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Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Oldham
England > North West Region > Oldham 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 | |
| Alexandra Ward | - | .(r) | N/A | - | .(r) | N/A | 22.7 | .(r) | N/A |
| Chadderton Central Ward | 25.2 | 68.4(r) | 43.2 | 83.6 | 89.8(r) | 6.2 | 90.5 | 98.2(r) | 7.7 |
| Chadderton North Ward | 61.3 | 61.7(r) | 0.4 | 97.2 | 94(r) | -3.2 | 98 | 99.6(r) | 1.6 |
| Chadderton South Ward | 29.8 | 42.3(r) | 12.5 | 78.9 | 85.9(r) | 7.0 | 85.4 | 95.1(r) | 9.7 |
| Coldhurst Ward | 24 | 65.4(r) | 41.4 | 72.4 | 86.9(r) | 14.5 | 84.2 | 98(r) | 13.8 |
| Crompton Ward | 75 | 77.1(r) | 2.1 | 100 | 94.9(r) | -5.1 | 100 | 98.6(r) | -1.4 |
| Failsworth East Ward | 25.5 | 54.6(r) | 29.1 | 83.6 | 95.9(r) | 12.3 | 90.5 | 99.3(r) | 8.8 |
| Failsworth West Ward | - | .(r) | N/A | - | .(r) | N/A | - | .(r) | N/A |
| Hollinwood Ward | 13.2 | 34.8(r) | 21.6 | 55.3 | 64.2(r) | 8.9 | 71.6 | 88.6(r) | 17.0 |
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| Royton South Ward | 37.1 | 65.6(r) | 28.5 | 89.2 | 97.6(r) | 8.4 | 96.5 | 99.5(r) | 3.0 |
| Saddleworth East Ward | 44.6 | 69.5(r) | 24.9 | 92.4 | 95.8(r) | 3.4 | 97.2 | 99.6(r) | 2.4 |
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| St. Marys Ward | 46 | 65(r) | 19.0 | 88.7 | 94.3(r) | 5.6 | 94.6 | 97.6(r) | 3.0 |
| St. Pauls Ward | 26.6 | 48.5(r) | 21.9 | 80.8 | 88.4(r) | 7.6 | 93.8 | 95.5(r) | 1.7 |
| Waterhead Ward | 29.9 | 50.6(r) | 20.7 | 75.5 | 85.5(r) | 10.0 | 84.2 | 98.3(r) | 14.1 |
| Werneth Ward | 26.6 | 34.8(r) | 8.2 | 71.8 | 91.3(r) | 19.5 | 82.5 | 96.3(r) | 13.8 |
| Oldham LA | 35.8 | 59.5(r) | 23.7 | 82.1 | 90.6(r) | 8.5 | 89.5 | 97.6(r) | 8.1 |
| 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% | |
| Oldham LA | 15 | 7 | 15 | 7 |
| 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 | |
| Oldham LA | 32.7 | 40.4 | 7.7 |
| 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 | |
| Oldham LA | 47.9 | 51.4 | 3.5 |
| 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 | |
| Oldham LA | 19.8 | 24.2 | 4.4 |
| 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.
