Regional picture: GCSE results 2012

The map and table below show how different local authorities compare on the key benchmark of the percentage of pupils achieving five good GCSEs. The national average is 59.4%.

Map of England

Compare secondary schools in your area

Local authorityWhat does this mean?Pupils with five good GCSEsWhat does this mean?Pupils' average points
Kensington and Chelsea79.6%584.3
Sutton75.9%533.4
Trafford72.4%520.0
Redbridge70.6%481.5
Kingston upon Thames70.1%496.4
Westminster69.9%488.5
Buckinghamshire69.7%493.8
Barnet69.2%485.9
Bromley68.9%508.4
Slough66.1%498.4
Hertfordshire65.8%482.8
North Yorkshire65.6%506.1
Wokingham65.6%471.7
Hammersmith and Fulham65.6%460.9
Wirral65.4%476.1
Stockport65.0%492.0
Bexley64.9%505.6
Surrey64.2%481.3
Wigan64.2%474.8
Harrow63.6%473.3
Windsor and Maidenhead63.5%507.5
Warwickshire63.1%509.1
Greenwich63.1%489.2
Bury63.0%478.0
Warrington62.9%460.1
Lambeth62.8%488.7
Solihull62.7%541.4
York62.7%524.7
Sunderland62.6%532.1
Richmond upon Thames62.6%469.5
County Durham62.5%549.6
Gloucestershire62.3%464.8
Darlington62.2%525.3
Croydon62.2%508.1
Lincolnshire62.1%500.5
Kirklees62.0%504.8
North Tyneside61.9%512.4
Cheshire East61.9%504.1
Newham61.9%450.5
Southend-on-Sea61.8%504.3
Hounslow61.8%483.9
Tower Hamlets61.8%474.3
Havering61.5%462.6
Bracknell Forest61.4%494.2
Telford and Wrekin61.3%515.1
Medway61.2%528.6
Kent61.2%496.6
North East Lincolnshire61.1%511.4
Calderdale61.1%502.2
Hillingdon61.0%496.1
Reading60.7%497.8
Worcestershire60.7%468.8
Bournemouth60.7%463.5
Gateshead60.6%530.8
Nottinghamshire60.6%500.8
Torbay60.5%484.6
Bolton60.2%472.0
Hackney60.2%441.7
Birmingham60.1%516.5
Rotherham60.0%496.9
Lancashire59.9%483.5
Cheshire West and Chester59.8%466.2
National (all schools)59.4%472.0
Wakefield59.3%552.0
Wiltshire59.3%454.3
Thurrock59.2%528.5
Merton59.1%475.5
Halton59.0%488.4
Camden59.0%438.5
Essex58.9%478.8
North Somerset58.8%493.9
Southwark58.8%487.6
National averages58.8%481.1
Poole58.8%470.2
Coventry58.7%519.8
Staffordshire58.7%487.7
Brent58.7%438.8
Barking and Dagenham58.6%465.9
Shropshire58.6%465.2
Haringey58.6%414.3
Milton Keynes58.5%509.8
Sefton58.5%466.3
Hampshire58.5%465.9
Devon58.5%455.7
Wandsworth58.3%486.7
South Tyneside58.2%577.6
Northumberland58.2%494.2
East Sussex58.2%469.0
Oxfordshire57.9%452.4
Luton57.7%508.4
Ealing57.7%466.3
Central Bedfordshire57.6%477.9
Plymouth57.5%479.8
West Sussex57.5%455.8
Cambridgeshire57.5%452.2
Bath and North East Somerset57.5%444.1
East Riding of Yorkshire57.4%489.4
Derbyshire57.2%470.5
West Berkshire57.2%455.5
Derby57.1%497.2
Blackburn with Darwen57.0%427.5
Leicestershire56.9%460.5
Tameside56.8%499.3
Liverpool56.8%466.6
Wolverhampton56.7%488.6
Herefordshire, County of56.5%486.2
Somerset56.5%482.1
South Gloucestershire56.4%474.5
Brighton and Hove56.4%449.0
North Lincolnshire56.3%518.1
Northamptonshire56.2%463.0
Dudley56.1%479.9
Cumbria56.1%461.1
Walsall55.9%496.5
Oldham55.9%489.8
Newcastle upon Tyne55.8%517.6
Sheffield55.6%464.5
Norfolk55.6%442.1
Lewisham55.6%417.2
Rutland55.5%479.7
Enfield55.5%453.0
Cornwall55.4%481.3
St. Helens55.1%480.0
Leeds55.0%497.2
Redcar and Cleveland55.0%486.7
Doncaster54.7%519.3
Southampton54.4%469.4
Stockton-on-Tees54.3%507.0
Dorset54.1%464.3
Sandwell53.8%509.8
Islington53.6%467.8
Bedford53.4%479.7
Manchester53.2%464.6
Swindon52.7%476.0
Waltham Forest52.6%434.7
Bradford52.4%470.0
Portsmouth52.4%448.0
Salford52.0%514.0
Rochdale52.0%450.8
Stoke-on-Trent51.8%499.1
Bristol, City of51.6%450.3
Leicester51.5%470.9
Suffolk50.5%446.7
Nottingham49.6%457.7
Peterborough49.3%467.8
Hartlepool48.8%452.8
Blackpool47.9%451.0
Kingston Upon Hull, City of47.8%509.6
Middlesbrough47.6%466.2
Barnsley45.3%451.6
Isle of Wight44.5%425.2
Knowsley40.9%388.4
What do the table headers mean?
Average point score
The average number of points netted per pupil at the institution taking AS/A-level or equivalent qualifications
Pupils with five good GCSEs
The percentage of pupils getting grades A*-C in five GCSE - or equivalent qualifications - including maths and English

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