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Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Leeds
England > Yorkshire and The Humber Region > Leeds 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 | |
| Aireborough Ward | 57.7 | 74.7(r) | 17.0 | 93 | 96.1(r) | 3.1 | 95.3 | 99.4(r) | 4.1 |
| Armley Ward | - | .(r) | N/A | - | .(r) | N/A | - | .(r) | N/A |
| Barwick and Kippax Ward | 42.5 | 52.8(r) | 10.3 | 88.1 | 91.9(r) | 3.8 | 91.3 | 97.2(r) | 5.9 |
| Beeston Ward | 16.5 | 49.8(r) | 33.3 | 72.7 | 86.5(r) | 13.8 | 77.7 | 96.6(r) | 18.9 |
| Bramley Ward | 30.2 | 28.5(r) | -1.7 | 79.7 | 72.6(r) | -7.1 | 86.3 | 91.5(r) | 5.2 |
| Burmantofts Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Chapel Allerton Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| City and Holbeck Ward | 11 | .(r) | N/A | 69.8 | .(r) | N/A | 80.2 | .(r) | N/A |
| Cookridge Ward | 41 | 54.5(r) | 13.5 | 83.9 | 85.6(r) | 1.7 | 87.6 | 96.3(r) | 8.7 |
| Garforth and Swillington Ward | 66.9 | 88.8(r) | 21.9 | 98.6 | 96.7(r) | -1.9 | 99.3 | 99.3(r) | 0.0 |
| Halton Ward | 27.8 | 54.5(r) | 26.7 | 72.2 | 89.3(r) | 17.1 | 81.1 | 97(r) | 15.9 |
| Harehills Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Headingley Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Horsforth Ward | 56.3 | 80.3(r) | 24.0 | 90.6 | 96.9(r) | 6.3 | 96.7 | 99.6(r) | 2.9 |
| Hunslet Ward | 13.3 | 32(r) | 18.7 | 56.1 | 59.8(r) | 3.7 | 72.4 | 82.4(r) | 10.0 |
| Kirkstall Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Middleton Ward | 27.7 | 36.5(r) | 8.8 | 78.1 | 83.5(r) | 5.4 | 82.5 | 93.6(r) | 11.1 |
| Moortown Ward | 42.4 | 53.4(r) | 11.0 | 86.7 | 87.9(r) | 1.2 | 91.8 | 97(r) | 5.2 |
| Morley North Ward | 33.8 | 48.3(r) | 14.5 | 85 | 91.3(r) | 6.3 | 89.6 | 97(r) | 7.4 |
| Morley South Ward | 39.8 | 65.4(r) | 25.6 | 91.9 | 91.7(r) | -0.2 | 93.6 | 97.5(r) | 3.9 |
| North Ward | 52.1 | 65.4(r) | 13.3 | 90 | 91.6(r) | 1.6 | 93.6 | 99.4(r) | 5.8 |
| Otley and Wharfedale Ward | 53.4 | 70.7(r) | 17.3 | 94.9 | 96.7(r) | 1.8 | 96.2 | 99.2(r) | 3.0 |
| Pudsey North Ward | 34.3 | 52.8(r) | 18.5 | 84.5 | 98.1(r) | 13.6 | 92.8 | 99.5(r) | 6.7 |
| Pudsey South Ward | 39.3 | 65.6(r) | 26.3 | 85 | 94.3(r) | 9.3 | 91.3 | 99.3(r) | 8.0 |
| Richmond Hill Ward | 21.9 | 50.9(r) | 29.0 | 68.4 | 91.4(r) | 23.0 | 80.2 | 97(r) | 16.8 |
| Rothwell Ward | 45.1 | 61(r) | 15.9 | 79.7 | 93.3(r) | 13.6 | 87.4 | 96.7(r) | 9.3 |
| Roundhay Ward | 34.1 | 57.8(r) | 23.7 | 72.6 | 78.8(r) | 6.2 | 83.3 | 93.1(r) | 9.8 |
| Seacroft Ward | 18.4 | 36.9(r) | 18.5 | 73.7 | 74.4(r) | 0.7 | 86 | 91.6(r) | 5.6 |
| University Ward | 16.7 | 25.5(r) | 8.8 | 70 | 76(r) | 6.0 | 81.9 | 91.8(r) | 9.9 |
| Weetwood Ward | 41.5 | 51.9(r) | 10.4 | 87.3 | 89.7(r) | 2.4 | 91.2 | 96.6(r) | 5.4 |
| Wetherby Ward | 53.1 | 67.7(r) | 14.6 | 91.5 | 92.4(r) | 0.9 | 92.9 | 97.4(r) | 4.5 |
| Whinmoor Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Wortley Ward | 21.9 | 46.8(r) | 24.9 | 81.4 | 82.8(r) | 1.4 | 89.3 | 96.3(r) | 7.0 |
| Leeds LA | 37.4 | 55.9(r) | 18.5 | 82.6 | 88(r) | 5.4 | 88.6 | 96.3(r) | 7.7 |
| 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% | |
| Leeds LA | 41 | 18 | 39 | 14 |
| 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 | |
| Leeds LA | 41.9 | 41.2 | -0.7 |
| 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 | |
| Leeds LA | 50.7 | 51.2 | 0.5 |
| 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 | |
| Leeds LA | 22.3 | 25.5 | 3.2 |
| 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.
