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Education and Skills in Your Area - Parliamentary Constituency: Aldridge-Brownhills
England > West Midlands Region > Walsall LA > Aldridge-Brownhills Constituency
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 | |
| Aldridge Central and South Ward | 44.1 | 63.2(r) | 19.1 | 87.8 | 96.1(r) | 8.3 | 92.8 | 99.1(r) | 6.3 |
| Aldridge North and Walsall Wood Ward | 13.5 | 69.1(r) | 55.6 | 73 | 93(r) | 20.0 | 86.5 | 99.6(r) | 13.1 |
| Brownhills Ward | 32.9 | 41(r) | 8.1 | 76.9 | 87.4(r) | 10.5 | 91.6 | 97.3(r) | 5.7 |
| Hatherton Rushall Ward | 48.7 | 93.2(r) | 44.5 | 68.6 | 93.2(r) | 24.6 | 83.5 | 98.1(r) | 14.6 |
| Pelsall Ward | 22.9 | 50.2(r) | 27.3 | 65.4 | 76.1(r) | 10.7 | 81.7 | 97.9(r) | 16.2 |
| Streetly Ward | 49.7 | 63.8(r) | 14.1 | 98.3 | 94.6(r) | -3.7 | 98.3 | 98.8(r) | 0.5 |
| Aldridge-Brownhills Constituency | 39.6 | 61(r) | 21.4 | 80.4 | 90.2(r) | 9.8 | 89.8 | 98.6(r) | 8.8 |
| Walsall LA | 33.8 | 50.5(r) | 16.7 | 77.7 | 87.3(r) | 9.6 | 88.5 | 96.7(r) | 8.2 |
| West Midlands Region | 40.2 | 59.3(r) | 19.1 | 85.5 | 91.5(r) | 6.0 | 91.9 | 97.8(r) | 5.9 |
| 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% | |
| Walsall LA | 20 | 9 | 18 | 9 |
| West Midlands Region | 374 | 126 | 362 | 86 |
| 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 | |
| Walsall LA | 35.4 | 34.9 | -0.5 |
| West Midlands Region | 44.4 | 44.6 | 0.2 |
| 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 | |
| Walsall LA | 45.8 | 43 | -2.8 |
| West Midlands Region | 52.3 | 51.1 | -1.2 |
| 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 | |
| Walsall LA | 18.4 | 21 | 2.6 |
| West Midlands Region | 23.4 | 25.7 | 2.3 |
| 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.
