DCSF: GCSE and Equivalent Results in England, 2008/09 (Provisional)

The latest national statistics on produced by the Department for Children, Schools and Families were released on 15th October 2009 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority

DCSF: GCSE and Equivalent Results in England, 2008/09 (Provisional)

Description	This Statistical First Release (SFR) provides the earliest information on the overall achievements of young people in GCSE examinations and other approved and accredited qualifications in 2008/09. The information is taken from data collated for the 2009 Secondary School Achievement and Attainment Tables, which is currently in the process of being checked by schools. The results shown in this SFR are based on pupils reaching the end of Key Stage 4. As such, they indicate the progress being made towards the Departmental targets for 16 year olds. The SFR includes national figures in Tables 1 to 12 and local authority figures in Table 13. KEY POINTS PUPILS AT THE END OF KEY STAGE 4 National results for pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 in all schools 49.7 per cent achieved 5 or more GCSEs at grade A-C or the equivalent including English and mathematics GCSEs, an increase of 2.1 percentage points from 2007/08 (Table 1). 50.4 per cent of pupils in the maintained sector achieved 5 or more GCSEs at grade A-C or the equivalent including English and mathematics GCSEs, an increase of 2.1 percentage points from 2007/08 (Table 13). 47.7 per cent of pupils in the independent sector achieved 5 or more GCSEs at grade A-C or the equivalent including English and mathematics GCSEs, an increase of 0.2 percentage points from 2007/08 (Table 3). 69.7 per cent achieved 5 or more GCSEs at grade A-C or the equivalent. This is an increase of 4.4 percentage points from 2007/08 (Table 1). 88.4 per cent achieved 5 GCSEs at grade A*-G or the equivalent including English and mathematics GCSEs, up 1.0 percentage point from 2007/08 (Table 1).
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Additional information	EXCEL (Tables 1 and 2 from the SFR)
Additional information	EXCEL (Additional national tables 3 to 12 and table 13 by Local Authority (LA) and Government Office Region (GOR).)
Reference ID	SFR 27/2009
Coverage Country	England
Date Released	15 October 2009
Main Category	Children, Education and Skills
Sub Category	School performance and standards Click on subcategory link to see if there is later information
Type	Statistical First Release
Contact	Attainment Statistics Team Attainment.STATISTICS@dcsf.gsi.gov.uk

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