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GCSE and equivalent results

GCSE and equivalent results, percentage of pupils gaining Metadata

achieving 5+ A*-Cachieving 5+ A*-Gany passes
19972007% points
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19972007% points
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19972007% points
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Abbey Ward.97.6(r)..100(r)..100(r).
Allington Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Ash Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Aylesford Ward20.532.9(r)12.495.886.2(r)-9.698.295.2(r)-3.0
Aylesford Green Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Aylesham Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Barham Downs Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Barming Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Barton Ward72.469.6(r)-2.896.495.8(r)-0.697.498.6(r)1.2
Beacon Road Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Bean and Darenth Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Bearsted Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Beaver Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Benenden and Cranbrook Ward74.572.9(r)-1.698.996(r)-2.910099.4(r)-0.6
Biddenden Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Birchington North Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Birchington South Ward17.835.1(r)17.386.283.8(r)-2.492.199.3(r)7.2
Blean Forest Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Blue Bell Hill and Walderslade Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Bockhanger Ward9198.2(r)7.297100(r)3.097.8100(r)2.2
Borden Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Borough Green and Long Mill Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Boughton Aluph and Eastwell Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Boughton Monchelsea and Chart Sutton Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Boughton and Courtenay Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Boxley Ward24.166.3(r)42.291.694.9(r)3.396.498.3(r)1.9
Bradstowe Ward--(r)N/A--(r)N/A--(r)N/A
Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Brenchley and Horsmonden Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Brent Ward43.493(r)49.699.599.5(r)0.099.5100(r)0.5
Bridge Ward71.286.4(r)15.296.199.1(r)3.010099.4(r)-0.6
Broadwater Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Buckland Ward42.644.4(r)1.893.494.1(r)0.797.8100(r)2.2
Burham, Eccles and Wouldham Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Bybrook Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Cage Green Ward31.863.1(r)31.387.181.8(r)-5.391.593.9(r)2.4
Capel Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Capel-le-Ferne Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Castle Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Castle Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Castle Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Central Ward98.295.9(r)-2.398.298.6(r)0.499.199.3(r)0.2
Central Harbour Ward96.395.7(r)-0.610099.1(r)-0.9100100(r)0.0
Chalk Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Chalkwell Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Charing Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Chartham and Stone Street Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Chestfield and Swalecliffe Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Cliffsend and Pegwell Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Cliftonville East Ward-4(r)N/A5088(r)38.0100100(r)0.0
Cliftonville West Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Coldharbour Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Cowden and Hever Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Coxheath and Hunton Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Crockenhill and Well Hill Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Culverden Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Dane Valley Ward--(r)N/A-26.3(r)N/A-100(r)N/A
Davington Priory Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Detling and Thurnham Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Ditton Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Downs Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Downs North Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Downs West Ward--(r)N/A-30.8(r)N/A5084.6(r)34.6
Downswood and Otham Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Dunton Green and Riverhead Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Dymchurch and St Mary's Bay Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
East Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
East Downs Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
East Malling Ward27.826.1(r)-1.788.183.5(r)-4.69694.8(r)-1.2
East Peckham and Golden Green Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Eastcliff Ward87.296.6(r)9.498.399.2(r)0.998.399.2(r)0.9
Eastry Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Edenbridge North and East Ward27.3.(r)N/A89.4.(r)N/A92.4.(r)N/A
Edenbridge South and West Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Elham and Stelling Minnis Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Eynsford Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Eythorne and Shepherdswell Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Fant Ward--(r)N/A-20(r)N/A-80(r)N/A
Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Fawkham and West Kingsdown Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Folkestone Cheriton Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Folkestone East Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Folkestone Foord Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Folkestone Harbour Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Folkestone Harvey Central Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Folkestone Harvey West Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Folkestone Morehall Ward15.556.2(r)40.790.695.7(r)5.197.299.1(r)1.9
Folkestone Park Ward50.562.3(r)11.880.784.8(r)4.188.796.4(r)7.7
Folkestone Sandgate Ward95.4100(r)4.6100100(r)0.0100100(r)0.0
Frittenden and Sissinghurst Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Garlinge Ward26.944.9(r)18.080.688.4(r)7.891.397.6(r)6.3
Godinton Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Gorrell Ward8.932(r)23.17486.2(r)12.290.297.5(r)7.3
Goudhurst and Lamberhurst Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Great Chart with Singleton North Ward.-(r)..-(r)..100(r).
Greenhill and Eddington Ward2864.1(r)36.190.994.9(r)4.094.498.4(r)4.0
Greenhithe Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Grove Ward2954(r)25.091.998.1(r)6.297.2100(r)2.8
Hadlow, Mereworth and West Peckham Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount Ward-.(r)N/A-.(r)N/A-.(r)N/A
Harbledown Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Harbour Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Harrietsham and Lenham Ward31.640.4(r)8.880.393.6(r)13.385.596.8(r)11.3
Hartley and Hodsoll Street Ward.-(r)..-(r)..-(r).
Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Hawkhurst and Sandhurst Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Headcorn Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Heath Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Heath Ward55.264.2(r)9.096.793.9(r)-2.899.798.4(r)-1.3
Herne and Broomfield Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Heron Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Hextable Ward29.935.5(r)5.679.690.8(r)11.281.697.9(r)16.3
High Street Ward80.598.9(r)18.497.7100(r)2.398.2100(r)1.8
Higham Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Higham Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Highfield Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Hildenborough Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Hythe Central Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Hythe East Ward--(r)N/A--(r)N/A--(r)N/A
Hythe West Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Ightham Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Isle of Oxney Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Istead Rise Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Iwade and Lower Halstow Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Joyce Green Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Joydens Wood Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Judd Ward60.881(r)20.295.899.3(r)3.599.5100(r)0.5
Kemsing Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Kemsley Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Kennington Ward3253.6(r)21.687.685.8(r)-1.893.597.1(r)3.6
Kings Hill Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Kingsgate Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Larkfield North Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Larkfield South Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Leeds Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Leysdown and Warden Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Little Burton Farm Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Little Stour Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Little Stour and Ashstone Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Littlebrook Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Longfield, New Barn and Southfleet Ward24.647.9(r)23.385.694.7(r)9.195.998.4(r)2.5
Loose Ward4569.2(r)24.292.793.6(r)0.995.398.5(r)3.2
Lydd Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Lydden and Temple Ewell Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Lympne and Stanford Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Marden and Yalding Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Margate Central Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Marshside Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Maxton, Elms Vale and Priory Ward--(r)N/A--(r)N/A22.7100(r)77.3
Medway Ward7081.8(r)11.896.798.2(r)1.597.599.7(r)2.2
Meopham North Ward19.442.3(r)22.99795.1(r)-1.910098.6(r)-1.4
Meopham South and Vigo Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Middle Deal and Sholden Ward21.274.8(r)53.680.595.7(r)15.296.599.1(r)2.6
Mill Hill Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Milton Regis Ward-.(r)N/A-.(r)N/A-.(r)N/A
Minster Cliffs Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Murston Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Nethercourt Ward23.(r)N/A92.(r)N/A98.9.(r)N/A
New Romney Coast Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
New Romney Town Ward33.233.5(r)0.390.580.1(r)-10.491.697.9(r)6.3
Newington Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Newtown Ward-.(r)N/A-.(r)N/A-.(r)N/A
Norman Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
North Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
North Deal Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
North Downs Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
North Downs East Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
North Downs West Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
North Nailbourne Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
North Willesborough Ward-.(r)N/A-.(r)N/A27.8.(r)N/A
Northfleet North Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Northfleet South Ward10.742.9(r)32.285.794.8(r)9.1116.498.1(r)-18.3
Northgate Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Northwood Ward1.444.6(r)43.248.679.4(r)30.881.493.6(r)12.2
Otford and Shoreham Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Paddock Wood East Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Paddock Wood West Ward40.473.7(r)33.391.693.9(r)2.395.6100(r)4.4
Painters Ash Ward27.649.7(r)22.19196.7(r)5.795.5100(r)4.5
Pantiles and St Mark's Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Park Ward--(r)N/A--(r)N/A-93.8(r)N/A
Park Farm North Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Park Farm South Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Park Wood Ward18.528.6(r)10.181.568.8(r)-12.78791.1(r)4.1
Pelham Ward96.597.2(r)0.799.3100(r)0.799.3100(r)0.7
Pembury Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Princes Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Queenborough and Halfway Ward13.334.3(r)21.07287.8(r)15.889.994(r)4.1
Reculver Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Ringwould Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
River Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Riverside Ward37.451.4(r)14.087.794.4(r)6.792.298.3(r)6.1
Riverview Ward17.448.1(r)30.778.890.1(r)11.393.599.2(r)5.7
Rolvenden and Tenterden West Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Roman Ward12.838.7(r)25.980.577.4(r)-3.181.994.3(r)12.4
Romney Marsh Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Rusthall Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Salmestone Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Sandwich Ward6085.8(r)25.893.997.9(r)4.010099.4(r)-0.6
Saxon Shore Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Seal and Weald Ward19.440.7(r)21.389.388.1(r)-1.289.396.6(r)7.3
Seasalter Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Sevenoaks Eastern Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Sevenoaks Kippington Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Sevenoaks Northern Ward3842.2(r)4.292.493.9(r)1.593.799.3(r)5.6
Sevenoaks Town and St John's Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Sheerness East Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Sheerness West Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Sheppey Central Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Shepway North Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Shepway South Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Sherwood Ward10.342.5(r)32.275.795.4(r)19.783.897.7(r)13.9
Shorne, Cobham and Luddesdown Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Singleton South Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Singlewell Ward--(r)N/A--(r)N/A-100(r)N/A
Sir Moses Montefiore Ward8.(r)N/A78.4.(r)N/A89.8.(r)N/A
Snodland East Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Snodland West Ward564(r)59.073.898.2(r)24.482.599.1(r)16.6
South Ward17.115.6(r)-1.579.546.7(r)-32.883.884.4(r)0.6
South Willesborough Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Southborough North Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Southborough and High Brooms Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Speldhurst and Bidborough Ward--(r)N/A--(r)N/A8.390.9(r)82.6
St Ann's Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
St James' Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
St John's Ward82.587.2(r)4.797.199.3(r)2.297.799.8(r)2.1
St Margaret's-at-Cliffe Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
St Michaels Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
St Michaels Ward71.684(r)12.497.199.5(r)2.497.799.8(r)2.1
St Peters Ward51.864.8(r)13.097.192(r)-5.198.998(r)-0.9
St Radigunds Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
St Stephens Ward44.666.4(r)21.894.298.7(r)4.596.798.7(r)2.0
Stanhope Ward18.827(r)8.280.590.8(r)10.390.696.8(r)6.2
Staplehurst Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Stone Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Stour Ward40.573.4(r)32.984.397.3(r)13.091.199(r)7.9
Sturry North Ward12.571.9(r)59.479.287.5(r)8.388.5100(r)11.5
Sturry South Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Sutton Valence and Langley Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village Ward--(r)N/A--(r)N/A12.59.1(r)-3.4
Swanley St Mary's Ward1633.7(r)17.76990.8(r)21.88295.9(r)13.9
Swanley White Oak Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Swanscombe Ward.45.7(r)..84.8(r)..98.1(r).
Tankerton Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Tenterden North Ward46.867.9(r)21.191.896.9(r)5.195.399.7(r)4.4
Tenterden South Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Teynham and Lynsted Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Thanet Villages Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Tolsford Ward24.771.2(r)46.589.790(r)0.393.395.4(r)2.1
Tower Hamlets Ward60.675.3(r)14.794.994.4(r)-0.598.399.1(r)0.8
Town Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Town and Pier Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Trench Ward-.(r)N/A-.(r)N/A85.7.(r)N/A
Vauxhall Ward99.398.7(r)-0.699.399.4(r)0.110099.4(r)-0.6
Victoria Ward-.(r)N/A-.(r)N/A-.(r)N/A
Viking Ward12.630.3(r)17.772.683.3(r)10.784.293.9(r)9.7
Walmer Ward41.256.5(r)15.396.198.1(r)2.098100(r)2.0
Washford Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Wateringbury Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Watling Ward43.351.6(r)8.382.485(r)2.693.8100(r)6.2
Weald Central Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Weald East Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Weald North Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Weald South Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
West Bay Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
West Downs Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
West Hill Ward61.384.9(r)23.690.798.8(r)8.194.799.6(r)4.9
West Malling and Leybourne Ward.-(r)..-(r)..77.8(r).
Westbrook Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Westcourt Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Westerham and Crockham Hill Ward--(r)N/A--(r)N/A37.583.3(r)45.8
Westgate Ward24.872.1(r)47.379.994.4(r)14.587.998.3(r)10.4
Westgate-on-Sea Ward.59.1(r)..96.9(r)..99.2(r).
Whitehill Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Whitfield Ward2852.4(r)24.488.887.6(r)-1.293.797.6(r)3.9
Wilmington Ward58.378.1(r)19.887.293(r)5.893.399(r)5.7
Wincheap Ward81.781.5(r)-0.283.783.4(r)-0.394.296.7(r)2.5
Woodlands Ward28.850.2(r)21.487.795.6(r)7.994.899.5(r)4.7
Woodstock Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Wrotham Ward2977.7(r)48.79496.7(r)2.794100(r)6.0
Wye Ward..(r)...(r)...(r).
Kent LA.64.9(r)..92.5(r)..98.1(r).
South East Region47.762(r)14.389.892.7(r)2.994.198.2(r)4.1
England45.162.0(r)16.986.491.7(r)5.392.398.9(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 Metadata

2004/052006/07
Total number of schoolsSchools <30%Total number of schoolsSchools <30%
Kent LA101429633
South East Region47412646987
England3,0919123,045631

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National Indicator 84: Percentage of pupils achieving of 2 or more A* - C grades in Science GCSEs or equivalent Metadata

2005/062006/07% points
difference
Kent LA45.646.10.5
South East Region48.749.40.7
England45.546.20.7

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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 Metadata

20052007% points
difference
Kent LA53.2 55.32.1
South East Region56.3 57.61.3
England54 55.51.5

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

20052007% points
difference
Kent LA25.227.32.1
South East Region26.829.22.4
England25.627.92.3

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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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