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Education and Skills in Your Area - Government Office Region: London
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 | |
| Barking and Dagenham LA | 30.9 | 58.7(r) | 27.8 | 84.6 | 92.5(r) | 7.9 | 91.3 | 98.2(r) | 6.9 |
| Barnet LA | 52 | 70.1(r) | 18.1 | 89.6 | 94.3(r) | 4.7 | 93.6 | 98.7(r) | 5.1 |
| Bexley LA | 44.5 | 62.4(r) | 17.9 | 91.9 | 92.7(r) | 0.8 | 95.7 | 98.5(r) | 2.8 |
| Brent LA | 38.3 | 64.8(r) | 26.5 | 87.5 | 93.5(r) | 6.0 | 95.3 | 98.3(r) | 3.0 |
| Bromley LA | 52.7 | 71.3(r) | 18.6 | 92.1 | 93.1(r) | 1.0 | 95.2 | 98.5(r) | 3.3 |
| Camden LA | 47.8 | 55.9(r) | 8.1 | 83.8 | 89.9(r) | 6.1 | 91.4 | 97.1(r) | 5.7 |
| City of London LA | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Croydon LA | 40.4 | 58.8(r) | 18.4 | 86 | 92.5(r) | 6.5 | 93.4 | 98.4(r) | 5.0 |
| Ealing LA | 37.9 | 62(r) | 24.1 | 86.8 | 93.9(r) | 7.1 | 92.9 | 98.9(r) | 6.0 |
| Enfield LA | 42.3 | 56.2(r) | 13.9 | 87.3 | 92.3(r) | 5.0 | 93.3 | 97.8(r) | 4.5 |
| Greenwich LA | 30.8 | 47.2(r) | 16.4 | 79 | 90(r) | 11.0 | 87.8 | 97.3(r) | 9.5 |
| Hackney LA | 30.4 | 53.7(r) | 23.3 | 78.8 | 90.3(r) | 11.5 | 92.1 | 97.6(r) | 5.5 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham LA | 40.1 | 66.9(r) | 26.8 | 80.1 | 93.7(r) | 13.6 | 91.9 | 98.3(r) | 6.4 |
| Haringey LA | 26.7 | 56.2(r) | 29.5 | 73.2 | 87.8(r) | 14.6 | 88.6 | 94.9(r) | 6.3 |
| Harrow LA | 53.4 | 68(r) | 14.6 | 91.7 | 94.9(r) | 3.2 | 95.4 | 98.5(r) | 3.1 |
| Havering LA | 48.1 | 64.4(r) | 16.3 | 92.1 | 94.3(r) | 2.2 | 95.8 | 98(r) | 2.2 |
| Hillingdon LA | 40.4 | 58.2(r) | 17.8 | 85.4 | 91.2(r) | 5.8 | 91.7 | 97.9(r) | 6.2 |
| Hounslow LA | 44.1 | 64.3(r) | 20.2 | 85.2 | 93.4(r) | 8.2 | 93.3 | 98.4(r) | 5.1 |
| Islington LA | 24.9 | 49.3(r) | 24.4 | 75 | 87.1(r) | 12.1 | 86.5 | 96.2(r) | 9.7 |
| Kensington and Chelsea LA | 43.9 | 68.4(r) | 24.5 | 86.4 | 94(r) | 7.6 | 95.5 | 96.3(r) | 0.8 |
| Kingston upon Thames LA | 57.5 | 70.7(r) | 13.2 | 88 | 91.7(r) | 3.7 | 92.5 | 97.3(r) | 4.8 |
| Lambeth LA | 28.6 | 56(r) | 27.4 | 80.9 | 89.3(r) | 8.4 | 94.1 | 98.4(r) | 4.3 |
| Lewisham LA | 29.4 | 54.9(r) | 25.5 | 81.1 | 90.3(r) | 9.2 | 91.8 | 97.7(r) | 5.9 |
| Merton LA | 37.5 | 48.7(r) | 11.2 | 82.9 | 88.9(r) | 6.0 | 90.2 | 96.4(r) | 6.2 |
| Newham LA | 33.4 | 55.6(r) | 22.2 | 86.3 | 94(r) | 7.7 | 95.1 | 98.1(r) | 3.0 |
| Redbridge LA | 52.5 | 73.6(r) | 21.1 | 91.3 | 96.2(r) | 4.9 | 97.2 | 99.1(r) | 1.9 |
| Richmond upon Thames LA | 46.5 | 57.4(r) | 10.9 | 89.2 | 86.4(r) | -2.8 | 93.5 | 97.4(r) | 3.9 |
| Southwark LA | 27.2 | 52.7(r) | 25.5 | 79.5 | 87.3(r) | 7.8 | 92.4 | 96.4(r) | 4.0 |
| Sutton LA | 54.7 | 73.8(r) | 19.1 | 91.6 | 94.4(r) | 2.8 | 95 | 98.8(r) | 3.8 |
| Tower Hamlets LA | 25.7 | 59.4(r) | 33.7 | 77.5 | 91.1(r) | 13.6 | 90.7 | 97.8(r) | 7.1 |
| Waltham Forest LA | 35.5 | 55(r) | 19.5 | 85 | 95.1(r) | 10.1 | 92 | 98.5(r) | 6.5 |
| Wandsworth LA | 35 | 61.2(r) | 26.2 | 82.4 | 88.6(r) | 6.2 | 93.4 | 97.6(r) | 4.2 |
| Westminster LA | 34.1 | 55.1(r) | 21.0 | 76.8 | 93.2(r) | 16.4 | 87.6 | 98.7(r) | 11.1 |
| London Region | 40.4 | 60.9(r) | 20.5 | 85.5 | 92.2(r) | 6.7 | 93 | 98(r) | 5.0 |
| 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% | |
| Barking and Dagenham LA | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| Barnet LA | 20 | 4 | 20 | 2 |
| Bexley LA | 16 | 5 | 16 | 4 |
| Brent LA | 14 | 4 | 14 | 3 |
| Bromley LA | 17 | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| Camden LA | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| City of London LA | . | . | . | . |
| Croydon LA | 23 | 9 | 22 | 5 |
| Ealing LA | 13 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| Enfield LA | 17 | 4 | 17 | 3 |
| Greenwich LA | 12 | 4 | 13 | 4 |
| Hackney LA | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham LA | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Haringey LA | 11 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
| Harrow LA | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Havering LA | 18 | 5 | 18 | 1 |
| Hillingdon LA | 17 | 6 | 17 | 2 |
| Hounslow LA | 14 | 3 | 14 | 3 |
| Islington LA | 9 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| Kensington and Chelsea LA | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Kingston upon Thames LA | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| Lambeth LA | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| Lewisham LA | 11 | 3 | 12 | 3 |
| Merton LA | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| Newham LA | 15 | 2 | 15 | 1 |
| Redbridge LA | 16 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Richmond upon Thames LA | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Southwark LA | 14 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| Sutton LA | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 |
| Tower Hamlets LA | 14 | 8 | 15 | 2 |
| Waltham Forest LA | 16 | 4 | 17 | 2 |
| Wandsworth LA | 10 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| Westminster LA | 8 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| London Region | 402 | 111 | 405 | 67 |
| 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 | |
| Barking and Dagenham LA | 35.3 | 34.2 | -1.1 |
| Barnet LA | 54.4 | 58 | 3.6 |
| Bexley LA | 41.9 | 41 | -0.9 |
| Brent LA | 47.4 | 47.7 | 0.3 |
| Bromley LA | 52.4 | 51.2 | -1.2 |
| Camden LA | 46.9 | 46.6 | -0.3 |
| City of London LA | . | . | . |
| Croydon LA | 42.6 | 41.1 | -1.5 |
| Ealing LA | 48.5 | 49.9 | 1.4 |
| Enfield LA | 39.2 | 44.1 | 4.9 |
| Greenwich LA | 31.3 | 32.8 | 1.5 |
| Hackney LA | 35.5 | 39.7 | 4.2 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham LA | 47 | 47.4 | 0.4 |
| Haringey LA | 32.6 | 33.5 | 0.9 |
| Harrow LA | 58.1 | 57.8 | -0.3 |
| Havering LA | 48.8 | 49.6 | 0.8 |
| Hillingdon LA | 38.9 | 35.9 | -3.0 |
| Hounslow LA | 50.2 | 48.9 | -1.3 |
| Islington LA | 26.5 | 34.3 | 7.8 |
| Kensington and Chelsea LA | 49.8 | 56.6 | 6.8 |
| Kingston upon Thames LA | 55.4 | 57.3 | 1.9 |
| Lambeth LA | 37.3 | 37.4 | 0.1 |
| Lewisham LA | 38.1 | 36 | -2.1 |
| Merton LA | 38.3 | 40.6 | 2.3 |
| Newham LA | 45.1 | 46.8 | 1.7 |
| Redbridge LA | 59.8 | 59.1 | -0.7 |
| Richmond upon Thames LA | 46.9 | 48.3 | 1.4 |
| Southwark LA | 35.7 | 37.8 | 2.1 |
| Sutton LA | 60.1 | 61.6 | 1.5 |
| Tower Hamlets LA | 38.7 | 41.5 | 2.8 |
| Waltham Forest LA | 44.5 | 45.9 | 1.4 |
| Wandsworth LA | 43.5 | 42.5 | -1.0 |
| Westminster LA | 40.8 | 42.3 | 1.5 |
| London Region | 44.7 | 45.5 | 0.8 |
| 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 | |
| Barking and Dagenham LA | 58.1 | 58.1 | 0.0 |
| Barnet LA | 71.3 | 71.4 | 0.1 |
| Bexley LA | 55.3 | 55 | -0.3 |
| Brent LA | 63.5 | 64.5 | 1.0 |
| Bromley LA | 69 | 65.8 | -3.2 |
| Camden LA | 61.3 | 59.9 | -1.4 |
| City of London LA | . | . | . |
| Croydon LA | 55 | 54.3 | -0.7 |
| Ealing LA | 67.1 | 63 | -4.1 |
| Enfield LA | 60 | 62.6 | 2.6 |
| Greenwich LA | 54 | 54.3 | 0.3 |
| Hackney LA | 50.5 | 63.9 | 13.4 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham LA | 64 | 68.8 | 4.8 |
| Haringey LA | 65.1 | 55.5 | -9.6 |
| Harrow LA | 64.7 | 64 | -0.7 |
| Havering LA | 63.6 | 60.5 | -3.1 |
| Hillingdon LA | 59.5 | 55.1 | -4.4 |
| Hounslow LA | 67.1 | 66.2 | -0.9 |
| Islington LA | 57.9 | 59 | 1.1 |
| Kensington and Chelsea LA | 69.3 | 65.5 | -3.8 |
| Kingston upon Thames LA | 73.2 | 66.7 | -6.5 |
| Lambeth LA | 65.8 | 55.9 | -9.9 |
| Lewisham LA | 57.8 | 57.7 | -0.1 |
| Merton LA | 56.6 | 58.2 | 1.6 |
| Newham LA | 64.7 | 59.1 | -5.6 |
| Redbridge LA | 69.3 | 69.1 | -0.2 |
| Richmond upon Thames LA | 61.3 | 63.1 | 1.8 |
| Southwark LA | 60 | 52.1 | -7.9 |
| Sutton LA | 72 | 72.2 | 0.2 |
| Tower Hamlets LA | 59.9 | 52.9 | -7.0 |
| Waltham Forest LA | 55.2 | 54.5 | -0.7 |
| Wandsworth LA | 60.2 | 58.6 | -1.6 |
| Westminster LA | 54.7 | 61.3 | 6.6 |
| London Region | 62.3 | 60.8 | -1.5 |
| 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 | |
| Barking and Dagenham LA | 25.7 | 28.5 | 2.8 |
| Barnet LA | 42.6 | 43.1 | 0.5 |
| Bexley LA | 25.2 | 31.6 | 6.4 |
| Brent LA | 41.2 | 49.8 | 8.6 |
| Bromley LA | 29.9 | 36.3 | 6.4 |
| Camden LA | 35.7 | 35.9 | 0.2 |
| City of London LA | . | . | . |
| Croydon LA | 28.8 | 30.2 | 1.4 |
| Ealing LA | 40.6 | 41.1 | 0.5 |
| Enfield LA | 33.3 | 35.2 | 1.9 |
| Greenwich LA | 30.9 | 29.6 | -1.3 |
| Hackney LA | 35.1 | 40 | 4.9 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham LA | 44.8 | 47.1 | 2.3 |
| Haringey LA | 29.1 | 36.4 | 7.3 |
| Harrow LA | 42.1 | 45.1 | 3.0 |
| Havering LA | 32.2 | 33.4 | 1.2 |
| Hillingdon LA | 26.8 | 32.5 | 5.7 |
| Hounslow LA | 36.9 | 40.2 | 3.3 |
| Islington LA | 28.2 | 37.8 | 9.6 |
| Kensington and Chelsea LA | 34.8 | 34.3 | -0.5 |
| Kingston upon Thames LA | 35.6 | 39 | 3.4 |
| Lambeth LA | 40.7 | 45.5 | 4.8 |
| Lewisham LA | 29.4 | 29.6 | 0.2 |
| Merton LA | 29.7 | 34.4 | 4.7 |
| Newham LA | 45.9 | 45 | -0.9 |
| Redbridge LA | 46.1 | 51.4 | 5.3 |
| Richmond upon Thames LA | 31.3 | 32 | 0.7 |
| Southwark LA | 35.8 | 38.7 | 2.9 |
| Sutton LA | 37.6 | 42.1 | 4.5 |
| Tower Hamlets LA | 33.2 | 38.6 | 5.4 |
| Waltham Forest LA | 33.8 | 34.8 | 1.0 |
| Wandsworth LA | 32.3 | 36.3 | 4.0 |
| Westminster LA | 35.4 | 41.2 | 5.8 |
| London Region | 34.7 | 37.9 | 3.2 |
| 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.
