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Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Calderdale
England > Yorkshire and The Humber Region > Calderdale 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 | |
| Calder Valley Constituency | 37.4 | 60.6(r) | 23.2 | 85.6 | 94.5(r) | 8.9 | 92 | 98.9(r) | 6.9 |
| Halifax Constituency | 39.3 | 57.5(r) | 18.2 | 79.6 | 87.6(r) | 8.0 | 87.8 | 97.3(r) | 9.5 |
| Calderdale District | 38.2 | 59.2(r) | 21.0 | 83 | 91.5(r) | 8.5 | 90.2 | 98.2(r) | 8.0 |
| Calderdale LA | 38.2 | 59.2(r) | 21.0 | 83 | 91.5(r) | 8.5 | 90.2 | 98.2(r) | 8.0 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber Region | 37.9 | 57.8(r) | 19.9 | 84 | 89.9(r) | 5.9 | 90.5 | 97.2(r) | 6.7 |
| 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% | |
| Calderdale LA | 15 | 4 | 15 | 5 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber Region | 313 | 110 | 303 | 84 |
| 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 | |
| Calderdale LA | 46.1 | 47.1 | 1.0 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber Region | 41.8 | 42.9 | 1.1 |
| 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 | |
| Calderdale LA | 44.5 | 46.5 | 2.0 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber Region | 48.7 | 53.2 | 4.5 |
| 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 | |
| Calderdale LA | 23.1 | 25.3 | 2.2 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber Region | 22.3 | 23.9 | 1.6 |
| 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.
