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Entries rise for an eight consecutive year
Percentage increase of 7.61% [full] 7.04% [short] (cohort rise of 0.27%)
A*'s and A's rise in full course
A*-C up +2.0% (full) and +1.3% (short)
A*-G up +0.2% (full) and +0.1% (short)

RE is the 2nd highest growth subject and now has over 430,000 entries for GCSE
2006 GCSE Examination results (All UK) - Full Course
Entries = 159681 [Rise of 12165 = 7.61%]
 

A*

A

B

C

A*-C

D

E

F

G

A*-G

U

All

17884

30818

34012

30020

112734

19481

12455

7505

4471

156647

3034

All%

11.2%

19.3%

21.3%

18.8%

70.6%

12.2%

7.8%

4.7%

2.8%

98.1%

1.9%

Boys%

8.0%

16.0%

19.9%

14.1%

58.0%

14.1%

9.5%

6.1%

3.8%

97.3%

2.7%

Girls%

13.6%

21.8%

22.4%

18.0%

75.8%

10.7%

6.5%

3.7%

2.0%

98.7%

1.3%
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2006 GCSE Examination results (All UK) - Short Course
Entries = 271251 [Rise of 17828 = 7.04%]

A*

A

B

C

A*-C

D

E

F

G

A*-G

U

All

14919

32008

46655

53165

146747

41501

33906

23056

15461

260672

10579

All%

5.5%

11.8%

17.2%

19.6%

54.1%

15.3%

12.5%

8.5%

5.7%

96.1%

3.9%

Boys%

3.5%

9.3%

15.0%

19.0%

46.8%

16.4%

14.2%

10.1%

7.1%

94.6%

5.4%

Girls%

7.3%

14.4%

19.3%

20.2%

61.2%

14.3%

10.8%

7.0%

4.3%

97.6%

2.4%
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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%
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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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GCSE Grade changes 2005-6

A*

A

B

C

A*-C

D

E

F

G

A*-G

U

2006

11.2%

19.3%

21.3%

18.8%

70.6%

12.2%

7.8%

4.7%

2.8%

98.1%

1.9%

2005

10.5%

18.8%

20.8%

18.5%

68.6%

12.5%

8.3%

5.4%

3.1%

97.9%

2.1%

Change
06-05

+0.7%

+0.5%

+0.5%

None

+2.0%

-0.3%

-0.5%

-0.7%

-0.3%

0.2%

-0.2%

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 2005-2006 (Short Course)
 

A*

A

B

C

A*-C

D

E

F

G

A*-G

U

2006

5.5%

11.8%

17.2%

19.6%

54.1%

15.3%

12.5%

8.5%

5.7%

96.1%

3.9%

2005

5.6%

11.4%

16.7%

19.2%

52.9%

14.7%

12.4%

9.6%

6.4%

96.0%

4.0%

Change
06-05

-0.1%

+0.4%

+0.5%

+0.4%

+1.3%

+0.6%

+0.1%

-1.1%

-0.7%

+0.1%

-0.1%

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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RE relative to other subjects (ranked by % change)

Rank

Subject
2006
GCSE

2005
GCSE
2006
Short Course

2005
Short Course

2006
Total

2005
Total

% Change 06-05

1(1)

Citizenship
-
-
54158
38271
54158
38271
+41.51%

2(2)

RE
159681

147516

271251

253423

430932

400939

+7.48%

3(3)

Music
60668
58481
-
-
60668
58481
+3.74%

4(4)

History
231657

227240
2917

3351

234574

234039

+0.23%

5(6)

English (Lang)
721762

708569

-
-

721762

708569

+1.86%

6(5)

Mathematics
750570

741422

-
-

750570

741422

+1.23%

7(7)

Geography
213469

216756

2078

2405

215574

219503

-1.80%

8(8)

Science (Double)
479789

494950

-
-

479789

494950

-3.06%

9(9)

D & T
371672

396668

6837

9462

378509

406130

-6.80%

10(10)

French
236189

272140

2044

5775

238233

277915

-14.3%

RE growth 1999 - 2006
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