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England > East Midlands Region > Leicestershire 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
Ambien Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Anstey Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Appleby Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Asfordby Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Ashby Castle Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Ashby Holywell Ward	48.6	71.1(r)	22.5	86.4	96.8(r)	10.4	94	98.7(r)	4.7
Ashby Ivanhoe Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Bardon Ward	.	-(r)	.	.	-(r)	.	.	-(r)	.
Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Barrow and Sileby West Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Barwell Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Billesdon Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Birstall Wanlip Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Birstall Watermead Ward	42.9	64.6(r)	21.7	88.9	95.5(r)	6.6	93.1	98.7(r)	5.6
Blaby South Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Bosworth Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Bottesford Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Breedon Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Broughton Astley-Astley Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Broughton Astley-Broughton Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Broughton Astley-Primethorpe Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Broughton Astley-Sutton Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Burbage Sketchley and Stretton Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Cadeby, Carlton and Market Bosworth with Shackerstone Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Castle Donington Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Coalville Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Cosby with South Whetstone Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Countesthorpe Ward	38.3	60.6(r)	22.3	87.7	90.2(r)	2.5	92.9	96.9(r)	4.0
Croft Hill Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Croxton Kerrial Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Dunton Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Earl Shilton Ward	31.8	45(r)	13.2	79.5	87.6(r)	8.1	84.5	95.9(r)	11.4
East Goscote Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Ellis Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Enderby and St John's Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Fairestone Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Fleckney Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Forest Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Forest Bradgate Ward	-	-(r)	N/A	-	-(r)	N/A	-	95.8(r)	N/A
Frisby-on-the-Wreake Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Gaddesby Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Glen Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Greenhill Ward	35.2	42.8(r)	7.6	88.3	91.3(r)	3.0	92.8	96.3(r)	3.5
Groby Ward	42.6	63.6(r)	21.0	94.2	94.3(r)	0.1	97.1	99.7(r)	2.6
Hinckley Castle Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Hinckley Clarendon Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Hinckley De Montfort Ward	38.1	62.4(r)	24.3	85.8	92.9(r)	7.1	93.3	98.7(r)	5.4
Hinckley Trinity Ward	.	-(r)	.	.	-(r)	.	.	-(r)	.
Hugglescote Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Ibstock and Heather Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Kegworth and Whatton Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Kibworth Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Long Clawson and Stathern Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Loughborough Ashby Ward	40.2	.(r)	N/A	89	.(r)	N/A	93.9	.(r)	N/A
Loughborough Dishley and Hathern Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Loughborough Garendon Ward	.	62.2(r)	.	.	94.6(r)	.	.	98.3(r)	.
Loughborough Hastings Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Loughborough Lemyngton Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Loughborough Nanpantan Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Loughborough Outwoods Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Loughborough Shelthorpe Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Loughborough Southfields Ward	-	-(r)	N/A	-	-(r)	N/A	-	-(r)	N/A
Loughborough Storer Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Lubenham Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Lutterworth Brookfield Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Lutterworth Orchard Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Lutterworth Springs Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Lutterworth Swift Ward	56.5	65.1(r)	8.6	93.9	96.1(r)	2.2	96.5	99.4(r)	2.9
Market Harborough-Great Bowden and Arden Ward	58.4	69.7(r)	11.3	95	96.6(r)	1.6	96.6	98.9(r)	2.3
Market Harborough-Little Bowden Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Market Harborough-Logan Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Market Harborough-Welland Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Markfield, Stanton and Fieldhead Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Measham Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Melton Craven Ward	50.8	52(r)	1.2	91	87.7(r)	-3.3	95.2	97.2(r)	2.0
Melton Dorian Ward	-	.(r)	N/A	-	.(r)	N/A	-	.(r)	N/A
Melton Egerton Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Melton Newport Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Melton Sysonby Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Melton Warwick Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Millfield Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Misterton Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Moira Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Mountsorrel Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Muxloe Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Narborough and Littlethorpe Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Nevill Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Newbold Verdon with Desford and Peckleton Ward	46.3	58.4(r)	12.1	89.6	94.2(r)	4.6	93.8	99.2(r)	5.4
Normanton Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
North Whetstone Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Oadby Brocks Hill Ward	62	77.6(r)	15.6	91.2	97.1(r)	5.9	94.4	99.6(r)	5.2
Oadby Grange Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Oadby St Peter's Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Oadby Uplands Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Oadby Woodlands Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Old Dalby Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Pastures Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Peatling Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Queniborough Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Quorn and Mountsorrel Castle Ward	40.5	62.4(r)	21.9	83.7	92.8(r)	9.1	90.5	98.7(r)	8.2
Ratby, Bagworth and Thornton Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Ravenhurst and Fosse Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Ravenstone and Packington Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Rothley and Thurcaston Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Saxondale Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Shepshed East Ward	46.7	58.8(r)	12.1	93.1	96.3(r)	3.2	97.2	98.8(r)	1.6
Shepshed West Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Sileby Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Snibston Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Somerby Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
South Wigston Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Stanton and Flamville Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Syston East Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Syston West Ward	38.5	54.5(r)	16.0	89.4	95.8(r)	6.4	94.7	98.9(r)	4.2
The Wolds Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Thringstone Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Thurmaston Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Thurnby and Houghton Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Tilton Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Ullesthorpe Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Valley Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Waltham-on-the-Wolds Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Whitwick Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Wigston All Saints Ward	34.8	56.2(r)	21.4	85.5	93(r)	7.5	91.4	97.5(r)	6.1
Wigston Fields Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Wigston Meadowcourt Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Wigston St Wolstan's Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Winstanley Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Wreake Villages Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Wymondham Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Leicestershire LA	44.7	60.8(r)	16.1	88.7	93.1(r)	4.4	93.5	97.9(r)	4.4
East Midlands Region	41.5	57.9(r)	16.4	86.8	91.2(r)	4.4	92.6	97.7(r)	5.1
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.

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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%
Leicestershire LA	18	1	18	0
East Midlands Region	263	88	265	65
England	3,091	912	3,045	631

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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
Leicestershire LA	51.6	53.1	1.5
East Midlands Region	45.8	46.6	0.8
England	45.5	46.2	0.7

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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
Leicestershire LA	53.9	53.8	-0.1
East Midlands Region	53.3	53.9	0.6
England	54	55.5	1.5

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National Indicator 98: Percentage of pupils progressing by 2 levels in Maths between Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4

	2005	2007	% points difference
Leicestershire LA	22	23.1	1.1
East Midlands Region	22.4	24.7	2.3
England	25.6	27.9	2.3

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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.

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