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Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Manchester
England > North West Region > Manchester 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 | |
| Ardwick Ward | 10.9 | .(r) | N/A | 57.3 | .(r) | N/A | 72.7 | .(r) | N/A |
| Baguley Ward | 22 | 53.5(r) | 31.5 | 83 | 87.9(r) | 4.9 | 91.5 | 98(r) | 6.5 |
| Barlow Moor Ward | 33.1 | 30.4(r) | -2.7 | 78.2 | 72.8(r) | -5.4 | 82 | 94.3(r) | 12.3 |
| Benchill Ward | 13.4 | 25.5(r) | 12.1 | 68.6 | 75.9(r) | 7.3 | 82.6 | 97.2(r) | 14.6 |
| Beswick and Clayton Ward | - | -(r) | N/A | - | -(r) | N/A | - | 81(r) | N/A |
| Blackley Ward | 20.9 | 41.8(r) | 20.9 | 72 | 81.8(r) | 9.8 | 87.2 | 94.5(r) | 7.3 |
| Bradford Ward | 14.6 | .(r) | N/A | 48.3 | .(r) | N/A | 75.3 | .(r) | N/A |
| Brooklands Ward | 14.7 | 27.2(r) | 12.5 | 79.3 | 78(r) | -1.3 | 86.7 | 95.4(r) | 8.7 |
| Burnage Ward | 30.9 | 39.5(r) | 8.6 | 80.7 | 83.8(r) | 3.1 | 86.7 | 93.3(r) | 6.6 |
| Central Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Charlestown Ward | 7.5 | 26.9(r) | 19.4 | 64.2 | 69(r) | 4.8 | 73.1 | 87.3(r) | 14.2 |
| Cheetham Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Chorlton Ward | 34.8 | 52.5(r) | 17.7 | 87.6 | 94(r) | 6.4 | 93.8 | 98.9(r) | 5.1 |
| Crumpsall Ward | 39.2 | 66.5(r) | 27.3 | 79.4 | 88.7(r) | 9.3 | 94.7 | 97.6(r) | 2.9 |
| Didsbury Ward | 50.2 | 66.4(r) | 16.2 | 85.9 | 92.2(r) | 6.3 | 92.5 | 98.8(r) | 6.3 |
| Fallowfield Ward | 19.4 | 63.7(r) | 44.3 | 81.2 | 93.5(r) | 12.3 | 88.5 | 99.2(r) | 10.7 |
| Gorton North Ward | 22.5 | 72.4(r) | 49.9 | 73 | 83.3(r) | 10.3 | 85.5 | 94.1(r) | 8.6 |
| Gorton South Ward | 13.7 | 40(r) | 26.3 | 67.3 | 60.5(r) | -6.8 | 83.5 | 76.4(r) | -7.1 |
| Harpurhey Ward | 5.7 | .(r) | N/A | 49.4 | .(r) | N/A | 74.7 | .(r) | N/A |
| Hulme Ward | 44.3 | 81(r) | 36.7 | 87.8 | 93.5(r) | 5.7 | 90.4 | 97.4(r) | 7.0 |
| Levenshulme Ward | 26.1 | 53.7(r) | 27.6 | 83 | 92.2(r) | 9.2 | 90.3 | 98.5(r) | 8.2 |
| Lightbowne Ward | 31 | 49.6(r) | 18.6 | 74.8 | 87.1(r) | 12.3 | 89 | 96.8(r) | 7.8 |
| Longsight Ward | . | 56.2(r) | . | . | 86.4(r) | . | . | 97(r) | . |
| Moss Side Ward | . | 33.3(r) | . | . | 84.4(r) | . | . | 98.5(r) | . |
| Moston Ward | 43.8 | 55.2(r) | 11.4 | 92 | 91.6(r) | -0.4 | 98.9 | 97.1(r) | -1.8 |
| Newton Heath Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Northenden Ward | - | -(r) | N/A | - | -(r) | N/A | 9.3 | 5.3(r) | -4.0 |
| Old Moat Ward | - | -(r) | N/A | - | -(r) | N/A | - | 88.9(r) | N/A |
| Rusholme Ward | 14.9 | -(r) | N/A | 59.5 | -(r) | N/A | 78.4 | -(r) | N/A |
| Sharston Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Whalley Range Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Withington Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Woodhouse Park Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Manchester LA | 26.3 | 51.8(r) | 25.5 | 75.2 | 84(r) | 8.8 | 85.6 | 95(r) | 9.4 |
| 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% | |
| Manchester LA | 23 | 17 | 23 | 13 |
| 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 | |
| Manchester LA | 29.2 | 31.5 | 2.3 |
| 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 | |
| Manchester LA | 41.2 | 48.3 | 7.1 |
| 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 | |
| Manchester LA | 18.7 | 22.7 | 4.0 |
| 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.
