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The latest national statistics on GCSE and Equivalent Results produced by the Department for Education were released on 12th January 2011 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics AuthorityUK Statistics Authority

DfE: GCSE and Equivalent Results in England, 2009/10 (Revised)

DescriptionThis Statistical First Release (SFR) provides updated information on the overall achievements of young people in GCSE examinations and other accredited qualifications in 2009/10. The information is taken from data collated for the 2010 Secondary School Performance Tables, which has been checked by schools. The results shown in this SFR are based on pupils reaching the end of Key Stage 4, typically those starting the academic year aged 15.

Two new indicators are included in this publication: the percentage of pupils achieving the English Baccalaureate and the percentage of pupils achieving GCSE English and maths at grade A*-C.

Accredited iGCSEs are included in the figures for the first time in 2010 as equivalent to GCSEs and have been counted towards the new indicators mentioned above as well as existing measures. The impact of their inclusion has been shown in the tables where appropriate.

The SFR includes national figures in Tables 1 to 15, local authority figures in Tables 16 and 17. Urban and rural classifications and local authority districts are in Tables 18 and 19.

The underlying data can be downloaded from the Performance Tables website. A glossary of the terms used in the Statistical First Release can be found here.

KEY POINTS
  • 53.4 per cent achieved 5 or more GCSEs at grade A*-C or the equivalent including English and mathematics GCSEs or iGCSEs, an increase of 3.6 percentage points from 2008/09 (Table 1, Chart 1). The inclusion of accredited iGCSEs into this measure does not make a difference when reported to one decimal place.
  • 75.4 per cent achieved 5 or more GCSEs at grade A*-C or the equivalent, an increase of 5.4 percentage points from 2008/09 (Table 1, Chart 1). When iGCSEs are excluded, the proportion falls slightly to 75.3 per cent.
  • 55.2 per cent in maintained schools achieved 5 or more GCSEs at grade A*-C or the equivalent including English and mathematics GCSEs or iGCSEs, an increase of 4.5 percentage points from 2008/09 (Table 1).
  • 15.6 per cent achieved the English Baccalaureate in 2009/10.
  • 22.0 per cent of pupils were entered for subjects that covered all the components parts of the English Baccalaureate (Table 1b).
  • 53.8 per cent achieved English and mathematics GCSEs at grades A*-C. 91.1 per cent of pupils were entered for both English and mathematics GCSE or accredited iGCSE (Table 1b).
  • 54.8 per cent in urban maintained schools achieved 5 or more GCSEs at grade A*-C or the equivalent including English and mathematics GCSEs or iGCSEs, an increase of 4.5 percentage points from 2008/09. Similar to last year, maintained schools in urban areas were outperformed by those in rural areas: 58.9 per cent in 'Rural areas - town and fringe', 59.1 per cent in 'Rural areas - village' and 57.7 per cent in 'Rural areas - hamlet & isolated dwelling' (Table 18).
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Additional informationEXCEL (Tables 1 to 6 showing main indicators for school type and admissions policy)
Additional informationEXCEL (Additional Tables 7 to 17 giving attempts and achievement by subject, exam type and Local Authority (LA) and Government Office Region (GOR))
Additional informationEXCEL (Additional Tables 18 and 19 giving attempts and achievement by rurality and Local Authority Districts)
Additional informationEXCEL (Final data, reflecting errata changes made by schools after the publication of the KS4 Performance Tables on 12 January, for tables 1, 1b and 2 and a revision to the English and mathematics A*-C GCSE measure in table 1b to include English Studies GCSE.)
Additional informationEXCEL (Tables P1 - P6: Additional tables of experimental statistics relating to the KS4 achievements of pupils in alternative provision in 2009/10)
Additional informationPDF (An explanatory note relating to tables P1 - P6)
Publication’s Underlying Data
Additional informationZip Archive  (The school level data on individual GCSE subjects, indicators excluding equivalences and the components of the English Baccalaureate.)
Reference IDSFR01/2011
Coverage Country England
Date Released12 January 2011
Main Category Children, Education and Skills
Sub CategorySchool performance and standards    Click on subcategory link to see if there is later information
TypeStatistical First Release
ContactAlison Tolson  Alison.Tolson@education.gsi.gov.uk  tel: 0114 2742119
PreRelease AccessClick here
 Publication includes individual Local Authority District informationPublication includes individual Local Authority District information

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