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Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Cornwall
England > South West Region > Cornwall 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 | |
| Falmouth and Camborne Constituency | 38.4 | 54(r) | 15.6 | 86 | 89.5(r) | 3.5 | 92.7 | 97.3(r) | 4.6 |
| North Cornwall Constituency | 48.4 | 63.8(r) | 15.4 | 93 | 92.5(r) | -0.5 | 96.7 | 98.2(r) | 1.5 |
| South East Cornwall Constituency | 54 | 57.4(r) | 3.4 | 93.5 | 94(r) | 0.5 | 97.1 | 97.3(r) | 0.2 |
| St. Ives Constituency | 50.9 | 57.5(r) | 6.6 | 92.8 | 93.5(r) | 0.7 | 96.9 | 98.2(r) | 1.3 |
| Truro and St. Austell Constituency | 51.7 | 58.4(r) | 6.7 | 91 | 91.9(r) | 0.9 | 96.5 | 99(r) | 2.5 |
| Caradon District | 52 | 57.2(r) | 5.2 | 94.1 | 94.5(r) | 0.4 | 97.5 | 98(r) | 0.5 |
| Carrick District | 52.1 | 58.5(r) | 6.4 | 90.7 | 90.6(r) | -0.1 | 95.8 | 98.5(r) | 2.7 |
| Kerrier District | 39.8 | 59.6(r) | 19.8 | 86.6 | 91.1(r) | 4.5 | 93.8 | 97.8(r) | 4.0 |
| North Cornwall District | 45.7 | 57.9(r) | 12.2 | 91.7 | 92.1(r) | 0.4 | 96 | 97.5(r) | 1.5 |
| Penwith District | 50.6 | 50.9(r) | 0.3 | 92.7 | 92.6(r) | -0.1 | 95.9 | 97.6(r) | 1.7 |
| Restormel District | 52.7 | 63.2(r) | 10.5 | 92.9 | 92.8(r) | -0.1 | 97.2 | 98.7(r) | 1.5 |
| Cornwall LA | 48.8 | 58.5(r) | 9.7 | 91.4 | 92.3(r) | 0.9 | 96 | 98.1(r) | 2.1 |
| South West Region | 47.1 | 59.5(r) | 12.4 | 90.1 | 91.9(r) | 1.8 | 94.8 | 98.1(r) | 3.3 |
| 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% | |
| Cornwall LA | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| South West Region | 299 | 58 | 295 | 46 |
| 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 | |
| Cornwall LA | 49.9 | 49 | -0.9 |
| South West Region | 50.2 | 49.9 | -0.3 |
| 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 | |
| Cornwall LA | 54.1 | 55.7 | 1.6 |
| South West Region | 56 | 57.6 | 1.6 |
| 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 | |
| Cornwall LA | 25.1 | 22 | -3.1 |
| South West Region | 26.7 | 27.4 | 0.7 |
| 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.
