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Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Brighton and Hove
England > South East Region > Brighton and Hove 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 | |
| Brunswick and Adelaide Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Central Hove Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| East Brighton Ward | 12.6 | .(r) | N/A | 74.2 | .(r) | N/A | 83.4 | .(r) | N/A |
| Goldsmid Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Hangleton and Knoll Ward | 51.7 | .(r) | N/A | 88.3 | .(r) | N/A | 94 | .(r) | N/A |
| Hanover and Elm Grove Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Hollingbury and Stanmer Ward | - | -(r) | N/A | - | 19.4(r) | N/A | 10.3 | 88.9(r) | 78.6 |
| Moulsecoomb and Bevendean Ward | 27.4 | 30.8(r) | 3.4 | 65.5 | 80.8(r) | 15.3 | 81.4 | 97.7(r) | 16.3 |
| North Portslade Ward | 35.5 | 38.2(r) | 2.7 | 90.1 | 89.3(r) | -0.8 | 91.5 | 95.5(r) | 4.0 |
| Patcham Ward | 22 | 35.5(r) | 13.5 | 83 | 80.1(r) | -2.9 | 91 | 94.3(r) | 3.3 |
| Preston Park Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Queen's Park Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Regency Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Rottingdean Coastal Ward | 40.7 | 57.3(r) | 16.6 | 91.4 | 91.7(r) | 0.3 | 96.2 | 97.5(r) | 1.3 |
| South Portslade Ward | - | -(r) | N/A | - | -(r) | N/A | 65 | 77.8(r) | 12.8 |
| St. Peter's and North Laine Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Stanford Ward | 50.7 | 65.2(r) | 14.5 | 90.6 | 95.8(r) | 5.2 | 93.2 | 99.5(r) | 6.3 |
| Westbourne Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Wish Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Withdean Ward | 48.5 | 71.7(r) | 23.2 | 90.1 | 92.7(r) | 2.6 | 93.9 | 99.1(r) | 5.2 |
| Woodingdean Ward | - | -(r) | N/A | - | -(r) | N/A | - | -(r) | N/A |
| Brighton and Hove LA | 40.1 | 57.4(r) | 17.3 | 84.6 | 89.6(r) | 5.0 | 90.5 | 97.6(r) | 7.1 |
| South East Region | 47.7 | 62(r) | 14.3 | 89.8 | 92.7(r) | 2.9 | 94.1 | 98.2(r) | 4.1 |
| 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% | |
| Brighton and Hove LA | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| South East Region | 474 | 126 | 469 | 87 |
| 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 | |
| Brighton and Hove LA | 35.9 | 38.8 | 2.9 |
| South East Region | 48.7 | 49.4 | 0.7 |
| 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 | |
| Brighton and Hove LA | 56.1 | 53 | -3.1 |
| South East Region | 56.3 | 57.6 | 1.3 |
| 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 | |
| Brighton and Hove LA | 23.4 | 29.9 | 6.5 |
| South East Region | 26.8 | 29.2 | 2.4 |
| 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.
