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England > South East Region > West Sussex LA
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 | |
| Aldwick East Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Aldwick West Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Angmering Ward | 50.3 | 56.3(r) | 6.0 | 92.9 | 92.7(r) | -0.2 | 96.2 | 97.2(r) | 1.0 |
| Ardingly and Balcombe Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Arundel Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Ashurst Wood Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Barnham Ward | 43.4 | 62.9(r) | 19.5 | 91 | 98.3(r) | 7.3 | 95 | 99(r) | 4.0 |
| Beach Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Bersted Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Bewbush Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Billingshurst and Shipley Ward | 54.7 | 73.4(r) | 18.7 | 94.6 | 97.6(r) | 3.0 | 96.1 | 98.8(r) | 2.7 |
| Bolney Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Bosham Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Boxgrove Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Bramber, Upper Beeding and Woodmancote Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Broadbridge Heath Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Broadfield North Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Broadfield South Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Broadwater Ward | 48.4 | 58.1(r) | 9.7 | 96.9 | 98.8(r) | 1.9 | 98.7 | 100(r) | 1.3 |
| Brookfield Ward | 39.9 | 44(r) | 4.1 | 81.4 | 87.7(r) | 6.3 | 84.5 | 97.1(r) | 12.6 |
| Buckingham Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Burgess Hill Dunstall Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Burgess Hill Franklands Ward | - | -(r) | N/A | - | -(r) | N/A | - | 100(r) | N/A |
| Burgess Hill Leylands Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Burgess Hill Meeds Ward | 57.7 | 57(r) | -0.7 | 95.2 | 96.5(r) | 1.3 | 98.1 | 99.5(r) | 1.4 |
| Burgess Hill St Andrews Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Burgess Hill Victoria Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Bury Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Castle Ward | 43.3 | 47.4(r) | 4.1 | 86.3 | 80.4(r) | -5.9 | 91 | 95.3(r) | 4.3 |
| Central Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Chanctonbury Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Chantry Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Chichester East Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Chichester North Ward | - | -(r) | N/A | - | -(r) | N/A | - | 88.1(r) | N/A |
| Chichester South Ward | 48.6 | 57.5(r) | 8.9 | 91.6 | 93.7(r) | 2.1 | 95.7 | 99.2(r) | 3.5 |
| Chichester West Ward | 80.1 | 83.9(r) | 3.8 | 98.1 | 98.6(r) | 0.5 | 99.5 | 100(r) | 0.5 |
| Churchill Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Cokeham Ward | 40.8 | 35.6(r) | -5.2 | 86.8 | 88.6(r) | 1.8 | 92 | 94.9(r) | 2.9 |
| Copthorne and Worth Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Crawley Down and Turners Hill Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Cuckfield Ward | 62.1 | 73.6(r) | 11.5 | 92.9 | 96.1(r) | 3.2 | 95.7 | 98.1(r) | 2.4 |
| Denne Ward | 60.9 | 69.5(r) | 8.6 | 97.5 | 95.2(r) | -2.3 | 97.9 | 99.3(r) | 1.4 |
| Donnington Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Durrington Ward | - | .(r) | N/A | - | .(r) | N/A | - | .(r) | N/A |
| Easebourne Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| East Grinstead Ashplats Ward | 58.2 | 68.4(r) | 10.2 | 93.7 | 97(r) | 3.3 | 96.3 | 99.6(r) | 3.3 |
| East Grinstead Baldwins Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| East Grinstead Herontye Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| East Grinstead Imberhorne Ward | 59.3 | 76.1(r) | 16.8 | 95.3 | 98.9(r) | 3.6 | 96.6 | 99.6(r) | 3.0 |
| East Grinstead Town Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| East Preston with Kingston Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| East Wittering Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Eastbrook Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Felpham East Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Felpham West Ward | 48.3 | 55.2(r) | 6.9 | 89.6 | 98.3(r) | 8.7 | 92.5 | 100(r) | 7.5 |
| Fernhurst Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Ferring Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Findon Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Fishbourne Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Forest Ward | 43.5 | 65.7(r) | 22.2 | 93.5 | 96.4(r) | 2.9 | 94.8 | 96.4(r) | 1.6 |
| Funtington Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Furnace Green Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Gaisford Ward | 56 | 61.1(r) | 5.1 | 94.5 | 96.4(r) | 1.9 | 96.3 | 98.4(r) | 2.1 |
| Goring Ward | 47.6 | 59.8(r) | 12.2 | 96.2 | 97.7(r) | 1.5 | 96.2 | 99.2(r) | 3.0 |
| Gossops Green Ward | 53.6 | 73(r) | 19.4 | 96.2 | 98.5(r) | 2.3 | 97.3 | 99.5(r) | 2.2 |
| Ham Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Harting Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Hassocks Ward | 70 | 66.1(r) | -3.9 | 97.9 | 94.3(r) | -3.6 | 98.9 | 98.4(r) | -0.5 |
| Haywards Heath Ashenground Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Haywards Heath Bentswood Ward | 67.3 | 67.4(r) | 0.1 | 96.2 | 94.9(r) | -1.3 | 98.1 | 99.3(r) | 1.2 |
| Haywards Heath Franklands Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Haywards Heath Heath Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Haywards Heath Lucastes Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Heene Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Henfield Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| High Weald Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Hillside Ward | - | .(r) | N/A | - | .(r) | N/A | 28.6 | .(r) | N/A |
| Holbrook East Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Holbrook West Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Horsham Park Ward | 72.8 | 78.6(r) | 5.8 | 100 | 98.7(r) | -1.3 | 100 | 99.3(r) | -0.7 |
| Hotham Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Hurstpierpoint and Downs Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Ifield Ward | 18.4 | 53.4(r) | 35.0 | 82.7 | 83.5(r) | 0.8 | 87.6 | 97.2(r) | 9.6 |
| Itchingfield, Slinfold and Warnham Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Langley Green Ward | - | .(r) | N/A | - | .(r) | N/A | - | .(r) | N/A |
| Lavant Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Lindfield Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Maidenbower Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Manor Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Marine Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Marine Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Marine Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Mash Barn Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Middleton-on-Sea Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Midhurst Ward | 51.9 | 63.2(r) | 11.3 | 94.1 | 90.9(r) | -3.2 | 96.2 | 99.1(r) | 2.9 |
| North Mundham Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Northbrook Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Northgate Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Nuthurst Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Offington Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Orchard Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Pagham and Rose Green Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Petworth Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Pevensey Ward | 32.7 | 44.4(r) | 11.7 | 88.6 | 90.6(r) | 2.0 | 91.9 | 97.9(r) | 6.0 |
| Peverel Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Plaistow Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Pound Hill North Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Pound Hill South and Worth Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Pulborough and Coldwatham Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| River Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Roffey North Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Roffey South Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Rogate Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Rudgwick Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Rusper and Colgate Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Rustington East Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Rustington West Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Salvington Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Selden Ward | 66.2 | 69.4(r) | 3.2 | 95.7 | 96.3(r) | 0.6 | 98.1 | 98.9(r) | 0.8 |
| Selsey North Ward | 40.6 | 52.4(r) | 11.8 | 80.2 | 89.5(r) | 9.3 | 96 | 100(r) | 4.0 |
| Selsey South Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Sidlesham Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Southbourne Ward | 34.8 | 54.3(r) | 19.5 | 87.9 | 96.1(r) | 8.2 | 93.2 | 99.2(r) | 6.0 |
| Southgate Ward | 36.1 | 56.4(r) | 20.3 | 86.1 | 95.5(r) | 9.4 | 92.6 | 98.7(r) | 6.1 |
| Southlands Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Southwater Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Southwick Green Ward | 37.1 | 39.6(r) | 2.5 | 90.5 | 89.8(r) | -0.7 | 94.3 | 99.1(r) | 4.8 |
| St Mary's Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| St Nicolas Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Stedham Ward | - | .(r) | N/A | - | .(r) | N/A | - | .(r) | N/A |
| Steyning Ward | 53.5 | 72.4(r) | 18.9 | 91.8 | 95.8(r) | 4.0 | 96.7 | 99.5(r) | 2.8 |
| Tangmere Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Tarring Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Three Bridges Ward | 55.7 | 74.2(r) | 18.5 | 94.5 | 96.7(r) | 2.2 | 97 | 98.6(r) | 1.6 |
| Tilgate Ward | 33.4 | 40.6(r) | 7.2 | 91.1 | 83.5(r) | -7.6 | 94.7 | 92(r) | -2.7 |
| Trafalgar Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Walberton Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| West Green Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| West Wittering Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Westbourne Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Wick with Toddington Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Widewater Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Wisborough Green Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| Yapton Ward | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . | . | .(r) | . |
| West Sussex LA | 50.3 | 61.1(r) | 10.8 | 91.2 | 93.2(r) | 2.0 | 94.3 | 98.3(r) | 4.0 |
| 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% | |
| West Sussex LA | 36 | 7 | 36 | 3 |
| 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 | |
| West Sussex LA | 51 | 53.3 | 2.3 |
| 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 | |
| West Sussex LA | 54 | 59.9 | 5.9 |
| 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 | |
| West Sussex LA | 25.7 | 28.2 | 2.5 |
| South East Region | 26.8 | 29.2 | 2.4 |
| England | 25.6 | 27.9 | 2.3 |
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.