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Education and Skills in Your Area - Government Office Region: East of England
England > East of England Region
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 | |
| Bedfordshire LA | 44.3 | 58.1(r) | 13.8 | 90.2 | 92(r) | 1.8 | 94.1 | 97.8(r) | 3.7 |
| Cambridgeshire LA | . | 61.1(r) | . | . | 93.8(r) | . | . | 98.5(r) | . |
| Essex LA | . | 60.8(r) | . | . | 91.9(r) | . | . | 97.5(r) | . |
| Hertfordshire LA | 50.7 | 67(r) | 16.3 | 90.6 | 93.7(r) | 3.1 | 94.2 | 98.5(r) | 4.3 |
| Luton LA | 34.3 | 55.4(r) | 21.1 | 89.9 | 90.5(r) | 0.6 | 95.7 | 97.6(r) | 1.9 |
| Norfolk LA | 44.6 | 56.3(r) | 11.7 | 88.6 | 91.8(r) | 3.2 | 94.3 | 97.6(r) | 3.3 |
| Peterborough LA | . | 56.3(r) | . | . | 87.6(r) | . | . | 96.7(r) | . |
| Southend on Sea LA | . | 66.1(r) | . | . | 91.2(r) | . | . | 97.3(r) | . |
| Suffolk LA | 47.4 | 61.3(r) | 13.9 | 91.7 | 93(r) | 1.3 | 95.4 | 98.1(r) | 2.7 |
| Thurrock LA | . | 60.6(r) | . | . | 89.7(r) | . | . | 97.4(r) | . |
| East of England Region | 45.8 | 61.2(r) | 15.4 | 89.7 | 92.3(r) | 2.6 | 94.3 | 97.9(r) | 3.6 |
| 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% | |
| Bedfordshire LA | 17 | 2 | 17 | 2 |
| Cambridgeshire LA | 29 | 6 | 28 | 3 |
| Essex LA | 79 | 21 | 80 | 17 |
| Hertfordshire LA | 76 | 16 | 75 | 8 |
| Luton LA | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Norfolk LA | 52 | 11 | 52 | 8 |
| Peterborough LA | 13 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| Southend on Sea LA | 12 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| Suffolk LA | 38 | 5 | 38 | 4 |
| Thurrock LA | 9 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| East of England Region | 337 | 77 | 329 | 48 |
| 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 | |
| Bedfordshire LA | 44.4 | 44.3 | -0.1 |
| Cambridgeshire LA | 51.2 | 53.9 | 2.7 |
| Essex LA | 42.2 | 44.4 | 2.2 |
| Hertfordshire LA | 53.2 | 52.3 | -0.9 |
| Luton LA | 36.8 | 36.3 | -0.5 |
| Norfolk LA | 48.1 | 47.5 | -0.6 |
| Peterborough LA | 36.2 | 36.7 | 0.5 |
| Southend on Sea LA | 50.2 | 50.3 | 0.1 |
| Suffolk LA | 54.9 | 56.4 | 1.5 |
| Thurrock LA | 33.6 | 33.4 | -0.2 |
| East of England Region | 47.4 | 48 | 0.6 |
| 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 | |
| Bedfordshire LA | 50.3 | 58.9 | 8.6 |
| Cambridgeshire LA | 63 | 55.6 | -7.4 |
| Essex LA | 53.2 | 52.7 | -0.5 |
| Hertfordshire LA | 61.9 | 64.5 | 2.6 |
| Luton LA | 54.8 | 54 | -0.8 |
| Norfolk LA | 52.1 | 52 | -0.1 |
| Peterborough LA | 52.1 | 47.5 | -4.6 |
| Southend on Sea LA | 53 | 61.2 | 8.2 |
| Suffolk LA | 60.7 | 55.7 | -5.0 |
| Thurrock LA | 52.2 | 53.4 | 1.2 |
| East of England Region | 56.4 | 56.2 | -0.2 |
| 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 | |
| Bedfordshire LA | 19.7 | 23.1 | 3.4 |
| Cambridgeshire LA | 27.6 | 27.5 | -0.1 |
| Essex LA | 25.6 | 29 | 3.4 |
| Hertfordshire LA | 29.7 | 33.1 | 3.4 |
| Luton LA | 27.7 | 35.9 | 8.2 |
| Norfolk LA | 24.3 | 26.9 | 2.6 |
| Peterborough LA | 21.5 | 20.1 | -1.4 |
| Southend on Sea LA | 26.4 | 31.6 | 5.2 |
| Suffolk LA | 25.4 | 25.9 | 0.5 |
| Thurrock LA | 16.9 | 28.1 | 11.2 |
| East of England Region | 25.7 | 28.6 | 2.9 |
| England | 25.6 | 27.9 | 2.3 |
Graphics
- Achieving 5+ A*-C - 2007
- Achieving 5+ A*-C - Difference
- Achieving 5+ A*-G - 2007
- Achieving 5+ A*-G - Difference
- Achieving Any Passes - 2007
- Achieving Any Passes - Difference
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.
