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Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Calderdale
England > Yorkshire and The Humber Region > Calderdale 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 | |
| Brighouse Ward | 36.8 | 77.7(r) | 40.9 | 89.1 | 96.1(r) | 7.0 | 96 | 99.5(r) | 3.5 |
| Calder Valley Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Elland Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Greetland and Stainland Ward | 35.9 | 56.6(r) | 20.7 | 86.9 | 96.2(r) | 9.3 | 91.6 | 98.5(r) | 6.9 |
| Hipperholme and Lightcliffe Ward | 27.6 | 50(r) | 22.4 | 87.7 | 96.2(r) | 8.5 | 92 | 100(r) | 8.0 |
| Illingworth Ward | 53.2 | 68.5(r) | 15.3 | 93.3 | 95(r) | 1.7 | 96.7 | 98.5(r) | 1.8 |
| Luddendenfoot Ward | 44.6 | 66.7(r) | 22.1 | 84 | 95.4(r) | 11.4 | 92.5 | 100(r) | 7.5 |
| Mixenden Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Northowram and Shelf Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Ovenden Ward | 5.8 | 20.8(r) | 15.0 | 51.7 | 64.8(r) | 13.1 | 68.3 | 99.2(r) | 30.9 |
| Rastrick Ward | 49.2 | 55.6(r) | 6.4 | 85 | 93.6(r) | 8.6 | 93 | 98.3(r) | 5.3 |
| Ryburn Ward | 31.1 | 68.6(r) | 37.5 | 84 | 94.1(r) | 10.1 | 90.3 | 98(r) | 7.7 |
| Skircoat Ward | 85.2 | 91.6(r) | 6.4 | 87.5 | 92.2(r) | 4.7 | 87.5 | 92.2(r) | 4.7 |
| Sowerby Bridge Ward | 23.2 | 44.6(r) | 21.4 | 83.2 | 85.1(r) | 1.9 | 89 | 96.6(r) | 7.6 |
| St. John's Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Todmorden Ward | 35 | 46.3(r) | 11.3 | 82.5 | 88.1(r) | 5.6 | 88.8 | 98.1(r) | 9.3 |
| Town Ward | 15.3 | 30.2(r) | 14.9 | 60.9 | 79.1(r) | 18.2 | 80.9 | 100(r) | 19.1 |
| Warley Ward | . | 43.5(r) | . | . | 85.5(r) | . | . | 96.8(r) | . |
| Calderdale LA | 38.2 | 59.2(r) | 21.0 | 83 | 91.5(r) | 8.5 | 90.2 | 98.2(r) | 8.0 |
| 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% | |
| Calderdale LA | 15 | 4 | 15 | 5 |
| 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 | |
| Calderdale LA | 46.1 | 47.1 | 1.0 |
| 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 | |
| Calderdale LA | 44.5 | 46.5 | 2.0 |
| 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 | |
| Calderdale LA | 23.1 | 25.3 | 2.2 |
| 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.
