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Education and Skills in Your Area - Government Office Region: North 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 | |
| Alnwick District | 44.1 | 54.4(r) | 10.3 | 85.1 | 92.5(r) | 7.4 | 94.2 | 97.6(r) | 3.4 |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed District | 29.7 | 72.9(r) | 43.2 | 83.8 | 93.6(r) | 9.8 | 91.4 | 99(r) | 7.6 |
| Blyth Valley District | 38.9 | 59.7(r) | 20.8 | 87.3 | 89(r) | 1.7 | 92 | 97.2(r) | 5.2 |
| Castle Morpeth District | 55.3 | 73.9(r) | 18.6 | 93 | 96.5(r) | 3.5 | 95.7 | 100(r) | 4.3 |
| Chester-le-Street District | 38.1 | 68.8(r) | 30.7 | 91.5 | 90.8(r) | -0.7 | 94 | 98.6(r) | 4.6 |
| Darlington District | 37.5 | 59.9(r) | 22.4 | 85.4 | 88.8(r) | 3.4 | 88.8 | 97.1(r) | 8.3 |
| Derwentside District | 34.4 | 60(r) | 25.6 | 81.7 | 94(r) | 12.3 | 90.7 | 98.2(r) | 7.5 |
| Durham District | 48.5 | 65(r) | 16.5 | 89.7 | 90.5(r) | 0.8 | 94.3 | 97.6(r) | 3.3 |
| Easington District | 25 | 52.2(r) | 27.2 | 77 | 90.1(r) | 13.1 | 86.7 | 98.6(r) | 11.9 |
| Gateshead District | 39.2 | 71.3(r) | 32.1 | 82.9 | 90.8(r) | 7.9 | 89.1 | 97.4(r) | 8.3 |
| Hartlepool District | 29.1 | 61.6(r) | 32.5 | 80.9 | 90(r) | 9.1 | 87.3 | 97.2(r) | 9.9 |
| Middlesbrough District | 28.5 | 53.9(r) | 25.4 | 77.1 | 85.8(r) | 8.7 | 86.5 | 95.4(r) | 8.9 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne District | 31.6 | 61.3(r) | 29.7 | 75.7 | 84.8(r) | 9.1 | 83.5 | 95.2(r) | 11.7 |
| North Tyneside District | 42.7 | 62.7(r) | 20.0 | 87.9 | 92.2(r) | 4.3 | 91.4 | 97.8(r) | 6.4 |
| Redcar and Cleveland District | 38.4 | 52.9(r) | 14.5 | 84.7 | 91(r) | 6.3 | 90.7 | 96.5(r) | 5.8 |
| Sedgefield District | 35.5 | 56.1(r) | 20.6 | 83.4 | 89.8(r) | 6.4 | 89.7 | 96.8(r) | 7.1 |
| South Tyneside District | 35.7 | 59.3(r) | 23.6 | 87.9 | 92.7(r) | 4.8 | 92.3 | 97.7(r) | 5.4 |
| Stockton-on-Tees District | 39.1 | 60.1(r) | 21.0 | 85 | 90.4(r) | 5.4 | 90.5 | 98.5(r) | 8.0 |
| Sunderland District | 34.4 | 59.4(r) | 25.0 | 83.7 | 90.7(r) | 7.0 | 92 | 98(r) | 6.0 |
| Teesdale District | 46.9 | 71.2(r) | 24.3 | 93.5 | 95.8(r) | 2.3 | 96.5 | 100(r) | 3.5 |
| Tynedale District | 56.1 | 73.4(r) | 17.3 | 92.2 | 96(r) | 3.8 | 96.3 | 99.3(r) | 3.0 |
| Wansbeck District | 32.9 | 47.4(r) | 14.5 | 84.8 | 87.1(r) | 2.3 | 89.9 | 95.8(r) | 5.9 |
| Wear Valley District | 35.5 | 62.3(r) | 26.8 | 81.3 | 94.3(r) | 13.0 | 89.6 | 98.9(r) | 9.3 |
| North East Region | 36.8 | 60.5(r) | 23.7 | 83.8 | 90.3(r) | 6.5 | 90.1 | 97.4(r) | 7.3 |
| 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% | |
| North East Region | 157 | 54 | 155 | 36 |
| 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 | |
| North East Region | 40.9 | 43 | 2.1 |
| 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 | |
| North East Region | 48 | 52.1 | 4.1 |
| 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 | |
| North East Region | 20.4 | 23 | 2.6 |
| England | 25.6 | 27.9 | 2.3 |
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.
