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Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Barnsley
England > Yorkshire and The Humber Region > Barnsley 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 | |
| Ardsley Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Athersley Ward | 29.8 | 54.6(r) | 24.8 | 74.2 | 93.1(r) | 18.9 | 79.8 | 99.3(r) | 19.5 |
| Brierley Ward | 22.2 | 68.7(r) | 46.5 | 67.7 | 88.7(r) | 21.0 | 75.7 | 98.7(r) | 23.0 |
| Central Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Cudworth Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Darfield Ward | 29.1 | 43.5(r) | 14.4 | 82.1 | 93.2(r) | 11.1 | 91.1 | 100(r) | 8.9 |
| Darton Ward | 35.6 | 49.8(r) | 14.2 | 80.3 | 94.4(r) | 14.1 | 86.2 | 99.1(r) | 12.9 |
| Dearne South Ward | . | 54.6(r) | . | . | 83.8(r) | . | . | 96.3(r) | . |
| Dearne Thurnscoe Ward | 20.3 | .(r) | N/A | 78.8 | .(r) | N/A | 85.9 | .(r) | N/A |
| Dodworth Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Hoyland East Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Hoyland West Ward | 29 | 52(r) | 23.0 | 84.6 | 89(r) | 4.4 | 92.5 | 96.7(r) | 4.2 |
| Monk Bretton Ward | 20.5 | 37.1(r) | 16.6 | 77.9 | 92.1(r) | 14.2 | 83.6 | 97.8(r) | 14.2 |
| North West Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Park Ward | - | -(r) | N/A | - | -(r) | N/A | - | 55.6(r) | N/A |
| Penistone East Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Penistone West Ward | 46.9 | 68.2(r) | 21.3 | 93.5 | 93.4(r) | -0.1 | 95.7 | 99.6(r) | 3.9 |
| Royston Ward | 25.3 | 40.5(r) | 15.2 | 81.5 | 88.1(r) | 6.6 | 90.4 | 99.2(r) | 8.8 |
| South West Ward | 26.1 | 56.1(r) | 30.0 | 80.3 | 91.4(r) | 11.1 | 90.1 | 98.8(r) | 8.7 |
| Wombwell North Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Wombwell South Ward | 32.7 | 50(r) | 17.3 | 83.6 | 94.9(r) | 11.3 | 91.2 | 97(r) | 5.8 |
| Worsbrough Ward | 18.3 | 61.5(r) | 43.2 | 58.7 | 84.6(r) | 25.9 | 78.9 | 95.6(r) | 16.7 |
| Barnsley LA | 28.6 | 53.6(r) | 25.0 | 79.7 | 90.7(r) | 11.0 | 87.3 | 98.2(r) | 10.9 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber Region | 37.9 | 57.8(r) | 19.9 | 84 | 89.9(r) | 5.9 | 90.5 | 97.2(r) | 6.7 |
| 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% | |
| Barnsley LA | 14 | 5 | 14 | 8 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber Region | 313 | 110 | 303 | 84 |
| 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 | |
| Barnsley LA | 34.6 | 32.1 | -2.5 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber Region | 41.8 | 42.9 | 1.1 |
| 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 | |
| Barnsley LA | 41.2 | 48.5 | 7.3 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber Region | 48.7 | 53.2 | 4.5 |
| 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 | |
| Barnsley LA | 15.2 | 11.8 | -3.4 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber Region | 22.3 | 23.9 | 1.6 |
| 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.
