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Entries rise for a sixth consecutive year
Increase in 2004 is 8733 (Full)
Percentage increase of 6.6% [full] 10.3% [short] (cohort fall of 0.06%)
A* and A's rise in both full and short course
A*-C up +2% (full) and +1.6% (short)
A*-G up +1% (full) and +0.2% (short)

2004 GCSE Examination results (All UK) - Full Course
Entries = 141037 [Rise of 8733 = 6.6%]
 

A*

A

B

C

A*-C

D

E

F

G

A*-G

U

All

13257

24681

28631

25669

92238

18476

12693

8603

4936

137511

3526

All%

9.4%

17.9%

20.3%

18.2%

65.8%

13.1%

9.0%

6.1%

3.5%

97.5%

2.5%

Boys%

6.3%

14.4%

18.5%

18.9%

58.1%

14.7%

10.8%

7.8%

4.8%

96.2%

3.8%

Girls%

11.6%

20.5%

21.6%

17.7%

71.4%

12.0%

7.7%

4.8%

2.4%

98.3%

1.7%
 
2004 GCSE Examination results (All UK) - Short Course
Entries = 246905 [Rise of 23020 = 10.3%]

A*

A

B

C

A*-C

D

E

F

G

A*-G

U

All

13827

28147

41233

47406

130613

36295

30616

23703

15802

1237029

9876

All%

5.6%

11.4%

16.7%

19.2%

52.9%

14.7%

12.4%

9.6%

6.4%

96.0%

4.0%

Boys%

3.7%

8.8%

14.6%

18.6%

45.7%

15.5%

13.9%

11.3%

8.0%

94.4%

5.6%

Girls%

7.5%

13.8%

18.7%

19.9%

59.9%

13.9%

10.9%

8.0%

4.8%

97.5%

2.5%
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2003 GCSE Examination results (All UK) - Full Course
Entries = 132304

A*

A

B

C

A*-C

D

E

F

G

A*-G

U

All

12040

21698

25799

24873

84410

17464

12304

8335

5160

127673

4631

All%

9.1%

16.4%

19.5%

18.8%

63.8%

13.2%

9.3%

6.3%

3.9%

96.5%

3.5%

Boys%

6.3%

13.2%

17.9%

19.0%

56.4%

14.5%

10.8%

7.9%

5.3%

94.9%

5.1%

Girls%

11.2%

18.7%

20.7%

18.7%

69.3%

12.2%

8.3%

5.1%

2.8%

97.7%

2.3%
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2003 GCSE Examination results (All UK) - Short Course
Entries = 223885 (Note: 57.8% of SC entries)

A*

A

B

C

A*-C

D

E

F

G

A*-G

U

All

13209

22612

35598

43434

114853

35150

29553

21045

13881

241482

9403

All%

5.9%

10.1%

15.9%

19.4%

51.3%

15.7%

13.2%

9.4%

6.2%

95.8%

4.2%

Boys%

3.8%

7.6%

13.6%

18.6%

43.6%

16.5%

14.6%

11.3%

7.8%

94.1%

5.9%

Girls%

7.9%

12.3%

18.2%

20.3%

58.7%

14.9%

11.5%

7.6%

4.7%

97.4%

2.6%
Change 2004-2003 (Full Course)

A*

A

B

C

A*-C

D

E

F

G

A*-G

U

2004

9.4%

17.9%

20.3%

18.2%

65.8%

13.1%

9.0%

6.1%

3.5%

97.5%

2.5%

2003

9.1%

16.4%

19.5%

18.8%

63.8%

13.2%

9.3%

6.3%

3.9%

96.5%

3.5%

Change
04-03

+0.3%

+1.5%

+0.8%

-0.6%

+2.0%

-0.1%

-0.3%

-0.2%

-0.4%

+1.0%

-1.0%
Change 2004-2003 (Short Course)

A*

A

B

C

A*-C

D

E

F

G

A*-G

U

2004

5.6%

11.4%

16.7%

19.2%

52.9%

14.7%

12.4%

9.6%

6.4%

96.0%

4.0%

2003

5.9%

10.1%

15.9%

19.4%

51.3%

15.7%

13.2%

9.4%

6.2%

95.8%

4.2%

Change
04-03

+0.3%

+1.3%

+0.8%

-0.2%

+1.6%

-1.0%

-0.8%

+0.2%

+0.2%

+0.2%

-0.2%
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