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Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Reading
England > South East Region > Reading 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 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 | achieving 5+ A*-G | any passes | |||||||
| 1997 | 2009 | % points difference | 1997 | 2009 | % points difference | 1997 | 2009 | % points difference | |
| Reading East Constituency | 48.5 | 69.1(r) | 20.6 | 82.8 | 94.9(r) | 12.1 | 85.7 | 98.6(r) | 12.9 |
| Reading West Constituency | 37.4 | 68.3(r) | 30.9 | 83.8 | 93.9(r) | 10.1 | 90 | 98.9(r) | 8.9 |
| Reading District | 40.1 | 70.9(r) | 30.8 | 79 | 94.4(r) | 15.4 | 85.4 | 99.7(r) | 14.3 |
| Reading LA | . | 70.9(r) | . | . | 94.4(r) | . | . | 99.7(r) | . |
| 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 | |
| Reading LA | 42 | 53 | 11 |
| 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% | |
| Reading LA | 7 | 3 | 7 | 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 | |
| Reading LA | 37.6 | 52.5 | 14.9 |
| South East Region | 48.7 | 54.7 | 6 |
| England | 45.5 | 54.2 | 8.7 |
GCSE and equivalent results, percentage of pupils gaining 5 or more A*- C grades at GCSE or equivalent including English and Mathematics
| 2005 | 2009 | % points difference | |
| Reading East Constituency | 52.6 | 62.2(r) | 9.6 |
| Reading West Constituency | 34.8 | 44.4(r) | 9.6 |
| Reading LA | 41.9 | 52.9(r) | 11 |
| South East Region | 46.5 | 53.7(r) | 7.2 |
| England | 42.6 | 50.9(r) | 8.3 |
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.
