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Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Nottinghamshire
England > East Midlands Region > Nottinghamshire 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 | |
| Ashfield Constituency | 30.3 | 44.6(r) | 14.3 | 82.4 | 91.1(r) | 8.7 | 90.6 | 97.6(r) | 7.0 |
| Bassetlaw Constituency | 28.5 | 43.7(r) | 15.2 | 80 | 88.1(r) | 8.1 | 87.9 | 96.9(r) | 9.0 |
| Broxtowe Constituency | 45.1 | 55.7(r) | 10.6 | 89 | 92(r) | 3.0 | 94.2 | 97.9(r) | 3.7 |
| Gedling Constituency | 43.3 | 58.2(r) | 14.9 | 86 | 90.8(r) | 4.8 | 93.6 | 96.7(r) | 3.1 |
| Mansfield Constituency | 33.4 | 47.4(r) | 14.0 | 83.7 | 83.4(r) | -0.3 | 90.7 | 95.5(r) | 4.8 |
| Newark Constituency | 47.3 | 57.1(r) | 9.8 | 89 | 89.2(r) | 0.2 | 94 | 96.2(r) | 2.2 |
| Rushcliffe Constituency | 53.6 | 66.6(r) | 13.0 | 92.7 | 91.4(r) | -1.3 | 95.7 | 98.3(r) | 2.6 |
| Sherwood Constituency | 42.2 | 56.7(r) | 14.5 | 89.2 | 91.5(r) | 2.3 | 94.1 | 97.3(r) | 3.2 |
| Nottinghamshire LA | . | 54.9(r) | . | . | 90(r) | . | . | 97.2(r) | . |
| East Midlands Region | 41.5 | 57.9(r) | 16.4 | 86.8 | 91.2(r) | 4.4 | 92.6 | 97.7(r) | 5.1 |
| 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% | |
| Nottinghamshire LA | 47 | 15 | 47 | 11 |
| East Midlands Region | 263 | 88 | 265 | 65 |
| 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 | |
| Nottinghamshire LA | 42.7 | 44.5 | 1.8 |
| East Midlands Region | 45.8 | 46.6 | 0.8 |
| 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 | |
| Nottinghamshire LA | 52.1 | 50.2 | -1.9 |
| East Midlands Region | 53.3 | 53.9 | 0.6 |
| 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 | |
| Nottinghamshire LA | 20.9 | 23.8 | 2.9 |
| East Midlands Region | 22.4 | 24.7 | 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.
