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Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Coventry
England > West Midlands Region > Coventry LA
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 | |
| Coventry North East Constituency | 31.8 | 49.6(r) | 17.8 | 77.8 | 88.4(r) | 10.6 | 89.6 | 98.5(r) | 8.9 |
| Coventry North West Constituency | 39.4 | 54(r) | 14.6 | 86.3 | 90.5(r) | 4.2 | 91.8 | 98.3(r) | 6.5 |
| Coventry South Constituency | 39.6 | 54.1(r) | 14.5 | 83.9 | 85.2(r) | 1.3 | 89.6 | 95.6(r) | 6.0 |
| Coventry District | 37.1 | 52.7(r) | 15.6 | 82.9 | 88(r) | 5.1 | 90.4 | 97.4(r) | 7.0 |
| Coventry LA | 36.9 | 52.6(r) | 15.7 | 82.4 | 87.8(r) | 5.4 | 90.8 | 97.4(r) | 6.6 |
| West Midlands Region | 40.2 | 59.3(r) | 19.1 | 85.5 | 91.5(r) | 6.0 | 91.9 | 97.8(r) | 5.9 |
| 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% | |
| Coventry LA | 19 | 8 | 19 | 5 |
| West Midlands Region | 374 | 126 | 362 | 86 |
| 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 | |
| Coventry LA | 41.5 | 43.6 | 2.1 |
| West Midlands Region | 44.4 | 44.6 | 0.2 |
| 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 | |
| Coventry LA | 47 | 48.1 | 1.1 |
| West Midlands Region | 52.3 | 51.1 | -1.2 |
| 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 | |
| Coventry LA | 21.4 | 21.6 | 0.2 |
| West Midlands Region | 23.4 | 25.7 | 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.
