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Education and Skills in Your Area - Government Office Region: South East
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 | |
| Bracknell Forest LA | . | 59.7(r) | . | . | 95.2(r) | . | . | 99(r) | . |
| Brighton and Hove LA | 40.1 | 57.4(r) | 17.3 | 84.6 | 89.6(r) | 5.0 | 90.5 | 97.6(r) | 7.1 |
| Buckinghamshire LA | 59.7 | 69.6(r) | 9.9 | 91.4 | 95.3(r) | 3.9 | 94.9 | 99.1(r) | 4.2 |
| East Sussex LA | 45.5 | 58.1(r) | 12.6 | 89.3 | 90.8(r) | 1.5 | 93.5 | 97.8(r) | 4.3 |
| Hampshire LA | 49.4 | 62.7(r) | 13.3 | 92.1 | 93.3(r) | 1.2 | 95.6 | 98.3(r) | 2.7 |
| Isle of Wight LA | 43.9 | 52.7(r) | 8.8 | 89.1 | 92.1(r) | 3.0 | 93.4 | 96.8(r) | 3.4 |
| Kent LA | . | 64.9(r) | . | . | 92.5(r) | . | . | 98.1(r) | . |
| Medway LA | . | 63.5(r) | . | . | 93.1(r) | . | . | 98.3(r) | . |
| Milton Keynes LA | 35 | 52(r) | 17.0 | 86 | 92.5(r) | 6.5 | 91.4 | 98.4(r) | 7.0 |
| Oxfordshire LA | 47.2 | 57.4(r) | 10.2 | 88.5 | 93(r) | 4.5 | 93.9 | 98.2(r) | 4.3 |
| Portsmouth LA | 31.6 | 53.4(r) | 21.8 | 81 | 88.2(r) | 7.2 | 86.7 | 96.6(r) | 9.9 |
| Reading LA | . | 60(r) | . | . | 86.5(r) | . | . | 97.1(r) | . |
| Slough LA | . | 64.2(r) | . | . | 94.3(r) | . | . | 98.9(r) | . |
| Southampton LA | 40.9 | 50.7(r) | 9.8 | 86.5 | 87.3(r) | 0.8 | 94.1 | 96.5(r) | 2.4 |
| Surrey LA | 51 | 65.3(r) | 14.3 | 91.7 | 93.2(r) | 1.5 | 94.8 | 98.3(r) | 3.5 |
| West Berkshire LA | . | 63.3(r) | . | . | 93.7(r) | . | . | 98.3(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 |
| Windsor and Maidenhead LA | . | 64.7(r) | . | . | 93.8(r) | . | . | 98(r) | . |
| Wokingham LA | . | 66.4(r) | . | . | 95.1(r) | . | . | 98.5(r) | . |
| 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% | |
| Bracknell Forest LA | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Brighton and Hove LA | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| Buckinghamshire LA | 34 | 10 | 34 | 7 |
| East Sussex LA | 26 | 6 | 27 | 6 |
| Hampshire LA | 71 | 9 | 71 | 7 |
| Isle of Wight LA | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Kent LA | 101 | 42 | 96 | 33 |
| Medway LA | 19 | 11 | 19 | 7 |
| Milton Keynes LA | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| Oxfordshire LA | 34 | 4 | 33 | 4 |
| Portsmouth LA | 10 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| Reading LA | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Slough LA | 11 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| Southampton LA | 14 | 6 | 14 | 3 |
| Surrey LA | 53 | 7 | 53 | 4 |
| West Berkshire LA | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| West Sussex LA | 36 | 7 | 36 | 3 |
| Windsor and Maidenhead LA | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Wokingham LA | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 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 | |
| Bracknell Forest LA | 47.9 | 48.5 | 0.6 |
| Brighton and Hove LA | 35.9 | 38.8 | 2.9 |
| Buckinghamshire LA | 60.4 | 60.3 | -0.1 |
| East Sussex LA | 42.8 | 45 | 2.2 |
| Hampshire LA | 52.2 | 52 | -0.2 |
| Isle of Wight LA | 43 | 43.8 | 0.8 |
| Kent LA | 45.6 | 46.1 | 0.5 |
| Medway LA | 40 | 36.9 | -3.1 |
| Milton Keynes LA | 42.4 | 43.2 | 0.8 |
| Oxfordshire LA | 49.1 | 51.3 | 2.2 |
| Portsmouth LA | 27 | 28.4 | 1.4 |
| Reading LA | 37.6 | 44.6 | 7.0 |
| Slough LA | 55 | 53.3 | -1.7 |
| Southampton LA | 46.7 | 48.5 | 1.8 |
| Surrey LA | 52 | 53 | 1.0 |
| West Berkshire LA | 55.6 | 55.3 | -0.3 |
| West Sussex LA | 51 | 53.3 | 2.3 |
| Windsor and Maidenhead LA | 56.7 | 53.6 | -3.1 |
| Wokingham LA | 58.2 | 58.3 | 0.1 |
| 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 | |
| Bracknell Forest LA | 59.1 | 50 | -9.1 |
| Brighton and Hove LA | 56.1 | 53 | -3.1 |
| Buckinghamshire LA | 60.4 | 63.3 | 2.9 |
| East Sussex LA | 50.5 | 54.4 | 3.9 |
| Hampshire LA | 60.1 | 59.5 | -0.6 |
| Isle of Wight LA | 56.6 | 61.1 | 4.5 |
| Kent LA | 53.2 | 55.3 | 2.1 |
| Medway LA | 54.6 | 57.4 | 2.8 |
| Milton Keynes LA | 50.8 | 50.2 | -0.6 |
| Oxfordshire LA | 61.1 | 57.8 | -3.3 |
| Portsmouth LA | 47.5 | 43 | -4.5 |
| Reading LA | 50.6 | 56.3 | 5.7 |
| Slough LA | 52.3 | 61.5 | 9.2 |
| Southampton LA | 47.7 | 49.8 | 2.1 |
| Surrey LA | 58.2 | 62 | 3.8 |
| West Berkshire LA | 60.1 | 59 | -1.1 |
| West Sussex LA | 54 | 59.9 | 5.9 |
| Windsor and Maidenhead LA | 66.3 | 56.4 | -9.9 |
| Wokingham LA | 63.7 | 62.5 | -1.2 |
| 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 | |
| Bracknell Forest LA | 31.4 | 31.2 | -0.2 |
| Brighton and Hove LA | 23.4 | 29.9 | 6.5 |
| Buckinghamshire LA | 32.6 | 35.3 | 2.7 |
| East Sussex LA | 26.7 | 27.1 | 0.4 |
| Hampshire LA | 30 | 31.4 | 1.4 |
| Isle of Wight LA | 21.3 | 21.4 | 0.1 |
| Kent LA | 25.2 | 27.3 | 2.1 |
| Medway LA | 20.6 | 25 | 4.4 |
| Milton Keynes LA | 19.6 | 20.7 | 1.1 |
| Oxfordshire LA | 23.6 | 26.8 | 3.2 |
| Portsmouth LA | 14.4 | 19.7 | 5.3 |
| Reading LA | 33.4 | 37.9 | 4.5 |
| Slough LA | 37.9 | 41.6 | 3.7 |
| Southampton LA | 24.5 | 27.1 | 2.6 |
| Surrey LA | 29.3 | 31.9 | 2.6 |
| West Berkshire LA | 26 | 28.7 | 2.7 |
| West Sussex LA | 25.7 | 28.2 | 2.5 |
| Windsor and Maidenhead LA | 32.6 | 35.9 | 3.3 |
| Wokingham LA | 30.5 | 33.2 | 2.7 |
| South East Region | 26.8 | 29.2 | 2.4 |
| 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.
