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Education and Skills in Your Area - Parliamentary Constituency: Ashton under Lyne
England > North West Region > Oldham LA | Tameside LA > Ashton under Lyne 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 | |
| Ashton Hurst Ward | 37.8 | 52.4(r) | 14.6 | 90.7 | 89.2(r) | -1.5 | 96.9 | 98.6(r) | 1.7 |
| Ashton St. Michael's Ward | 11.3 | 41.2(r) | 29.9 | 78.8 | 78.1(r) | -0.7 | 86.9 | 89.5(r) | 2.6 |
| Ashton St. Peters' Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Ashton Waterloo Ward | - | -(r) | N/A | - | -(r) | N/A | 100 | 84.6(r) | -15.4 |
| Droylsden East Ward | 46.3 | 61.5(r) | 15.2 | 90.1 | 92.9(r) | 2.8 | 95.6 | 99.3(r) | 3.7 |
| Droylsden West Ward | 41.4 | 64.6(r) | 23.2 | 90.6 | 93.3(r) | 2.7 | 95 | 100(r) | 5.0 |
| Failsworth East Ward | 25.5 | 54.6(r) | 29.1 | 83.6 | 95.9(r) | 12.3 | 90.5 | 99.3(r) | 8.8 |
| Failsworth West Ward | - | .(r) | N/A | - | .(r) | N/A | - | .(r) | N/A |
| Hollinwood Ward | 13.2 | 34.8(r) | 21.6 | 55.3 | 64.2(r) | 8.9 | 71.6 | 88.6(r) | 17.0 |
| Ashton under Lyne Constituency | 29.8 | 52.6(r) | 22.8 | 80 | 86.7(r) | 6.7 | 88 | 96.9(r) | 8.9 |
| Oldham LA | 35.8 | 59.5(r) | 23.7 | 82.1 | 90.6(r) | 8.5 | 89.5 | 97.6(r) | 8.1 |
| Tameside LA | 37.7 | 55.4(r) | 17.7 | 86.2 | 89.6(r) | 3.4 | 92.4 | 97(r) | 4.6 |
| 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% | |
| Oldham LA | 15 | 7 | 15 | 7 |
| Tameside LA | 18 | 6 | 18 | 4 |
| 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 | |
| Oldham LA | 32.7 | 40.4 | 7.7 |
| Tameside LA | 37.5 | 41.2 | 3.7 |
| 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 | |
| Oldham LA | 47.9 | 51.4 | 3.5 |
| Tameside LA | 41.2 | 48.6 | 7.4 |
| 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 | |
| Oldham LA | 19.8 | 24.2 | 4.4 |
| Tameside LA | 24.9 | 25.6 | 0.7 |
| 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.
