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Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Wigan
England > North West Region > Wigan 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 | |
| Abram Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Ashton-Golborne Ward | 62.3 | 67.4(r) | 5.1 | 97.1 | 98.6(r) | 1.5 | 98 | 99.4(r) | 1.4 |
| Aspull-Standish Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Atherton Ward | 39.4 | 50.5(r) | 11.1 | 82.3 | 91.6(r) | 9.3 | 93.1 | 98.6(r) | 5.5 |
| Bedford-Astley Ward | 51.4 | 66(r) | 14.6 | 91.2 | 91.7(r) | 0.5 | 95.4 | 99(r) | 3.6 |
| Beech Hill Ward | 42.5 | 62.7(r) | 20.2 | 95.4 | 96.8(r) | 1.4 | 98.9 | 98.9(r) | 0.0 |
| Bryn Ward | 42.7 | 63.1(r) | 20.4 | 87.5 | 94.4(r) | 6.9 | 92.7 | 100(r) | 7.3 |
| Hindley Ward | 23.9 | 56.3(r) | 32.4 | 70.4 | 77.9(r) | 7.5 | 78.9 | 99.1(r) | 20.2 |
| Hindley Green Ward | 28.9 | 41.5(r) | 12.6 | 74.2 | 95.7(r) | 21.5 | 85.9 | 99.4(r) | 13.5 |
| Hindsford Ward | 46.9 | 67.1(r) | 20.2 | 83.3 | 95.4(r) | 12.1 | 86.4 | 99.3(r) | 12.9 |
| Hope Carr Ward | 51.7 | 55.7(r) | 4.0 | 92.5 | 91.7(r) | -0.8 | 96 | 97.8(r) | 1.8 |
| Ince Ward | 25.9 | 53.5(r) | 27.6 | 81.9 | 87.7(r) | 5.8 | 91.4 | 96.5(r) | 5.1 |
| Langtree Ward | 50.2 | 68.9(r) | 18.7 | 92.6 | 96.1(r) | 3.5 | 98.1 | 99.5(r) | 1.4 |
| Leigh Central Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Leigh East Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Lightshaw Ward | 37.9 | 51.8(r) | 13.9 | 80.7 | 94.1(r) | 13.4 | 93.1 | 97.1(r) | 4.0 |
| Newtown Ward | 39 | 45.2(r) | 6.2 | 91.2 | 74.2(r) | -17.0 | 97.8 | 95.7(r) | -2.1 |
| Norley Ward | 15.6 | 41.1(r) | 25.5 | 74.8 | 93.8(r) | 19.0 | 93.3 | 100(r) | 6.7 |
| Orrell Ward | 65.4 | 81.2(r) | 15.8 | 99.5 | 98.8(r) | -0.7 | 100 | 99.4(r) | -0.6 |
| Swinley Ward | 47.2 | 70.4(r) | 23.2 | 92 | 97.5(r) | 5.5 | 97.1 | 99.3(r) | 2.2 |
| Tyldesley East Ward | - | .(r) | N/A | 12.5 | .(r) | N/A | 62.5 | .(r) | N/A |
| Whelley Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Winstanley Ward | 41.8 | 44.2(r) | 2.4 | 88.3 | 85.9(r) | -2.4 | 93.4 | 93.2(r) | -0.2 |
| Worsley Mesnes Ward | 41.2 | 59.4(r) | 18.2 | 93.5 | 94.3(r) | 0.8 | 96.1 | 98.3(r) | 2.2 |
| Wigan LA | 44.8 | 60.8(r) | 16.0 | 88.4 | 92.8(r) | 4.4 | 94.1 | 98.6(r) | 4.5 |
| 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% | |
| Wigan LA | 21 | 8 | 20 | 3 |
| 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 | |
| Wigan LA | 41.2 | 44.7 | 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 | |
| Wigan LA | 47.5 | 51.7 | 4.2 |
| 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 | |
| Wigan LA | 23.2 | 27.1 | 3.9 |
| 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.
