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Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Bolton
England > North West Region > Bolton 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 | |
| Astley Bridge Ward | 41.3 | 50.1(r) | 8.8 | 86.9 | 88.6(r) | 1.7 | 95.5 | 96.6(r) | 1.1 |
| Blackrod Ward | 56.6 | 77(r) | 20.4 | 93.4 | 92.7(r) | -0.7 | 100 | 100(r) | 0.0 |
| Bradshaw Ward | 27.4 | 60.3(r) | 32.9 | 70.2 | 78.1(r) | 7.9 | 79.3 | 88.2(r) | 8.9 |
| Breightmet Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Bromley Cross Ward | 60 | 74.4(r) | 14.4 | 96.3 | 96.2(r) | -0.1 | 98.3 | 99.4(r) | 1.1 |
| Burnden Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Central Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Daubhill Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Deane-Cum-Heaton Ward | 19.9 | 29.5(r) | 9.6 | 63.1 | 72.6(r) | 9.5 | 71.8 | 94.2(r) | 22.4 |
| Derby Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Farnworth Ward | 37.3 | 55.1(r) | 17.8 | 91.8 | 92.3(r) | 0.5 | 94.6 | 98.1(r) | 3.5 |
| Halliwell Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Harper Green Ward | 26.3 | 40.9(r) | 14.6 | 86.9 | 89.8(r) | 2.9 | 93.1 | 96.9(r) | 3.8 |
| Horwich Ward | . | -(r) | . | . | 62.5(r) | . | . | 87.5(r) | . |
| Hulton Park Ward | 38.5 | 51.6(r) | 13.1 | 82 | 89.3(r) | 7.3 | 92 | 96.9(r) | 4.9 |
| Kearsley Ward | 17.6 | 41(r) | 23.4 | 76.9 | 95.1(r) | 18.2 | 82.4 | 98.4(r) | 16.0 |
| Little Lever Ward | 56.3 | 58.4(r) | 2.1 | 92.5 | 96.4(r) | 3.9 | 93.1 | 98.2(r) | 5.1 |
| Smithills Ward | 35.7 | 44.3(r) | 8.6 | 82.1 | 91(r) | 8.9 | 88.3 | 97.3(r) | 9.0 |
| Tonge Ward | - | .(r) | N/A | - | .(r) | N/A | - | .(r) | N/A |
| Westhoughton Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Bolton LA | 40 | 54.8(r) | 14.8 | 86 | 90.2(r) | 4.2 | 91.5 | 97.2(r) | 5.7 |
| 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% | |
| Bolton LA | 16 | 7 | 16 | 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 | |
| Bolton LA | 39.9 | 42.4 | 2.5 |
| 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 | |
| Bolton LA | 45.5 | 52.5 | 7.0 |
| 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 | |
| Bolton LA | 22.2 | 23.9 | 1.7 |
| 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.
