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Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Leicester
England > East Midlands Region > Leicester 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 | |
| Abbey Ward | 16.7 | .(r) | N/A | 75.8 | .(r) | N/A | 85.8 | .(r) | N/A |
| Aylestone Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Beaumont Leys Ward | 25.6 | 45.4(r) | 19.8 | 83.8 | 86.2(r) | 2.4 | 89.5 | 95.1(r) | 5.6 |
| Belgrave Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Braunstone Park and Rowley Fields Ward | 21.7 | 26.2(r) | 4.5 | 63.4 | 71.5(r) | 8.1 | 71.1 | 92.7(r) | 21.6 |
| Castle Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Charnwood Ward | 23 | .(r) | N/A | 70.4 | .(r) | N/A | 82.2 | .(r) | N/A |
| Coleman Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Evington Ward | 41.4 | 62.7(r) | 21.3 | 88.4 | 88.7(r) | 0.3 | 95.2 | 97.9(r) | 2.7 |
| Eyres Monsell Ward | 13.6 | .(r) | N/A | 59.1 | .(r) | N/A | 71.2 | .(r) | N/A |
| Fosse Ward | 55.8 | 57.9(r) | 2.1 | 95.1 | 94.9(r) | -0.2 | 97.5 | 97.2(r) | -0.3 |
| Freemen Ward | 36.5 | -(r) | N/A | 83 | -(r) | N/A | 90.9 | 83.3(r) | -7.6 |
| Humberstone and Hamilton Ward | 18.5 | 42.1(r) | 23.6 | 79.3 | 76.4(r) | -2.9 | 91.1 | 93.1(r) | 2.0 |
| Knighton Ward | . | 61.3(r) | . | . | 88.2(r) | . | . | 96.2(r) | . |
| Latimer Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| New Parks Ward | 18.5 | 27.1(r) | 8.6 | 72 | 65.7(r) | -6.3 | 82.9 | 86(r) | 3.1 |
| Rushey Mead Ward | 47.6 | 62.8(r) | 15.2 | 92.7 | 93.1(r) | 0.4 | 98.5 | 98.7(r) | 0.2 |
| Spinney Hills Ward | 30.7 | 56.8(r) | 26.1 | 80.7 | 92.4(r) | 11.7 | 91.4 | 97.3(r) | 5.9 |
| Stoneygate Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Thurncourt Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Westcotes Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Western Park Ward | - | .(r) | N/A | - | .(r) | N/A | - | .(r) | N/A |
| Leicester LA | 32.8 | 51.5(r) | 18.7 | 81 | 85.1(r) | 4.1 | 90.3 | 95.6(r) | 5.3 |
| 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.
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% | |
| Leicester LA | 16 | 7 | 16 | 5 |
| East Midlands Region | 263 | 88 | 265 | 65 |
| 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 | |
| Leicester LA | 35.4 | 37.6 | 2.2 |
| East Midlands Region | 45.8 | 46.6 | 0.8 |
| 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 | |
| Leicester LA | 50.1 | 53.7 | 3.6 |
| East Midlands Region | 53.3 | 53.9 | 0.6 |
| 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 | |
| Leicester LA | 22.3 | 24.8 | 2.5 |
| East Midlands Region | 22.4 | 24.7 | 2.3 |
| 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.
