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Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Lancashire
England > North West Region > Lancashire 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 | |
| Blackpool North and Fleetwood Constituency | 38.8 | 51.7(r) | 12.9 | 81.5 | 89.2(r) | 7.7 | 90.1 | 97(r) | 6.9 |
| Burnley Constituency | 40 | 41.1(r) | 1.1 | 84.8 | 87.9(r) | 3.1 | 90.1 | 95.9(r) | 5.8 |
| Chorley Constituency | 53.7 | 68.9(r) | 15.2 | 91.6 | 92.4(r) | 0.8 | 96.2 | 98.1(r) | 1.9 |
| Fylde Constituency | 47.8 | 70.5(r) | 22.7 | 87.8 | 94.2(r) | 6.4 | 96.6 | 98.2(r) | 1.6 |
| Hyndburn Constituency | 35.4 | 59.5(r) | 24.1 | 85.5 | 90.3(r) | 4.8 | 91.1 | 98.3(r) | 7.2 |
| Lancaster and Wyre Constituency | 58.4 | 78.2(r) | 19.8 | 93.7 | 97.2(r) | 3.5 | 96.2 | 99.6(r) | 3.4 |
| Morecambe and Lunesdale Constituency | 39.9 | 54.4(r) | 14.5 | 84.1 | 86.8(r) | 2.7 | 90.8 | 97(r) | 6.2 |
| Pendle Constituency | 37.1 | 44.3(r) | 7.2 | 83.5 | 89.7(r) | 6.2 | 91.5 | 96.1(r) | 4.6 |
| Preston Constituency | 32.7 | 48.8(r) | 16.1 | 78.5 | 85.5(r) | 7.0 | 87 | 92.9(r) | 5.9 |
| Ribble Valley Constituency | 58.7 | 70.8(r) | 12.1 | 94 | 96(r) | 2.0 | 96.8 | 99.1(r) | 2.3 |
| Rossendale and Darwen Constituency | 36.8 | 61.5(r) | 24.7 | 87 | 91.9(r) | 4.9 | 92.4 | 96.6(r) | 4.2 |
| South Ribble Constituency | 54.7 | 68.6(r) | 13.9 | 93.8 | 95.1(r) | 1.3 | 98.3 | 99(r) | 0.7 |
| West Lancashire Constituency | 42.2 | 58.7(r) | 16.5 | 89.2 | 93.3(r) | 4.1 | 94.2 | 98.4(r) | 4.2 |
| Burnley District | 40 | 41.1(r) | 1.1 | 84.8 | 87.9(r) | 3.1 | 90.1 | 95.9(r) | 5.8 |
| Chorley District | 53.7 | 68.9(r) | 15.2 | 91.6 | 92.4(r) | 0.8 | 96.2 | 98.1(r) | 1.9 |
| Fylde District | 51.6 | 69.2(r) | 17.6 | 88.5 | 94.6(r) | 6.1 | 96.7 | 98(r) | 1.3 |
| Hyndburn District | 32.4 | 59.5(r) | 27.1 | 85.6 | 90.3(r) | 4.7 | 91.1 | 98.3(r) | 7.2 |
| Lancaster District | 51 | 67.2(r) | 16.2 | 87.7 | 91.5(r) | 3.8 | 92.3 | 98.1(r) | 5.8 |
| Pendle District | 37.1 | 44.3(r) | 7.2 | 83.5 | 89.7(r) | 6.2 | 91.5 | 96.1(r) | 4.6 |
| Preston District | 38.4 | 58.1(r) | 19.7 | 82.5 | 90.4(r) | 7.9 | 89.8 | 96.3(r) | 6.5 |
| Ribble Valley District | 63.1 | 75.5(r) | 12.4 | 95.1 | 96.1(r) | 1.0 | 97.7 | 99.3(r) | 1.6 |
| Rossendale District | 46 | 66.9(r) | 20.9 | 88.9 | 93(r) | 4.1 | 92.6 | 97.1(r) | 4.5 |
| South Ribble District | 53.2 | 67.1(r) | 13.9 | 92.8 | 94.6(r) | 1.8 | 97.5 | 98.4(r) | 0.9 |
| West Lancashire District | 42.4 | 60.9(r) | 18.5 | 89.8 | 93.7(r) | 3.9 | 94.6 | 98.7(r) | 4.1 |
| Wyre District | 47 | 63(r) | 16.0 | 89.7 | 93.3(r) | 3.6 | 94.1 | 98.4(r) | 4.3 |
| Lancashire LA | . | 61.6(r) | . | . | 92.2(r) | . | . | 97.7(r) | . |
| North West Region | 41.5 | 60.3(r) | 18.8 | 85.9 | 91.1(r) | 5.2 | 92.1 | 97.4(r) | 5.3 |
| 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% | |
| Lancashire LA | 88 | 20 | 84 | 17 |
| North West Region | 472 | 162 | 462 | 112 |
| 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 | |
| Lancashire LA | 49.1 | 49.6 | 0.5 |
| North West Region | 43.1 | 44.6 | 1.5 |
| 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 | |
| Lancashire LA | 51.7 | 57.2 | 5.5 |
| North West Region | 49.2 | 54.5 | 5.3 |
| 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 | |
| Lancashire LA | 27.4 | 28.5 | 1.1 |
| North West Region | 23.9 | 26.3 | 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.
