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Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Medway
England > South East Region > Medway 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 | |
| Chatham Central Ward | 50.1 | 63.1(r) | 13.0 | 97.7 | 96.5(r) | -1.2 | 98.6 | 99(r) | 0.4 |
| Cuxton and Halling Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Gillingham North Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Gillingham South Ward | 6.7 | 41.8(r) | 35.1 | 75.2 | 86.2(r) | 11.0 | 93.9 | 94.4(r) | 0.5 |
| Hempstead and Wigmore Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Lordswood and Capstone Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Luton and Wayfield Ward | 30.2 | 55.8(r) | 25.6 | 82.8 | 85.5(r) | 2.7 | 88.9 | 98.8(r) | 9.9 |
| Peninsula Ward | 40.7 | 47.8(r) | 7.1 | 92.2 | 91.2(r) | -1.0 | 94.6 | 99(r) | 4.4 |
| Princes Park Ward | . | 57.8(r) | . | . | 96.9(r) | . | . | 98.8(r) | . |
| Rainham Central Ward | 29.1 | 56(r) | 26.9 | 92.6 | 94(r) | 1.4 | 96.3 | 98.8(r) | 2.5 |
| Rainham North Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Rainham South Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| River Ward | 94.7 | 98.9(r) | 4.2 | 98.2 | 100(r) | 1.8 | 99.1 | 100(r) | 0.9 |
| Rochester East Ward | 100 | 100(r) | 0.0 | 100 | 100(r) | 0.0 | 100 | 100(r) | 0.0 |
| Rochester South and Horsted Ward | 21.3 | 65.2(r) | 43.9 | 92.7 | 94.9(r) | 2.2 | 97.2 | 97.8(r) | 0.6 |
| Rochester West Ward | 91.7 | 97.3(r) | 5.6 | 99.3 | 99.3(r) | 0.0 | 99.3 | 99.3(r) | 0.0 |
| Strood North Ward | 21.1 | 36.9(r) | 15.8 | 81.7 | 76.2(r) | -5.5 | 88.1 | 91.5(r) | 3.4 |
| Strood Rural Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Strood South Ward | 26.8 | 51.1(r) | 24.3 | 87.5 | 93.9(r) | 6.4 | 93.5 | 96.7(r) | 3.2 |
| Twydall Ward | 59.6 | 97.6(r) | 38.0 | 78 | 100(r) | 22.0 | 90.8 | 100(r) | 9.2 |
| Walderslade Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Watling Ward | 25.7 | 65.3(r) | 39.6 | 93.1 | 95(r) | 1.9 | 97.1 | 98.3(r) | 1.2 |
| Medway LA | . | 63.5(r) | . | . | 93.1(r) | . | . | 98.3(r) | . |
| 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% | |
| Medway LA | 19 | 11 | 19 | 7 |
| 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 | |
| Medway LA | 40 | 36.9 | -3.1 |
| 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 | |
| Medway LA | 54.6 | 57.4 | 2.8 |
| 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 | |
| Medway LA | 20.6 | 25 | 4.4 |
| 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.
