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Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Buckinghamshire
England > South East Region > Buckinghamshire LA
GCSE and equivalent results
- GCSE and equivalent results, percentage of pupils gaining
- 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 
| achieving 5+ A*-C | achieving 5+ A*-G | any passes | |||||||
| 1997 | 2009 | % points difference | 1997 | 2009 | % points difference | 1997 | 2009 | % points difference | |
| Aylesbury Constituency | 53.7 | 70.7(r) | 17 | 90.3 | 95.3(r) | 5 | 93.1 | 99.4(r) | 6.3 |
| Buckingham Constituency | 54.1 | 75.9(r) | 21.8 | 90.8 | 94.1(r) | 3.3 | 94.8 | x(r) | N/A |
| Chesham and Amersham Constituency | 63.8 | 75.4(r) | 11.6 | 91.1 | 94.1(r) | 3 | 95.3 | 98.9(r) | 3.6 |
| Beaconsfield Constituency | 56.8 | 78.8(r) | 22 | 91.1 | 94.8(r) | 3.7 | 96.2 | 98.8(r) | 2.6 |
| Wycombe Constituency | 66.2 | 78.5(r) | 12.3 | 93 | 98.5(r) | 5.5 | 95.8 | 99.3(r) | 3.5 |
| Aylesbury Vale District | 55.2 | 74.2(r) | 19 | 89.9 | 95.1(r) | 5.2 | 93.2 | 99.7(r) | 6.5 |
| Chiltern District | 64.1 | 74.1(r) | 10 | 91.1 | 94.1(r) | 3 | 95.3 | 98.9(r) | 3.6 |
| South Bucks District | 62.7 | 81.7(r) | 19 | 92.4 | 94.4(r) | 2 | 96.5 | 98.5(r) | 2 |
| Wycombe District | 60.1 | 75.2(r) | 15.1 | 92.6 | 97.5(r) | 4.9 | 95.8 | 99.3(r) | 3.5 |
| Buckinghamshire LA | 59.7 | 75.5(r) | 15.8 | 91.4 | 95.9(r) | 4.5 | 94.9 | 99.4(r) | 4.5 |
| South East Region | 47.7 | 70.1(r) | 22.4 | 89.8 | 94.1(r) | 4.3 | 94.1 | 98.9(r) | 4.8 |
| England | 45.1 | 70(r) | 24.9 | 86.4 | 92.3(r) | 5.9 | 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 75: Percentage of pupils achieving 5 or more A*- C grades at GCSE or equivalent including English and Mathematics
| 2004/05 | 2008/09 | % points difference | |
| Buckinghamshire LA | 59 | 65 | 7 |
| South East Region | 46 | 54 | 7 |
| England | 43 | 51 | 8 |
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 | 2008/09 | |||
| Total number of schools | Schools <30% | Total number of schools | Schools <30% | |
| Buckinghamshire LA | 34 | 10 | 33 | 1 |
| South East Region | 474 | 125 | 464 | 44 |
| England | 3,088 | 909 | 2,988 | 247 |
National Indicator 84: Percentage of pupils achieving of 2 or more A* - C grades in Science GCSEs or equivalent
| 2005/06 | 2008/09 | % points difference | |
| Buckinghamshire LA | 60.4 | 62.9 | 2.5 |
| South East Region | 48.7 | 54.7 | 6 |
| England | 45.5 | 54.2 | 8.7 |
Graphics
- Achieving 5+ A*-C - 2008
- Achieving 5+ A*-C - Difference
- Achieving 5+ A*-G - 2008
- Achieving 5+ A*-G - Difference
- Achieving Any Passes - 2008
- Achieving Any Passes - Difference
National Summary
Revised 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 45.1 per cent of 15 year olds in 1997. Revised 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 86.4 per cent of 15 year olds in 1997.
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.
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.
