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Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Bristol
England > South West Region > Bristol LA
GCSE and equivalent results
- GCSE and equivalent results, percentage of pupils gaining - achieving 5+ A*-C
- GCSE and equivalent results, percentage of pupils gaining - achieving 5+ A*-G
- GCSE and equivalent results, percentage of pupils gaining - any passes
- National Indicator 75: Percentage of pupils achieving 5 or more A*- C grades at GCSE or equivalent including English and Mathematics
- 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
- GCSE and equivalent results, percentage of pupils gaining 5 or more A*- C grades at GCSE or equivalent including English and Mathematics
GCSE and equivalent results, percentage of pupils gaining - achieving 5+ A*-C 
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
| Bristol, City of District | 36.3 | 44 | 47.2 | 55.1 | 61.9 |
| Bristol LA | 36.1 | 43.8 | 46.9 | 54.9 | 61.7 |
| South West Region | 56.1 | 58.2 | 59.5 | 63.6 | 67.9 |
| England | 56.3 | 59.2 | 62 | 65.3 | 70 |
GCSE and equivalent results, percentage of pupils gaining - achieving 5+ A*-G
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
| Bristol, City of District | 81 | 83.9 | 85.3 | 88.9 | 89.2 |
| Bristol LA | 80.8 | 83.6 | 85 | 88.7 | 89 |
| South West Region | 90.7 | 91.4 | 91.9 | 93 | 94.1 |
| England | 89 | 90.5 | 91.7 | 91.6 | 92.3 |
GCSE and equivalent results, percentage of pupils gaining - any passes
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
| Bristol, City of District | 91.7 | 94.1 | 96.4 | 97.4 | 97.6 |
| Bristol LA | 91.7 | 94.1 | 96.4 | 97.4 | 97.6 |
| South West Region | 97 | 97.7 | 98.1 | 98.6 | 98.9 |
| England | 96.4 | 97.8 | 98.9 | 98.6 | 98.9 |
From 2005 includes GCSEs and other equivalent qualifications approved for use pre-16.
From 2006 figures are for pupils at the end of Key Stage 4.
National Indicator 75: Percentage of pupils achieving 5 or more A*- C grades at GCSE or equivalent including English and Mathematics
| 2005/06 | 2006/07 | 2007/08 | 2008/09 | |
| Bristol LA | 30 | 32 | 36 | 40 |
| South West Region | 46 | 47 | 49 | 52 |
| England | 44 | 46 | 48 | 51 |
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
| 2005/06 | 2006/07 | 2007/08 | 2008/09 | |||||
| Total number of schools | Schools <30% | Total number of schools | Schools <30% | Total number of schools | Schools <30% | Total number of schools | Schools <30% | |
| Bristol LA | 17 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 18 | 5 |
| South West Region | 297 | 58 | 295 | 46 | 294 | 31 | 294 | 16 |
| England | 3,068 | 781 | 3,045 | 631 | 3,034 | 439 | 2,988 | 247 |
National Indicator 84: Percentage of pupils achieving of 2 or more A* - C grades in Science GCSEs or equivalent
| 2005/06 | 2006/07 | 2007/08 | 2008/09 | |
| Bristol LA | 30.7 | 34.5 | 40.8 | 40.7 |
| South West Region | 50.2 | 50.7 | 52.5 | 54.3 |
| England | 45.5 | 48.5 | 50.2 | 54.2 |
GCSE and equivalent results, percentage of pupils gaining 5 or more A*- C grades at GCSE or equivalent including English and Mathematics
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
| Bristol LA | 28.2 | 30.4 | 31.5 | 35.5 | 40.2 |
| South West Region | 45.7 | 46.2 | 47.2 | 49.3 | 51.8 |
| England | 42.6 | 44.1 | 45.9 | 48.4 | 50.9 |
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National Summary
Figures for 2009 show that in maintained schools 70.0 per cent of pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 achieved 5 or more GCSE and equivalents at grades A*-C up from 56.3 per cent in 2005. Figures for 2009 show that in maintained schools 92.3 per cent of pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 achieved 5 or more GCSE and equivalents at grades A*-G up from 89.0 per cent in 2005.
In 2008/09 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 247, down from 909 in 2004/05.
In 2008/09 the percentage of pupils achieving of 2 or more A* - C grades in Science GCSEs or equivalent was 54.2 per cent, up from 45.5 per cent in 2005/06.
In 2008/09 the percentage of pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 achieving 5 or more A* - C grades at GCSE and equivalent including English and Mathematics was 50.9 per cent, up from 42.6 per cent in 2004/05.
