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| Average Point Score | ||||||
| Per candidate | Per Entry | |||||
| 2002 | 2006 | Difference | 2002 | 2006 | Difference | |
| Darlington LA | 280.3 | 336.6(r) | 56.3 | 77.2 | 81.6(r) | 4.4 |
| Durham LA | 217.4 | 269(r) | 51.6 | 72.5 | 76.3(r) | 3.8 |
| Gateshead LA | 228.8 | 241.7(r) | 12.9 | 69.7 | 76.9(r) | 7.2 |
| Hartlepool LA | 256.1 | 277.3(r) | 21.2 | 74.3 | 72.7(r) | -1.6 |
| Middlesbrough LA | 190.6 | 206.4(r) | 15.8 | 66.1 | 66.7(r) | 0.6 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne LA | 194.7 | 250.1(r) | 55.4 | 67.1 | 74.3(r) | 7.2 |
| North Tyneside LA | 217.9 | 250.6(r) | 32.7 | 69.1 | 73.1(r) | 4.0 |
| Northumberland LA | 231.2 | 267.1(r) | 35.9 | 72.8 | 75.7(r) | 2.9 |
| Redcar and Cleveland LA | 246.5 | 291.9(r) | 45.4 | 69.8 | 75(r) | 5.2 |
| South Tyneside LA | 198.7 | 239.3(r) | 40.6 | 66.3 | 77.6(r) | 11.3 |
| Stockton-on-Tees LA | 229.8 | 275.1(r) | 45.3 | 73.2 | 77.3(r) | 4.1 |
| Sunderland LA | 235.6 | 297.2(r) | 61.6 | 65.5 | 69.8(r) | 4.3 |
| North East Region | 224.4 | 267.7(r) | 43.3 | 70.5 | 74.9(r) | 4.4 |
| England | 254.7 | 289.5(r) | 34.8 | 76 | 80.2(r) | 4.2 |
The provisional average A Level point score per candidate in 2006 (revised) was 289.5 up from 254.7 in 2002.
The provisional average A Level point score per entry in 2006 (revised) was 80.2 up from 76.0 2002.