 59.9(r) | . | . | 93.1(r) | . | . | 98.1(r) | . |
| Blackpool LA | . | 51.9(r) | . | . | 91.4(r) | . | . | 98.2(r) | . |
| Bolton LA | 40 | 54.8(r) | 14.8 | 86 | 90.2(r) | 4.2 | 91.5 | 97.2(r) | 5.7 |
| Bury LA | 47.8 | 63.2(r) | 15.4 | 94 | 95.8(r) | 1.8 | 96.8 | 99.4(r) | 2.6 |
| Cheshire LA | . | 63.4(r) | . | . | 93.4(r) | . | . | 98.3(r) | . |
| Cumbria LA | 43.5 | 59.1(r) | 15.6 | 88 | 91.2(r) | 3.2 | 93.5 | 97.1(r) | 3.6 |
| Halton LA | . | 61.9(r) | . | . | 91.7(r) | . | . | 98.1(r) | . |
| Knowsley LA | 23.4 | 50.8(r) | 27.4 | 73.2 | 82.5(r) | 9.3 | 85.3 | 94(r) | 8.7 |
| Lancashire LA | . | 61.6(r) | . | . | 92.2(r) | . | . | 97.7(r) | . |
| Liverpool LA | 30.1 | 58.3(r) | 28.2 | 75 | 86.5(r) | 11.5 | 86.1 | 95.1(r) | 9.0 |
| Manchester LA | 26.3 | 51.8(r) | 25.5 | 75.2 | 84(r) | 8.8 | 85.6 | 95(r) | 9.4 |
| Oldham LA | 35.8 | 59.5(r) | 23.7 | 82.1 | 90.6(r) | 8.5 | 89.5 | 97.6(r) | 8.1 |
| Rochdale LA | 35.5 | 55.9(r) | 20.4 | 82.8 | 90.8(r) | 8.0 | 89.4 | 97.2(r) | 7.8 |
| Salford LA | 30.7 | 59.6(r) | 28.9 | 81.1 | 89.2(r) | 8.1 | 88.7 | 97(r) | 8.3 |
| Sefton LA | 45 | 64.1(r) | 19.1 | 88.3 | 93(r) | 4.7 | 92.9 | 97.9(r) | 5.0 |
| St Helens LA | 40.2 | 62.3(r) | 22.1 | 86.1 | 91(r) | 4.9 | 91.5 | 97.6(r) | 6.1 |
| Stockport LA | 50.2 | 60.1(r) | 9.9 | 91.6 | 91.5(r) | -0.1 | 94.8 | 97.6(r) | 2.8 |
| Tameside LA | 37.7 | 55.4(r) | 17.7 | 86.2 | 89.6(r) | 3.4 | 92.4 | 97(r) | 4.6 |
| Trafford LA | 51.6 | 74.6(r) | 23.0 | 89.6 | 95.3(r) | 5.7 | 94.2 | 98.8(r) | 4.6 |
| Warrington LA | . | 69.9(r) | . | . | 94.2(r) | . | . | 98.5(r) | . |
| Wigan LA | 44.8 | 60.8(r) | 16.0 | 88.4 | 92.8(r) | 4.4 | 94.1 | 98.6(r) | 4.5 |
| Wirral LA | 44.5 | 60.9(r) | 16.4 | 86.3 | 92.3(r) | 6.0 | 92.2 | 97.8(r) | 5.6 |
| 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.
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% | |
| Blackburn with Darwen LA | 8 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| Blackpool LA | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| Bolton LA | 16 | 7 | 16 | 5 |
| Bury LA | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| Cheshire LA | 44 | 8 | 41 | 4 |
| Cumbria LA | 42 | 10 | 42 | 10 |
| Halton LA | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Knowsley LA | 11 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
| Lancashire LA | 88 | 20 | 84 | 17 |
| Liverpool LA | 31 | 18 | 30 | 11 |
| Manchester LA | 23 | 17 | 23 | 13 |
| Oldham LA | 15 | 7 | 15 | 7 |
| Rochdale LA | 14 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| Salford LA | 14 | 6 | 15 | 6 |
| Sefton LA | 20 | 7 | 21 | 5 |
| St Helens LA | 11 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| Stockport LA | 14 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Tameside LA | 18 | 6 | 18 | 4 |
| Trafford LA | 18 | 5 | 18 | 2 |
| Warrington LA | 12 | 3 | 12 | 2 |
| Wigan LA | 21 | 8 | 20 | 3 |
| Wirral LA | 22 | 8 | 22 | 6 |
| North West Region | 472 | 162 | 462 | 112 |
| 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 | |
| Blackburn with Darwen LA | 39.9 | 41.6 | 1.7 |
| Blackpool LA | 33.1 | 32.6 | -0.5 |
| Bolton LA | 39.9 | 42.4 | 2.5 |
| Bury LA | 46.8 | 48.8 | 2.0 |
| Cheshire LA | 52.9 | 53.8 | 0.9 |
| Cumbria LA | 50.1 | 50.6 | 0.5 |
| Halton LA | 31.2 | 35.8 | 4.6 |
| Knowsley LA | 22.3 | 19.3 | -3.0 |
| Lancashire LA | 49.1 | 49.6 | 0.5 |
| Liverpool LA | 34.3 | 33.7 | -0.6 |
| Manchester LA | 29.2 | 31.5 | 2.3 |
| Oldham LA | 32.7 | 40.4 | 7.7 |
| Rochdale LA | 35.5 | 37.6 | 2.1 |
| Salford LA | 29.8 | 33.3 | 3.5 |
| Sefton LA | 45.2 | 44.2 | -1.0 |
| St Helens LA | 39.6 | 39 | -0.6 |
| Stockport LA | 50.9 | 51.2 | 0.3 |
| Tameside LA | 37.5 | 41.2 | 3.7 |
| Trafford LA | 55.5 | 58.6 | 3.1 |
| Warrington LA | 49.1 | 47.4 | -1.7 |
| Wigan LA | 41.2 | 44.7 | 3.5 |
| Wirral LA | 50.8 | 54.5 | 3.7 |
| North West Region | 43.1 | 44.6 | 1.5 |
| 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 | |
| Blackburn with Darwen LA | 44.7 | 58.5 | 13.8 |
| Blackpool LA | 37.3 | 51.5 | 14.2 |
| Bolton LA | 45.5 | 52.5 | 7.0 |
| Bury LA | 54.2 | 60.4 | 6.2 |
| Cheshire LA | 54.4 | 60.3 | 5.9 |
| Cumbria LA | 55.7 | 53.9 | -1.8 |
| Halton LA | 40.3 | 55.6 | 15.3 |
| Knowsley LA | 37.6 | 37.5 | -0.1 |
| Lancashire LA | 51.7 | 57.2 | 5.5 |
| Liverpool LA | 39.2 | 45.6 | 6.4 |
| Manchester LA | 41.2 | 48.3 | 7.1 |
| Oldham LA | 47.9 | 51.4 | 3.5 |
| Rochdale LA | 50.5 | 51.7 | 1.2 |
| Salford LA | 42.2 | 49.3 | 7.1 |
| Sefton LA | 49.9 | 53 | 3.1 |
| St Helens LA | 44.8 | 58 | 13.2 |
| Stockport LA | 59 | 57 | -2.0 |
| Tameside LA | 41.2 | 48.6 | 7.4 |
| Trafford LA | 67.3 | 69.8 | 2.5 |
| Warrington LA | 54.4 | 60.1 | 5.7 |
| Wigan LA | 47.5 | 51.7 | 4.2 |
| Wirral LA | 50 | 56.9 | 6.9 |
| North West Region | 49.2 | 54.5 | 5.3 |
| 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 | |
| Blackburn with Darwen LA | 26.9 | 28.3 | 1.4 |
| Blackpool LA | 17 | 19.1 | 2.1 |
| Bolton LA | 22.2 | 23.9 | 1.7 |
| Bury LA | 33.1 | 37 | 3.9 |
| Cheshire LA | 23.9 | 28 | 4.1 |
| Cumbria LA | 25.3 | 27.4 | 2.1 |
| Halton LA | 17.5 | 24.6 | 7.1 |
| Knowsley LA | 14.4 | 14.7 | 0.3 |
| Lancashire LA | 27.4 | 28.5 | 1.1 |
| Liverpool LA | 20 | 21.3 | 1.3 |
| Manchester LA | 18.7 | 22.7 | 4.0 |
| Oldham LA | 19.8 | 24.2 | 4.4 |
| Rochdale LA | 27.8 | 30.8 | 3.0 |
| Salford LA | 19.3 | 21.4 | 2.1 |
| Sefton LA | 24 | 25.3 | 1.3 |
| St Helens LA | 18.2 | 18 | -0.2 |
| Stockport LA | 26.1 | 30.6 | 4.5 |
| Tameside LA | 24.9 | 25.6 | 0.7 |
| Trafford LA | 29.7 | 33.8 | 4.1 |
| Warrington LA | 23.9 | 27.1 | 3.2 |
| Wigan LA | 23.2 | 27.1 | 3.9 |
| Wirral LA | 25.1 | 27.4 | 2.3 |
| North West Region | 23.9 | 26.3 | 2.4 |
| 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.
