The following tables contain GCSE results for 15-year-olds in maintained schools, including special schools.
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 20061 Percentage gaining 5+ GCSEs A*-C 39 38 42 40 42 43 41 45 52 56 Number of 15 year old pupils 962 937 951 948 1056 1055 1060 1029 947 987 Number of 15 year olds gaining 5+ GCSEs at grades A*-C 373 357 395 378 447 451 430 466 496 552
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 20061 Percentage gaining 5+ GCSEs A*-C — — — — — — — — 35 40 Number of 15 year old pupils — — — — — — — — 947 987 Number of 15 year olds gaining 5+ GCSEs at grades A*-C including English and Maths — — — — — — — — 334 398
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 20061 Percentage gaining 5+ GCSEs at A*-C 36 37 40 39 39 42 44 45 52 56 Number of 15 year old pupils 1,873 1,820 1,826 1,839 2,020 2,142 2,054 2,020 1,934 1,997 Number of 15 year olds gaining 5+ GCSEs at grades A*-C 668 672 728 723 789 903 894 912 997 1,110
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 20061 Percentage gaining 5+ GCSEs at A*-C including English and Maths 27 31 32 33 32 34 34 35 34 40 Number of 15 year old pupils 1,873 1,820 1,826 1,839 2,020 2,142 2,054 2,020 1,934 1,997 Number of 15year olds gaining 5+ GCSEs at grades A*-C including English and Maths 511 561 591 607 653 733 696 701 662 791
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 20061 Percentage 5+ GCSEs at A*-C 37 37 39 42 42 44 47 49 53 57 Number of 15 year old pupils 31,234 30,433 30,629 30,473 31,826 31,712 32,045 32,409 31,007 31,687 Number of 15 year olds gaining 5+ GCSEs at grades A*-C 11,492 11,279 12,056 12,694 13,525 14,061 14,985 15,798 16,587 18,154
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 20061 Percentage gaining 5+ GCSEs at A*-C including English and Maths 28 28 31 33 34 35 35 36 38 40 Number of 15 year old pupils 31,234 30,433 30,629 30,473 31,826 31,712 32,045 32,409 31,007 31,687 Number of 15 year olds gaining 5+ GCSEs at grades A*-C including English and Maths 8,758 8,642 9,433 10,026 10,684 11,030 11,125 11,584 11,787 12,779
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 20061 Percentage gaining 5+ GCSEs at A*-C 43 44 46 47 48 50 51 52 55 57 Number of 15 year old pupils 537,661 527,538 533,730 534,343 554,506 558,002 572,040 590,096 583,265 593,061 Number of 15 year olds gaining 5+ GCSEs at grades A*-C 228,646 231,222 243,870 250,936 265,498 276,239 292,438 307,046 319,481 339,289
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 20061 Percentage gaining 5+ GCSEs at A*-C including English and Maths 33 34 39 37 38 40 43 40 42 44 Number of 15 year old pupils 537,661 527,38 533,30 534,43 554,06 558,02 572,40 590,96 583,65 593,61 Number of 15 year olds gaming 5+ GCSEs at grades A*-C including English and Maths 174,990 179,493 191,800 199,147 211,245 220,463 225,963 238,463 247,512 260,608 1 Revised data for 2006
The GCSE data for Jarrow corresponding to 5+ A*-C grades including Maths and English before 2005 could not be calculated, except at disproportionate cost.