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Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Rotherham
England > Yorkshire and The Humber Region > Rotherham 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 | |
| Anston and Woodsetts Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Aston, Orgreave and Ulley Ward | 47.8 | 65.9(r) | 18.1 | 91.3 | 96.9(r) | 5.6 | 95.5 | 99.7(r) | 4.2 |
| Boston Ward | 40.6 | 57.4(r) | 16.8 | 86.3 | 92.1(r) | 5.8 | 92 | 96.3(r) | 4.3 |
| Bramley, Ravenfield and Wickersley Ward | 44.4 | 74(r) | 29.6 | 89.8 | 97(r) | 7.2 | 94.6 | 99.3(r) | 4.7 |
| Brampton, Melton and Wentworth Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Brinsworth, Catcliffe and Treeton Ward | 35.3 | 58.2(r) | 22.9 | 80.7 | 94.5(r) | 13.8 | 92.9 | 99.2(r) | 6.3 |
| Broom Ward | 48.6 | 65.3(r) | 16.7 | 87.1 | 85(r) | -2.1 | 92.9 | 98(r) | 5.1 |
| Central Ward | 32 | -(r) | N/A | 76.9 | -(r) | N/A | 85.2 | -(r) | N/A |
| Dalton, Hooton Roberts and Thrybergh Ward | 19.6 | 49.6(r) | 30.0 | 73.2 | 86.6(r) | 13.4 | 83 | 97.6(r) | 14.6 |
| Greasbrough Ward | 27.7 | 47.1(r) | 19.4 | 79.2 | 98.3(r) | 19.1 | 90.1 | 100(r) | 9.9 |
| Herringthorpe Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Kimberworth Ward | 47.4 | 49.4(r) | 2.0 | 87.2 | 83.4(r) | -3.8 | 89.3 | 89.4(r) | 0.1 |
| Kiveton Park Ward | 34.9 | 64.4(r) | 29.5 | 91.5 | 92.4(r) | 0.9 | 94.8 | 98(r) | 3.2 |
| Maltby Ward | 34 | 44.5(r) | 10.5 | 90 | 86.9(r) | -3.1 | 94.6 | 95.5(r) | 0.9 |
| Park Ward | 28.3 | 41.3(r) | 13.0 | 84.4 | 90.3(r) | 5.9 | 93.9 | 99.2(r) | 5.3 |
| Rawmarsh East Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Rawmarsh West Ward | 28.2 | 47.9(r) | 19.7 | 81 | 88.7(r) | 7.7 | 90.2 | 100(r) | 9.8 |
| St. John's Ward | 36.2 | 53.7(r) | 17.5 | 81 | 87.3(r) | 6.3 | 88.2 | 96.9(r) | 8.7 |
| Swinton Ward | 33.5 | 47.3(r) | 13.8 | 74.9 | 79.9(r) | 5.0 | 80.8 | 94.6(r) | 13.8 |
| Thorpe Hesley Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Thurcroft and Whiston Ward | - | -(r) | N/A | - | -(r) | N/A | - | 94.4(r) | N/A |
| Wath Ward | 41 | 52.8(r) | 11.8 | 86.5 | 88.9(r) | 2.4 | 88.6 | 97.6(r) | 9.0 |
| Rotherham LA | 37.4 | 54.6(r) | 17.2 | 84.4 | 89.4(r) | 5.0 | 90.4 | 97(r) | 6.6 |
| 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% | |
| Rotherham LA | 16 | 5 | 16 | 3 |
| 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 | |
| Rotherham LA | 39.5 | 39.2 | -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 | |
| Rotherham LA | 44.7 | 49.7 | 5.0 |
| 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 | |
| Rotherham LA | 23.8 | 24.4 | 0.6 |
| 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.
