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England > East Midlands Region > Northamptonshire 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 North Ward	43.1	43(r)	-0.1	93.5	93(r)	-0.5	95.4	99.1(r)	3.7
Abbey South Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Abington Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
All Saints Ward	-	.(r)	N/A	-	.(r)	N/A	-	.(r)	N/A
Astwell Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Avondale Ward	35.6	38(r)	2.4	81.7	93.3(r)	11.6	91.1	99(r)	7.9
Badby Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Barby and Kilsby Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Barnwell Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Barton Ward	29.1	60.2(r)	31.1	93.6	97(r)	3.4	98.2	100(r)	1.8
Billing Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Blakesley Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Blisworth Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Boughton Green Ward	32.3	-(r)	N/A	89.6	-(r)	N/A	95.7	-(r)	N/A
Boughton and Pitsford Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Brackley East Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Brackley South Ward	52.4	63.6(r)	11.2	88.9	96.9(r)	8.0	96.3	99.6(r)	3.3
Brackley West Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Brambleside Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Brampton Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Braunston Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Brickhill Ward	49	32.6(r)	-16.4	95	90.1(r)	-4.9	97.5	96.7(r)	-0.8
Brixworth Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Buccleuch Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Byfield Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Castle Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Castle Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Central Ward	19	19.3(r)	0.3	70.2	66.3(r)	-3.9	79.8	93.6(r)	13.8
Chase Ward	.	80.2(r)	.	.	99.1(r)	.	.	100(r)	.
Clipston Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Cogenhoe Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Cosgrove Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Cote Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Courteenhall Ward	57.8	69.3(r)	11.5	92.7	94.7(r)	2.0	97	99.6(r)	2.6
Crick Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Croyland Ward	38	52.4(r)	14.4	84.2	89.4(r)	5.2	95.3	98.8(r)	3.5
Danesholme Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Deanshanger Ward	39.5	58.4(r)	18.9	90.4	92.5(r)	2.1	95.2	99.4(r)	4.2
Delapre Ward	37.7	32.7(r)	-5.0	90.1	91(r)	0.9	98.1	97.6(r)	-0.5
Downs Ward	62.5	65.4(r)	2.9	97.4	94.6(r)	-2.8	99.1	99.6(r)	0.5
Drayton Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Dryden Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Earls Barton Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
East Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
East Hunsbury Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Eastfield Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Ecton Brook Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Finedon Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Fineshade Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Flore Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Grafton Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Grange Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Great Doddington and Wilby Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Harpole Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Hazelwood Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Headlands Ward	37.1	28.2(r)	-8.9	87.1	79.8(r)	-7.3	92.8	94.3(r)	1.5
Hemmingwell Ward	47.5	56.9(r)	9.4	92.5	84.7(r)	-7.8	94.4	97.5(r)	3.1
Heyford Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Higham Ferrers Ward	50	65.5(r)	15.5	93.5	98.9(r)	5.4	96.4	100(r)	3.6
Hill Ward	34.3	60.3(r)	26.0	84.7	95.7(r)	11.0	90.7	99.1(r)	8.4
Hillside Ward	83.3	100(r)	16.7	99.3	100(r)	0.7	100	100(r)	0.0
Irchester Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Irthlingborough Ward	35.5	57.1(r)	21.6	82.8	95.9(r)	13.1	88.2	100(r)	11.8
King's Forest Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Kings Sutton Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Kingsley Ward	26.9	28.3(r)	1.4	79.2	81(r)	1.8	87.7	95.4(r)	7.7
Kingsthorpe Ward	-	-(r)	N/A	-	-(r)	N/A	-	90(r)	N/A
Kingswood Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Kingthorn Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Latimer Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Little Brook Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Lloyds Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Loatland Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Lodge Park Ward	24.7	64.5(r)	39.8	86.7	94.9(r)	8.2	88.6	100(r)	11.4
Long Buckby Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Lower Nene Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Lumbertubs Ward	15.2	31.6(r)	16.4	61.4	76.2(r)	14.8	71.5	93.9(r)	22.4
Lyveden Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Middleton Cheney Ward	58.6	69.9(r)	11.3	95.9	97.1(r)	1.2	97.6	99.4(r)	1.8
Millbrook Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Moulton Ward	47.5	69(r)	21.5	94.4	99.1(r)	4.7	99	99.1(r)	0.1
Nene Valley Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
New Duston Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
North Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Old Duston Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Oundle Ward	50.4	69.5(r)	19.1	92.2	95.6(r)	3.4	98	99.6(r)	1.6
Parklands Ward	33.7	59.1(r)	25.4	84.4	94.8(r)	10.4	90	99(r)	9.0
Pipers Hill Ward	-	-(r)	N/A	-	-(r)	N/A	-	100(r)	N/A
Plessy Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Prebendal Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Queen Eleanor Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Queensway Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Raunds Saxon Ward	41.9	54.7(r)	12.8	94.9	91.9(r)	-3.0	95.7	98.8(r)	3.1
Raunds Windmill Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Ravensthorpe Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Redwell East Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Redwell West Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Ringstead Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Rural East Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Rural North Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Rural West Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Rushden East Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Rushden North Ward	31	35.5(r)	4.5	88.7	90.1(r)	1.4	93.7	98.8(r)	5.1
Rushden South Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Rushden West Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Salcey Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Shire Lodge Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Silverstone Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Slade Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
South Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Spencer Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Spinney Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Spratton Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
St Andrew's Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
St Crispin Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
St David Ward	.	40.2(r)	.	.	92.8(r)	.	.	98.1(r)	.
St Giles Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
St James Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
St Mary's Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
St Michael's Ward	69.7	85.5(r)	15.8	98.5	97.7(r)	-0.8	99	100(r)	1.0
St Peter's Ward	-	-(r)	N/A	-	-(r)	N/A	-	-(r)	N/A
Stanwick Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Steane Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Swanspool Ward	-	-(r)	N/A	-	-(r)	N/A	12.2	92.3(r)	80.1
Thorplands Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Thrapston Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Tove Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Towcester Brook Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Towcester Mill Ward	60.8	61.8(r)	1.0	96.9	95.8(r)	-1.1	99	99.5(r)	0.5
Tresham Ward	47.1	51.9(r)	4.8	92.5	96.3(r)	3.8	97.1	99.1(r)	2.0
Trinity Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Walgrave Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Wardoun Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Warkton Ward	27.9	39.2(r)	11.3	84.6	81.7(r)	-2.9	93.4	93.5(r)	0.1
Washington Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Weedon Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Welford Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Welland Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
West Ward	23.4	49.4(r)	26.0	76.3	89.2(r)	12.9	83.9	99.2(r)	15.3
West Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
West Haddon and Guilsborough Ward	58.1	71.1(r)	13.0	100	95.7(r)	-4.3	100	99.6(r)	-0.4
West Hunsbury Ward	31	36.3(r)	5.3	86.7	79.7(r)	-7.0	94.5	93.7(r)	-0.8
Weston Ward	58.9	96.3(r)	37.4	98	99.5(r)	1.5	98	99.5(r)	1.5
Whittlewood Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Wicksteed Ward	50	65.7(r)	15.7	94.4	94.7(r)	0.3	95.2	98.2(r)	3.0
Wollaston Ward	43.4	67.4(r)	24.0	93.1	92.2(r)	-0.9	100	98.3(r)	-1.7
Woodford Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Woodford Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Yardley Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Yelvertoft Ward	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.	.	.(r)	.
Northamptonshire LA	42.2	55.1(r)	12.9	88.1	90.8(r)	2.7	93.1	98.1(r)	5.0
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%
Northamptonshire LA	38	12	39	9
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
Northamptonshire LA	45.1	45.8	0.7
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
Northamptonshire LA	55.1	54.2	-0.9
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
Northamptonshire LA	21.5	24.1	2.6
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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