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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
Arnside and Beetham Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Broughton Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Burneside Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Burton and Holme Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Cartmel Ward	56.9	64.7(r)	7.8	98.3	96.5(r)	-1.8	98.3	98.8(r)	0.5
Coniston Ward	51	80(r)	29.0	93.9	93.3(r)	-0.6	98	100(r)	2.0
Crake Valley Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Crooklands Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Grange Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Hawkshead Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Holker Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Kendal Castle Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Kendal Far Cross Ward	-	-(r)	N/A	-	-(r)	N/A	-	62.5(r)	N/A
Kendal Fell Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Kendal Glebelands Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Kendal Heron Hill Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Kendal Highgate Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Kendal Kirkland Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Kendal Mintsfeet Ward	53.3	72(r)	18.7	93.9	94.5(r)	0.6	97.7	98.6(r)	0.9
Kendal Nether Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Kendal Oxenholme Ward	48	62.2(r)	14.2	93.4	93.9(r)	0.5	97.4	98(r)	0.6
Kendal Parks Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Kendal Stonecross Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Kendal Strickland Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Kendal Underley Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Kirkby Lonsdale Ward	67.5	81.8(r)	14.3	100	98.6(r)	-1.4	100	99.5(r)	-0.5
Lakes Ambleside Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Lakes Grasmere Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Levens Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Low Furness and Swarthmoor Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Lyth Valley Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Milnthorpe Ward	53.7	66.2(r)	12.5	91.1	96.4(r)	5.3	93.5	97.8(r)	4.3
Natland Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Sedbergh Ward	38.2	60(r)	21.8	88.2	80(r)	-8.2	94.1	96(r)	1.9
Staveley-in-Cartmel Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Staveley-in-Westmorland Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Ulverston Central Ward	52.4	55.6(r)	3.2	94.7	94.2(r)	-0.5	97.4	98.1(r)	0.7
Ulverston East Ward	-	-(r)	N/A	-	-(r)	N/A	-	-(r)	N/A
Ulverston North Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Ulverston South Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Ulverston Town Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Ulverston West Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Whinfell Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Windermere Applethwaite Ward	47.6	63.8(r)	16.2	88.9	93.8(r)	4.9	92.1	99.2(r)	7.1
Windermere Bowness North Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Windermere Bowness South Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Windermere Town Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.

South Lakeland District	52.7	66.4(r)	13.7	93.4	93.4(r)	0.0	96.2	97.5(r)	1.3

Cumbria LA	43.5	59.1(r)	15.6	88	91.2(r)	3.2	93.5	97.1(r)	3.6

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.

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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%
Cumbria LA	42	10	42	10

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
Cumbria LA	50.1	50.6	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
Cumbria LA	55.7	53.9	-1.8

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
Cumbria LA	25.3	27.4	2.1

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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