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Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Kirklees
England > Yorkshire and The Humber Region > Kirklees 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 | |
| Almondbury Ward | 39.9 | 50.1(r) | 10.2 | 78.8 | 87.5(r) | 8.7 | 85.7 | 97.4(r) | 11.7 |
| Batley East Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Batley West Ward | 23.1 | 39.6(r) | 16.5 | 76.3 | 82.9(r) | 6.6 | 89.1 | 88.3(r) | -0.8 |
| Birkby Ward | 21.2 | 58.5(r) | 37.3 | 82.8 | 90.6(r) | 7.8 | 89.4 | 96.2(r) | 6.8 |
| Birstall and Birkenshaw Ward | 35.8 | 50.6(r) | 14.8 | 80.5 | 89.5(r) | 9.0 | 91.2 | 97.1(r) | 5.9 |
| Cleckheaton Ward | 35.1 | 52.1(r) | 17.0 | 85.2 | 91.5(r) | 6.3 | 90.1 | 98.4(r) | 8.3 |
| Colne Valley West Ward | 32 | 57.4(r) | 25.4 | 84.6 | 95.6(r) | 11.0 | 92.1 | 99.7(r) | 7.6 |
| Crosland Moor Ward | 31.2 | 41.2(r) | 10.0 | 78.8 | 91.2(r) | 12.4 | 90.6 | 99.4(r) | 8.8 |
| Dalton Ward | 14.4 | 40(r) | 25.6 | 84.4 | 81.3(r) | -3.1 | 90 | 98.7(r) | 8.7 |
| Deighton Ward | 45.6 | 48.9(r) | 3.3 | 82.8 | 88.2(r) | 5.4 | 90.5 | 95.2(r) | 4.7 |
| Denby Dale Ward | 63.6 | 66.3(r) | 2.7 | 98.3 | 95.8(r) | -2.5 | 98.9 | 99.7(r) | 0.8 |
| Dewsbury East Ward | 30.8 | 44.6(r) | 13.8 | 82.7 | 85.7(r) | 3.0 | 88.7 | 98.8(r) | 10.1 |
| Dewsbury West Ward | 28.7 | 46.1(r) | 17.4 | 84.5 | 88.1(r) | 3.6 | 93.5 | 97.8(r) | 4.3 |
| Golcar Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Heckmondwike Ward | 47.9 | 69.2(r) | 21.3 | 86.4 | 96.7(r) | 10.3 | 93.2 | 98.8(r) | 5.6 |
| Holme Valley North Ward | 54.6 | 69.3(r) | 14.7 | 92.6 | 90.7(r) | -1.9 | 94.4 | 95.7(r) | 1.3 |
| Holme Valley South Ward | 48.4 | 72.8(r) | 24.4 | 84.3 | 94(r) | 9.7 | 87.4 | 99.2(r) | 11.8 |
| Kirkburton Ward | - | .(r) | N/A | - | .(r) | N/A | - | .(r) | N/A |
| Lindley Ward | 59.4 | 68(r) | 8.6 | 93.3 | 96.2(r) | 2.9 | 96.9 | 99.6(r) | 2.7 |
| Mirfield Ward | 44.2 | 69.8(r) | 25.6 | 86.6 | 97.3(r) | 10.7 | 90.3 | 100(r) | 9.7 |
| Newsome Ward | 29.6 | 34.5(r) | 4.9 | 80.8 | 84.7(r) | 3.9 | 92.8 | 92.1(r) | -0.7 |
| Paddock Ward | 34.6 | 48.6(r) | 14.0 | 82.4 | 89(r) | 6.6 | 88.9 | 99.4(r) | 10.5 |
| Spen Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Thornhill Ward | 19.7 | 28.4(r) | 8.7 | 69.1 | 73.3(r) | 4.2 | 80.3 | 97.7(r) | 17.4 |
| Kirklees LA | 39.5 | 55.5(r) | 16.0 | 84.7 | 90.9(r) | 6.2 | 91.3 | 98(r) | 6.7 |
| 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% | |
| Kirklees LA | 25 | 11 | 25 | 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 | |
| Kirklees LA | 43.2 | 46.4 | 3.2 |
| 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 | |
| Kirklees LA | 52.2 | 54.8 | 2.6 |
| 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 | |
| Kirklees LA | 21.3 | 24.9 | 3.6 |
| 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.
