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Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: St Helens
England > North West Region > St Helens 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 | |
| Billinge and Seneley Green Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Blackbrook Ward | 39.1 | 53.1(r) | 14.0 | 86.5 | 94.5(r) | 8.0 | 89.5 | 98.6(r) | 9.1 |
| Broad Oak Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Eccleston Ward | 47.2 | 74.6(r) | 27.4 | 94.5 | 98(r) | 3.5 | 97.2 | 99.6(r) | 2.4 |
| Grange Park Ward | 24.6 | .(r) | N/A | 86.5 | .(r) | N/A | 91.3 | .(r) | N/A |
| Haydock Ward | 41 | 58.1(r) | 17.1 | 91.7 | 94.4(r) | 2.7 | 97.2 | 99.4(r) | 2.2 |
| Marshalls Cross Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Moss Bank Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Newton East Ward | 37.2 | 47.9(r) | 10.7 | 86.8 | 87.4(r) | 0.6 | 92 | 95.9(r) | 3.9 |
| Newton West Ward | - | 12.5(r) | N/A | - | 12.5(r) | N/A | - | 100(r) | N/A |
| Parr and Hardshaw Ward | 25.5 | 58(r) | 32.5 | 69.7 | 78.5(r) | 8.8 | 80.5 | 96.1(r) | 15.6 |
| Queen's Park Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Rainford Ward | 63.5 | 70.7(r) | 7.2 | 97.6 | 96.4(r) | -1.2 | 98.3 | 98.7(r) | 0.4 |
| Rainhill Ward | 49.8 | 62.8(r) | 13.0 | 93.3 | 96.7(r) | 3.4 | 95.8 | 99.6(r) | 3.8 |
| Sutton and Bold Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Thatto Heath Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| West Sutton Ward | 27 | 43.4(r) | 16.4 | 81.7 | 86.4(r) | 4.7 | 93.9 | 98.3(r) | 4.4 |
| Windle Ward | 38.6 | 83(r) | 44.4 | 80.1 | 90.5(r) | 10.4 | 87 | 95.1(r) | 8.1 |
| St Helens LA | 40.2 | 62.3(r) | 22.1 | 86.1 | 91(r) | 4.9 | 91.5 | 97.6(r) | 6.1 |
| 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% | |
| St Helens LA | 11 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| 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 | |
| St Helens LA | 39.6 | 39 | -0.6 |
| 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 | |
| St Helens LA | 44.8 | 58 | 13.2 |
| 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 | |
| St Helens LA | 18.2 | 18 | -0.2 |
| 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.
