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Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Salford
England > North West Region > Salford 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 | |
| Barton Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Blackfriars Ward | 13.9 | .(r) | N/A | 75.2 | .(r) | N/A | 89.1 | .(r) | N/A |
| Broughton Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Cadishead Ward | 26.2 | 71.5(r) | 45.3 | 87.9 | 97.5(r) | 9.6 | 94.6 | 98.5(r) | 3.9 |
| Claremont Ward | 26.6 | 43.1(r) | 16.5 | 68.2 | 86.4(r) | 18.2 | 77.1 | 96.3(r) | 19.2 |
| Eccles Ward | 25 | 31.2(r) | 6.2 | 85.4 | 74.8(r) | -10.6 | 91.7 | 91.9(r) | 0.2 |
| Irlam Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Kersal Ward | 21.4 | 89.7(r) | 68.3 | 74.6 | 93.1(r) | 18.5 | 87.3 | 100(r) | 12.7 |
| Langworthy Ward | 6.9 | .(r) | N/A | 35.6 | .(r) | N/A | 54 | .(r) | N/A |
| Little Hulton Ward | 20 | .(r) | N/A | 66.7 | .(r) | N/A | 76.7 | .(r) | N/A |
| Ordsall Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Pendlebury Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Pendleton Ward | 16.2 | 54.8(r) | 38.6 | 66.2 | 81(r) | 14.8 | 82.4 | 97.6(r) | 15.2 |
| Swinton North Ward | 27.2 | 75.1(r) | 47.9 | 79.5 | 90.4(r) | 10.9 | 93.4 | 95.9(r) | 2.5 |
| Swinton South Ward | 45 | 65.6(r) | 20.6 | 89.5 | 91.7(r) | 2.2 | 94.2 | 98.2(r) | 4.0 |
| Walkden North Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Walkden South Ward | 43.1 | 58.3(r) | 15.2 | 90.6 | 90.6(r) | 0.0 | 95.8 | 97.6(r) | 1.8 |
| Weaste and Seedley Ward | 21.7 | 62.2(r) | 40.5 | 83.6 | 97.3(r) | 13.7 | 89.3 | 100(r) | 10.7 |
| Winton Ward | 35.8 | 78.4(r) | 42.6 | 83.8 | 93.9(r) | 10.1 | 87.2 | 97.7(r) | 10.5 |
| Worsley and Boothstown Ward | . | -(r) | . | . | -(r) | . | . | 80(r) | . |
| Salford LA | 30.7 | 59.6(r) | 28.9 | 81.1 | 89.2(r) | 8.1 | 88.7 | 97(r) | 8.3 |
| 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% | |
| Salford LA | 14 | 6 | 15 | 6 |
| 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 | |
| Salford LA | 29.8 | 33.3 | 3.5 |
| 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 | |
| Salford LA | 42.2 | 49.3 | 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 | |
| Salford LA | 19.3 | 21.4 | 2.1 |
| 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.
