|
|
|
| Entries
rise for a seventh
consecutive year
Percentage
increase of 4.59% [full] 2.64% [short] (cohort fall of 0.06%)
A* and A's rise in both full and short course
A*-C up +2.8% (full) and +0.8% (short)
A*-G up +0.2% (full) and +0.4% (short)
RE
is the 2nd highest growth subject and now has over 400,000 entries
for GCSE |
|
|
|
2005
GCSE Examination results (All UK) - Full Course |
Entries
= 147516 [Rise of 6479 = 4.59%] |
|
|
A*
|
A
|
B
|
C
|
A*-C
|
D
|
E
|
F
|
G
|
A*-G
|
U
|
|
All
|
15489
|
27733
|
30683
|
27291
|
101196
|
18439
|
12244
|
7966
|
4573
|
144418
|
3098
|
|
All%
|
10.5%
|
18.8%
|
20.8%
|
18.5%
|
68.6%
|
12.5%
|
8.3%
|
5.4%
|
3.1%
|
97.9%
|
2.1%
|
|
Boys%
|
7.1%
|
15.5%
|
19.7%
|
19.4%
|
61.7%
|
13.9%
|
10.1%
|
7.1%
|
4.2%
|
97.0%
|
3.0%
|
|
Girls%
|
13.1%
|
21.2%
|
21.3%
|
18.0%
|
73.6%
|
11.3%
|
6.9%
|
4.2%
|
2.3%
|
98.6%
|
1.4%
|
|
|
2005
GCSE Examination results (All UK) - Short Course |
Entries
= 253423 [Rise of 6518 = 2.64%] |
| |
|
A*
|
A
|
B
|
C
|
A*-C
|
D
|
E
|
F
|
G
|
A*-G
|
U
|
|
All
|
14952
|
29397
|
42068
|
49671
|
1136088
|
39281
|
31678
|
22555
|
14699
|
244301
|
9122
|
|
All%
|
5.9%
|
11.6%
|
16.6%
|
19.6%
|
53.7%
|
15.5%
|
12.5%
|
8.9%
|
5.8%
|
96.4%
|
3.6%
|
|
Boys%
|
3.9%
|
9.0%
|
14.4%
|
18.9%
|
46.2%
|
16.4%
|
14.2%
|
10.7%
|
7.5%
|
95.0%
|
5.0%
|
|
Girls%
|
7.9%
|
14.0%
|
18.7%
|
20.3%
|
60.9%
|
14.7%
|
10.8%
|
7.2%
|
4.2%
|
97.8%
|
2.2%
|
|
|
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|
|
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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GCSE
grade changes 2004-2005 |
|
Change
2005-2004 (Full Course) |
|
|
A*
|
A
|
B
|
C
|
A*-C
|
D
|
E
|
F
|
G
|
A*-G
|
U
|
|
2005
|
10.5%
|
18.8%
|
20.8%
|
18.5%
|
68.6%
|
12.5%
|
8.3%
|
5.4%
|
3.1%
|
97.9%
|
2.1%
|
|
2004
|
9.4%
|
17.9%
|
20.3%
|
18.2%
|
65.8%
|
13.1%
|
9.0%
|
6.1%
|
3.5%
|
97.5%
|
2.5%
|
|
Change
05-04
|
+1.1%
|
+0.9%
|
+0.5%
|
+0.3%
|
+2.8%
|
-0.6%
|
-0.7%
|
-0.7%
|
-0.4%
|
0.2%
|
-0.4%
|
|
|
|
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Change
2005-2004 (Short Course) |
|
|
A*
|
A
|
B
|
C
|
A*-C
|
D
|
E
|
F
|
G
|
A*-G
|
U
|
|
2005
|
5.9%
|
11.6%
|
16.6%
|
19.6%
|
53.7%
|
15.5%
|
12.5%
|
8.9%
|
5.8%
|
96.4%
|
3.6%
|
|
2004
|
5.6%
|
11.4%
|
16.7%
|
19.2%
|
52.9%
|
14.7%
|
12.4%
|
9.6%
|
6.4%
|
96.0%
|
4.0%
|
|
Change
05-04
|
+0.3%
|
+0.2%
|
-0.1%
|
+0.4%
|
+0.8%
|
+0.8%
|
+0.1%
|
-0.7%
|
-0.6%
|
+0.4%
|
-0.4%
|
|
|
|
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to top |
RE
relative to other subjects (ranked by % change) |
|
|
Rank
|
Subject
|
2005
GCSE
|
2004
GCSE
|
2005
Short Course
|
2004
Short Course
|
2005
Total
|
2004
Total
|
%
Change 05-04
|
| 1
|
Citizenship |
- |
- |
38271 |
27184 |
38271 |
27184 |
+40.79% |
| 2
|
RE
|
147516
|
141037
|
253423
|
246905
|
400939 |
387942
|
+3.35%
|
| 4
|
Music |
58481 |
56742 |
- |
- |
58481 |
56742 |
+3.06% |
| 5
|
History
|
227240 |
230688
|
3351
|
3343
|
234039 |
234031
|
+0.004%
|
| 6
|
Mathematics
|
741422 |
741682
|
- |
- |
741422
|
741682
|
-0.04%
|
| 7
|
English
(Lang)
|
708569
|
708160
|
- |
- |
708569
|
708160
|
-0.06%
|
| 8
|
Geography
|
216756
|
227832
|
2405 |
2747
|
219503 |
230579
|
-4.80%
|
| 9
|
Science
(Double)
|
494450
|
527017
|
- |
- |
494450
|
527017
|
-6.18%
|
| 10
|
D
& T
|
396668
|
437403
|
9462
|
14606
|
406130
|
452009
|
-10.15%
|
| 11
|
French
|
272140
|
318095
|
5775 |
3352 |
277915
|
321447
|
-13.54%
|
|
|
|
