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Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Kent
England > South East Region > Kent 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 | |
| Ashford Constituency | 43.2 | 63.3(r) | 20.1 | 84.9 | 93(r) | 8.1 | 91.4 | 98.5(r) | 7.1 |
| Canterbury Constituency | 53.8 | 65.7(r) | 11.9 | 89.6 | 93(r) | 3.4 | 94.5 | 98.3(r) | 3.8 |
| Chatham and Aylesford Constituency | 32.3 | 57.9(r) | 25.6 | 88 | 90.9(r) | 2.9 | 92.6 | 98.6(r) | 6.0 |
| Dartford Constituency | 51.8 | 75.6(r) | 23.8 | 90.2 | 94.8(r) | 4.6 | 95.1 | 98.3(r) | 3.2 |
| Dover Constituency | 44.4 | 63.9(r) | 19.5 | 90.2 | 93.1(r) | 2.9 | 95.6 | 99.1(r) | 3.5 |
| Faversham and Mid Kent Constituency | 32.9 | 57.3(r) | 24.4 | 83 | 89.4(r) | 6.4 | 91 | 97.5(r) | 6.5 |
| Folkestone and Hythe Constituency | 41.5 | 63(r) | 21.5 | 88.2 | 89.3(r) | 1.1 | 92.7 | 97.4(r) | 4.7 |
| Gravesham Constituency | 38.8 | 57.7(r) | 18.9 | 88.4 | 93.9(r) | 5.5 | 96.8 | 99.2(r) | 2.4 |
| Maidstone and The Weald Constituency | 63 | 74.2(r) | 11.2 | 94.6 | 93.2(r) | -1.4 | 96.9 | 98.2(r) | 1.3 |
| North Thanet Constituency | 22.1 | 49.2(r) | 27.1 | 80.1 | 89.5(r) | 9.4 | 88.2 | 98.6(r) | 10.4 |
| Sevenoaks Constituency | 24 | 36.6(r) | 12.6 | 76.5 | 87.1(r) | 10.6 | 81 | 95.4(r) | 14.4 |
| Sittingbourne and Sheppey Constituency | 36.4 | 54.6(r) | 18.2 | 85.8 | 91.9(r) | 6.1 | 92.8 | 97.1(r) | 4.3 |
| South Thanet Constituency | 49.5 | 67.8(r) | 18.3 | 90.4 | 90.8(r) | 0.4 | 96 | 96.4(r) | 0.4 |
| Tonbridge and Malling Constituency | 53.5 | 74.4(r) | 20.9 | 92.8 | 93.6(r) | 0.8 | 96.4 | 98.2(r) | 1.8 |
| Tunbridge Wells Constituency | 62.8 | 79.2(r) | 16.4 | 90.6 | 95.6(r) | 5.0 | 92.9 | 99.5(r) | 6.6 |
| Ashford District | 43.2 | 63.3(r) | 20.1 | 84.9 | 93(r) | 8.1 | 91.4 | 98.5(r) | 7.1 |
| Canterbury District | 51.1 | 65.5(r) | 14.4 | 89.7 | 93.3(r) | 3.6 | 94.5 | 98.3(r) | 3.8 |
| Dartford District | 51.8 | 76.2(r) | 24.4 | 90.2 | 95.7(r) | 5.5 | 95.1 | 99.2(r) | 4.1 |
| Dover District | 47.5 | 69.3(r) | 21.8 | 90.9 | 94.3(r) | 3.4 | 96.5 | 99.2(r) | 2.7 |
| Gravesham District | 38.8 | 57.7(r) | 18.9 | 88.4 | 93.9(r) | 5.5 | 96.8 | 99.2(r) | 2.4 |
| Maidstone District | 53.1 | 68.4(r) | 15.3 | 91.6 | 91.6(r) | 0.0 | 94.7 | 97.5(r) | 2.8 |
| Sevenoaks District | 24.4 | 35.8(r) | 11.4 | 78.1 | 85.2(r) | 7.1 | 82.5 | 93.3(r) | 10.8 |
| Shepway District | 41.5 | 63(r) | 21.5 | 88.2 | 89.3(r) | 1.1 | 92.7 | 97.4(r) | 4.7 |
| Swale District | 37.9 | 57.7(r) | 19.8 | 85.1 | 91.9(r) | 6.8 | 93 | 97.6(r) | 4.6 |
| Thanet District | 40.4 | 56.3(r) | 15.9 | 86.3 | 88.2(r) | 1.9 | 92.8 | 96.5(r) | 3.7 |
| Tonbridge and Malling District | 47.5 | 69(r) | 21.5 | 92.2 | 93.2(r) | 1.0 | 95.9 | 97.9(r) | 2.0 |
| Tunbridge Wells District | 65.3 | 77.8(r) | 12.5 | 92.4 | 95.7(r) | 3.3 | 94.4 | 99.5(r) | 5.1 |
| Kent LA | . | 64.9(r) | . | . | 92.5(r) | . | . | 98.1(r) | . |
| South East Region | 47.7 | 62(r) | 14.3 | 89.8 | 92.7(r) | 2.9 | 94.1 | 98.2(r) | 4.1 |
| 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% | |
| Kent LA | 101 | 42 | 96 | 33 |
| South East Region | 474 | 126 | 469 | 87 |
| 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 | |
| Kent LA | 45.6 | 46.1 | 0.5 |
| South East Region | 48.7 | 49.4 | 0.7 |
| 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 | |
| Kent LA | 53.2 | 55.3 | 2.1 |
| South East Region | 56.3 | 57.6 | 1.3 |
| 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 | |
| Kent LA | 25.2 | 27.3 | 2.1 |
| South East Region | 26.8 | 29.2 | 2.4 |
| 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.
