The information requested is given in the table. Data for 2009 are not provided because the Department does not publish results below local authority level until it has been checked by schools. This data will be available after the publication of the Achievement and Attainment Tables in mid January.
Number of pupils achieving five or more GCSEs at grades A*-C Percentage of pupils achieving five or more GCSEs at grades A*-C 2007/08 897 54.7 2006/07 830 52.4 2005/06 796 51.0 2004/05 795 51.7 2003/04 774 49.5 2002/03 745 48.7 2001/02 678 43.9 2000/01 681 43.9 1999/2000 612 40.9 1998/99 641 44.1 1997/98 528 37.3 1996/97 562 38.4 1 From 1997/98 includes GNVQ equivalences and from 2003/04 other equivalences approved for use pre-16. 2 Figures for 2005/06 onwards are based on pupils at the end of Key Stage 4. Data for previous years are based on pupils aged 15 years old at the start of the academic year.