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Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Sefton
England > North West Region > Sefton 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 | |
| Ainsdale Ward | 58 | 68.9(r) | 10.9 | 93.7 | 94.9(r) | 1.2 | 96.7 | 98.1(r) | 1.4 |
| Birkdale Ward | 58.6 | 78(r) | 19.4 | 94.2 | 95.5(r) | 1.3 | 96.3 | 99.5(r) | 3.2 |
| Blundellsands Ward | 32.6 | 39.2(r) | 6.6 | 83.3 | 87.8(r) | 4.5 | 94.7 | 93.4(r) | -1.3 |
| Cambridge Ward | 44.5 | 74.3(r) | 29.8 | 91 | 93.3(r) | 2.3 | 94.2 | 97.8(r) | 3.6 |
| Church Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Derby Ward | 28.1 | 76.2(r) | 48.1 | 73.2 | 98.8(r) | 25.6 | 82.4 | 100(r) | 17.6 |
| Dukes Ward | 69.1 | 77.3(r) | 8.2 | 97.8 | 97.1(r) | -0.7 | 98.9 | 99(r) | 0.1 |
| Ford Ward | 23.8 | 56.8(r) | 33.0 | 81.6 | 83.9(r) | 2.3 | 87.8 | 90.1(r) | 2.3 |
| Harington Ward | 62.7 | 81(r) | 18.3 | 98.1 | 99.5(r) | 1.4 | 98.7 | 100(r) | 1.3 |
| Kew Ward | 16 | 62.2(r) | 46.2 | 81 | 88.2(r) | 7.2 | 93 | 99.2(r) | 6.2 |
| Linacre Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Litherland Ward | 27.1 | 36.1(r) | 9.0 | 85.7 | 89.3(r) | 3.6 | 90.5 | 95.1(r) | 4.6 |
| Manor Ward | 40.4 | 57.3(r) | 16.9 | 83.1 | 85.8(r) | 2.7 | 85.5 | 98(r) | 12.5 |
| Meols Ward | - | -(r) | N/A | - | -(r) | N/A | - | 100(r) | N/A |
| Molyneux Ward | 66.5 | 67.5(r) | 1.0 | 96.8 | 90(r) | -6.8 | 98.7 | 97.5(r) | -1.2 |
| Netherton and Orrell Ward | 21.4 | 58.4(r) | 37.0 | 59.3 | 90.4(r) | 31.1 | 77.1 | 96.4(r) | 19.3 |
| Norwood Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Park Ward | 43.8 | 64.9(r) | 21.1 | 90 | 98.2(r) | 8.2 | 94.8 | 100(r) | 5.2 |
| Ravenmeols Ward | 47.4 | 84.2(r) | 36.8 | 86.9 | 98.7(r) | 11.8 | 95.6 | 100(r) | 4.4 |
| St Oswald Ward | 19.8 | 48.8(r) | 29.0 | 81.7 | 90.6(r) | 8.9 | 91.1 | 97.1(r) | 6.0 |
| Sudell Ward | 58.2 | 68.5(r) | 10.3 | 96 | 95.6(r) | -0.4 | 97 | 99.4(r) | 2.4 |
| Victoria Ward | 57.2 | 73(r) | 15.8 | 97.2 | 97.1(r) | -0.1 | 97.2 | 100(r) | 2.8 |
| Sefton LA | 45 | 64.1(r) | 19.1 | 88.3 | 93(r) | 4.7 | 92.9 | 97.9(r) | 5.0 |
| 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% | |
| Sefton LA | 20 | 7 | 21 | 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 | |
| Sefton LA | 45.2 | 44.2 | -1.0 |
| 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 | |
| Sefton LA | 49.9 | 53 | 3.1 |
| 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 | |
| Sefton LA | 24 | 25.3 | 1.3 |
| 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.
