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England > South West Region > Dorset LA > East Dorset 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
Alderholt Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Ameysford Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Colehill East Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Colehill West Ward	-	-(r)	N/A	-	-(r)	N/A	-	12.5(r)	N/A
Corfe Mullen Central Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Corfe Mullen North Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Corfe Mullen South Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Crane Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Ferndown Central Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Ferndown Links Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Handley Vale Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Holt Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Longham Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Parley Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
St Leonards and St Ives East Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
St Leonards and St Ives West Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Stapehill Ward	47.7	57.9(r)	10.2	93.6	92.6(r)	-1.0	96.2	98.7(r)	2.5
Stour Ward	53.8	64.2(r)	10.4	93.3	97.2(r)	3.9	95.6	99.7(r)	4.1
Three Cross and Potterne Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Verwood Dewlands Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Verwood Newtown Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Verwood Stephen's Castle Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
West Moors Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Wimborne Minster Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
East Dorset District	49.4	59.9(r)	10.5	90.9	92.8(r)	1.9	93.4	97.2(r)	3.8
Dorset LA	49.8	64(r)	14.2	91.9	93.8(r)	1.9	95	98.4(r)	3.4
South West Region	47.1	59.5(r)	12.4	90.1	91.9(r)	1.8	94.8	98.1(r)	3.3
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%
Dorset LA	20	2	20	2
South West Region	299	58	295	46
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
Dorset LA	54.5	54.1	-0.4
South West Region	50.2	49.9	-0.3
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
Dorset LA	58.4	61.2	2.8
South West Region	56	57.6	1.6
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
Dorset LA	30.2	30.1	-0.1
South West Region	26.7	27.4	0.7
England	25.6	27.9	2.3

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• 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.

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