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Education and Skills in Your Area - District: Chesterfield
England > East Midlands Region > Derbyshire LA > Chesterfield District
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 | |
| Barrow Hill and New Whittington Ward | 33.8 | 46.9(r) | 13.1 | 90.1 | 92.2(r) | 2.1 | 94.4 | 97.8(r) | 3.4 |
| Brimington North Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Brimington South Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Brockwell Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Dunston Ward | 71.8 | 85.3(r) | 13.5 | 99.4 | 99(r) | -0.4 | 99.4 | 100(r) | 0.6 |
| Hasland Ward | 44.2 | 51.6(r) | 7.4 | 90.7 | 96.9(r) | 6.2 | 97.7 | 98.1(r) | 0.4 |
| Hollingwood and Inkersall Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Holmebrook Ward | 14 | 36.6(r) | 22.6 | 76.6 | 90.8(r) | 14.2 | 85 | 96.9(r) | 11.9 |
| Linacre Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Loundsley Green Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Lowgates and Woodthorpe Ward | 44.3 | 53.9(r) | 9.6 | 88.5 | 95(r) | 6.5 | 93.9 | 100(r) | 6.1 |
| Middlecroft and Poolsbrook Ward | 23.3 | 52(r) | 28.7 | 76.7 | 91.5(r) | 14.8 | 87 | 99.4(r) | 12.4 |
| Moor Ward | 35.7 | 52.8(r) | 17.1 | 87.2 | 94.9(r) | 7.7 | 92.9 | 97.9(r) | 5.0 |
| Old Whittington Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Rother Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| St Helen's Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| St Leonard's Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Walton Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| West Ward | 53.7 | 66.8(r) | 13.1 | 84.9 | 89.7(r) | 4.8 | 88.1 | 97.3(r) | 9.2 |
| Chesterfield District | 42.3 | 57.1(r) | 14.8 | 87.3 | 93.8(r) | 6.5 | 92.4 | 98.5(r) | 6.1 |
| Derbyshire LA | 43.5 | 58.6(r) | 15.1 | 88.3 | 93.2(r) | 4.9 | 92.9 | 98.7(r) | 5.8 |
| East Midlands Region | 41.5 | 57.9(r) | 16.4 | 86.8 | 91.2(r) | 4.4 | 92.6 | 97.7(r) | 5.1 |
| 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% | |
| Derbyshire LA | 47 | 8 | 47 | 8 |
| East Midlands Region | 263 | 88 | 265 | 65 |
| 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 | |
| Derbyshire LA | 48.3 | 48.6 | 0.3 |
| East Midlands Region | 45.8 | 46.6 | 0.8 |
| 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 | |
| Derbyshire LA | 55.4 | 55.6 | 0.2 |
| East Midlands Region | 53.3 | 53.9 | 0.6 |
| 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 | |
| Derbyshire LA | 25 | 27 | 2.0 |
| East Midlands Region | 22.4 | 24.7 | 2.3 |
| 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.
