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Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Doncaster
England > Yorkshire and The Humber Region > Doncaster 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 | |
| Adwick Ward | 19.9 | 38.5(r) | 18.6 | 73.2 | 82.5(r) | 9.3 | 86.4 | 91.8(r) | 5.4 |
| Armthorpe Ward | 40.9 | 64.2(r) | 23.3 | 83.7 | 93(r) | 9.3 | 89.8 | 97.7(r) | 7.9 |
| Askern Ward | 28.6 | 65.8(r) | 37.2 | 86.5 | 95.3(r) | 8.8 | 95.5 | 99.3(r) | 3.8 |
| Balby Ward | 24.3 | 47.5(r) | 23.2 | 68 | 78.7(r) | 10.7 | 82.5 | 95(r) | 12.5 |
| Bentley Central Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Bentley North Road Ward | 26.8 | 51.2(r) | 24.4 | 83.2 | 88.5(r) | 5.3 | 92.6 | 96.9(r) | 4.3 |
| Bessacarr Ward | . | 82.9(r) | . | . | 97.1(r) | . | . | 99.3(r) | . |
| Central Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Conisbrough Ward | 23.3 | 30.1(r) | 6.8 | 67.8 | 82.5(r) | 14.7 | 73.3 | 98.2(r) | 24.9 |
| Edlington and Warmsworth Ward | 29.6 | 50.6(r) | 21.0 | 82.8 | 86.1(r) | 3.3 | 90.1 | 96.2(r) | 6.1 |
| Hatfield Ward | 18.2 | 62.8(r) | 44.6 | 71.9 | 84(r) | 12.1 | 81.3 | 90.5(r) | 9.2 |
| Intake Ward | 28.9 | 51.6(r) | 22.7 | 78.7 | 84.4(r) | 5.7 | 85 | 97.2(r) | 12.2 |
| Mexborough Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Richmond Ward | 39.6 | 68(r) | 28.4 | 81.9 | 90.6(r) | 8.7 | 86.4 | 98.4(r) | 12.0 |
| Rossington Ward | 16.9 | 40.2(r) | 23.3 | 75 | 78.1(r) | 3.1 | 80.6 | 93.5(r) | 12.9 |
| South East Ward | 57.8 | 71.1(r) | 13.3 | 95.1 | 96.7(r) | 1.6 | 97.9 | 98.9(r) | 1.0 |
| Southern Parks Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Stainforth Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Thorne Ward | 19 | 63.5(r) | 44.5 | 72.4 | 97.2(r) | 24.8 | 83.8 | 100(r) | 16.2 |
| Town Field Ward | 42.7 | 56.9(r) | 14.2 | 83.1 | 92.3(r) | 9.2 | 88.4 | 96.6(r) | 8.2 |
| Wheatley Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Doncaster LA | 33.8 | 57.8(r) | 24.0 | 80.6 | 88.9(r) | 8.3 | 87.9 | 96.7(r) | 8.8 |
| 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% | |
| Doncaster LA | 16 | 8 | 17 | 6 |
| 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 | |
| Doncaster LA | 38.4 | 38.1 | -0.3 |
| 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 | |
| Doncaster LA | 46.7 | 50.5 | 3.8 |
| 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 | |
| Doncaster LA | 18.4 | 20.2 | 1.8 |
| 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.
