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Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Southampton
England > South East Region > Southampton 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 | |
| Bargate Ward | - | -(r) | N/A | - | -(r) | N/A | 55.6 | 62.5(r) | 6.9 |
| Bassett Ward | 27.4 | 35.4(r) | 8.0 | 69.5 | 75(r) | 5.5 | 89.2 | 90(r) | 0.8 |
| Bevois Ward | 75.3 | 85.3(r) | 10.0 | 99.5 | 100(r) | 0.5 | 99.5 | 100(r) | 0.5 |
| Bitterne Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Bitterne Park Ward | 49.2 | 71.1(r) | 21.9 | 94.2 | 88.6(r) | -5.6 | 97.9 | 97.7(r) | -0.2 |
| Coxford Ward | 39.8 | 48(r) | 8.2 | 86.7 | 85.1(r) | -1.6 | 93 | 97.3(r) | 4.3 |
| Freemantle Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Harefield Ward | 28.7 | 33.3(r) | 4.6 | 79.6 | 86.7(r) | 7.1 | 88 | 96.7(r) | 8.7 |
| Millbrook Ward | 49.1 | 54(r) | 4.9 | 91.7 | 93(r) | 1.3 | 98.2 | 99(r) | 0.8 |
| Peartree Ward | - | .(r) | N/A | - | .(r) | N/A | - | .(r) | N/A |
| Portswood Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Redbridge Ward | 23.9 | 49.8(r) | 25.9 | 79.4 | 86.9(r) | 7.5 | 92 | 98.8(r) | 6.8 |
| Shirley Ward | 39.6 | 38.1(r) | -1.5 | 95.2 | 85.1(r) | -10.1 | 96.8 | 95.5(r) | -1.3 |
| Sholing Ward | 39.7 | 52.8(r) | 13.1 | 88.9 | 95.7(r) | 6.8 | 93.6 | 98.3(r) | 4.7 |
| Swaythling Ward | 50.8 | 50.5(r) | -0.3 | 94.4 | 83.8(r) | -10.6 | 98.4 | 97.3(r) | -1.1 |
| Woolston Ward | 36.8 | 39.2(r) | 2.4 | 86.8 | 85.8(r) | -1.0 | 94.3 | 95.3(r) | 1.0 |
| Southampton LA | 40.9 | 50.7(r) | 9.8 | 86.5 | 87.3(r) | 0.8 | 94.1 | 96.5(r) | 2.4 |
| 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% | |
| Southampton LA | 14 | 6 | 14 | 3 |
| 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 | |
| Southampton LA | 46.7 | 48.5 | 1.8 |
| 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 | |
| Southampton LA | 47.7 | 49.8 | 2.1 |
| 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 | |
| Southampton LA | 24.5 | 27.1 | 2.6 |
| 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.
