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Education and Skills in Your Area - Government Office Region: Yorkshire and The Humber
England > Yorkshire and The Humber 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 | |
| Barnsley District | 28.6 | 53.6(r) | 25.0 | 79.7 | 90.7(r) | 11.0 | 87.3 | 98.2(r) | 10.9 |
| Bradford District | 28.9 | 52.1(r) | 23.2 | 79.5 | 86.4(r) | 6.9 | 88.7 | 96.4(r) | 7.7 |
| Calderdale District | 38.2 | 59.2(r) | 21.0 | 83 | 91.5(r) | 8.5 | 90.2 | 98.2(r) | 8.0 |
| Craven District | 57.3 | 71.3(r) | 14.0 | 91.9 | 94.3(r) | 2.4 | 95.9 | 98.7(r) | 2.8 |
| Doncaster District | 33.8 | 57.8(r) | 24.0 | 80.6 | 88.9(r) | 8.3 | 87.9 | 96.7(r) | 8.8 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire District | 42 | 62.2(r) | 20.2 | 89.1 | 92.9(r) | 3.8 | 93.5 | 97.6(r) | 4.1 |
| Hambleton District | 58 | 67.3(r) | 9.3 | 92.5 | 94.4(r) | 1.9 | 95.9 | 99(r) | 3.1 |
| Harrogate District | 60.3 | 75.7(r) | 15.4 | 91.6 | 95.7(r) | 4.1 | 95.6 | 99.2(r) | 3.6 |
| Kingston upon Hull, City of District | 21.8 | 53.9(r) | 32.1 | 72.6 | 81.7(r) | 9.1 | 81.5 | 93.4(r) | 11.9 |
| Kirklees District | 39.5 | 55.5(r) | 16.0 | 84.7 | 90.9(r) | 6.2 | 91.1 | 98(r) | 6.9 |
| Leeds District | 37.4 | 55.9(r) | 18.5 | 82.6 | 88(r) | 5.4 | 88.6 | 96.3(r) | 7.7 |
| North East Lincolnshire District | 30.7 | 52(r) | 21.3 | 81.9 | 88.2(r) | 6.3 | 89.1 | 96.3(r) | 7.2 |
| North Lincolnshire District | 39.7 | 60.2(r) | 20.5 | 88.3 | 92.2(r) | 3.9 | 94.5 | 97.9(r) | 3.4 |
| Richmondshire District | 51.1 | 60.2(r) | 9.1 | 93.8 | 95.2(r) | 1.4 | 97 | 99.3(r) | 2.3 |
| Rotherham District | 37.4 | 54.6(r) | 17.2 | 84.4 | 89.4(r) | 5.0 | 90.4 | 97(r) | 6.6 |
| Ryedale District | 51.9 | 71.3(r) | 19.4 | 91 | 96.2(r) | 5.2 | 94.9 | 99.2(r) | 4.3 |
| Scarborough District | 45.1 | 52.7(r) | 7.6 | 91.2 | 86.4(r) | -4.8 | 95.2 | 95.6(r) | 0.4 |
| Selby District | 50.3 | 62(r) | 11.7 | 95.7 | 94.9(r) | -0.8 | 99.2 | 99.2(r) | 0.0 |
| Sheffield District | 38.3 | 52.3(r) | 14.0 | 83.1 | 88.6(r) | 5.5 | 89.7 | 96.8(r) | 7.1 |
| Wakefield District | 37.9 | 65.5(r) | 27.6 | 84.9 | 92.8(r) | 7.9 | 92.5 | 98.3(r) | 5.8 |
| York District | 51.4 | 67.5(r) | 16.1 | 89.3 | 93.9(r) | 4.6 | 93.3 | 97.9(r) | 4.6 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber Region | 37.9 | 57.8(r) | 19.9 | 84 | 89.9(r) | 5.9 | 90.5 | 97.2(r) | 6.7 |
| 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% | |
| Yorkshire and The Humber Region | 313 | 110 | 303 | 84 |
| 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 | |
| Yorkshire and The Humber Region | 41.8 | 42.9 | 1.1 |
| 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 | |
| Yorkshire and The Humber Region | 48.7 | 53.2 | 4.5 |
| 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 | |
| Yorkshire and The Humber Region | 22.3 | 23.9 | 1.6 |
| 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.
