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Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Knowsley
England > North West Region > Knowsley 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 | |
| Cantril Farm Ward | - | -(r) | N/A | - | -(r) | N/A | - | 28.6(r) | N/A |
| Cherryfield Ward | 27.7 | 66.7(r) | 39.0 | 70.8 | 82.7(r) | 11.9 | 81.8 | 95.7(r) | 13.9 |
| Halewood East Ward | - | -(r) | N/A | - | -(r) | N/A | 10 | 25(r) | 15.0 |
| Halewood South Ward | 36.6 | 50.8(r) | 14.2 | 75.6 | 90.2(r) | 14.6 | 87.8 | 100(r) | 12.2 |
| Halewood West Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Kirkby Central Ward | 24.3 | 58.1(r) | 33.8 | 76.1 | 88.5(r) | 12.4 | 91.4 | 96(r) | 4.6 |
| Knowsley Park Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Longview Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Northwood Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Page Moss Ward | 18.3 | 54.8(r) | 36.5 | 76.3 | 80.3(r) | 4.0 | 88.7 | 93.6(r) | 4.9 |
| Park Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Prescot East Ward | 36.9 | 65.2(r) | 28.3 | 80 | 90.3(r) | 10.3 | 92.3 | 97.4(r) | 5.1 |
| Prescot West Ward | 21.6 | 51.7(r) | 30.1 | 68.5 | 93.2(r) | 24.7 | 87.7 | 98.3(r) | 10.6 |
| Princess Ward | 19.6 | 46.3(r) | 26.7 | 68.6 | 75.4(r) | 6.8 | 75.5 | 90.6(r) | 15.1 |
| Roby Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| St. Gabriels Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| St. Michaels Ward | 18.7 | 41.9(r) | 23.2 | 70.8 | 75.6(r) | 4.8 | 81.3 | 96.2(r) | 14.9 |
| Swanside Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Tower Hill Ward | 17.9 | 28.1(r) | 10.2 | 69.2 | 69.6(r) | 0.4 | 81.5 | 84.8(r) | 3.3 |
| Whiston North Ward | 23.4 | 58.9(r) | 35.5 | 89.8 | 94(r) | 4.2 | 97.7 | 97(r) | -0.7 |
| Whiston South Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Whitefield Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Knowsley LA | 23.4 | 50.8(r) | 27.4 | 73.2 | 82.5(r) | 9.3 | 85.3 | 94(r) | 8.7 |
| 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% | |
| Knowsley LA | 11 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
| 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 | |
| Knowsley LA | 22.3 | 19.3 | -3.0 |
| 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 | |
| Knowsley LA | 37.6 | 37.5 | -0.1 |
| 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 | |
| Knowsley LA | 14.4 | 14.7 | 0.3 |
| North West Region | 23.9 | 26.3 | 2.4 |
| England | 25.6 | 27.9 | 2.3 |
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.
