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Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Northamptonshire
England > East Midlands Region > Northamptonshire 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 | |
| Corby Constituency | 38.8 | 59.3(r) | 20.5 | 85.6 | 90.6(r) | 5.0 | 90.6 | 98.8(r) | 8.2 |
| Daventry Constituency | 50.2 | 60.1(r) | 9.9 | 92.6 | 95.1(r) | 2.5 | 96.2 | 99.4(r) | 3.2 |
| Kettering Constituency | 45.9 | 59.8(r) | 13.9 | 90 | 93.4(r) | 3.4 | 94.2 | 98.4(r) | 4.2 |
| Northampton North Constituency | 30.8 | 40(r) | 9.2 | 81.9 | 84.8(r) | 2.9 | 88.4 | 95.8(r) | 7.4 |
| Northampton South Constituency | 46.8 | 60.8(r) | 14.0 | 92 | 91.9(r) | -0.1 | 96.8 | 97.8(r) | 1.0 |
| Wellingborough Constituency | 41.6 | 51.5(r) | 9.9 | 87.5 | 88.8(r) | 1.3 | 93.3 | 98.2(r) | 4.9 |
| Northamptonshire LA | 42.2 | 55.1(r) | 12.9 | 88.1 | 90.8(r) | 2.7 | 93.1 | 98.1(r) | 5.0 |
| 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% | |
| Northamptonshire LA | 38 | 12 | 39 | 9 |
| 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 | |
| Northamptonshire LA | 45.1 | 45.8 | 0.7 |
| 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 | |
| Northamptonshire LA | 55.1 | 54.2 | -0.9 |
| 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 | |
| Northamptonshire LA | 21.5 | 24.1 | 2.6 |
| 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.
