This statistic shows the GCSE results/pass rates in England (UK) from the academic years 2004/2005 to 2015/2016. The results are split by level of attainment and if English and mathematics were included. The peak for results during this period was 2011/12 when the pass rates for each category were for the most part equal to, or higher, than any other year.
GCSE pass rates in England from 2004/05 to 2015/16, by level of achievement
Characteristic
5+ GCSEs A*-C or equivalent
5+ GCSEs A*-C or equivalent including English & mathematics GCSEs
5+ GCSEs A*-G or equivalent including English & mathematics GCSEs
*In 2013/14, two major reforms were implemented which affect the calculation of Key Stage 4 (KS4) performance measures: 1) Professor Alison Wolf’s review of Vocational Education recommendations which: restrict the qualifications counts; prevent qualification from counting as larger than one GCSE; and cap the number of non-GCSEs included in performance measures at two per pupil. 2) An early entry policy to only count a pupil’s first attempt at qualification, in subjects counted in the English Baccalaureate.
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GOV.UK. (January 19, 2017). GCSE pass rates in England from 2004/05 to 2015/16, by level of achievement [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/282435/gcse-results-in-england-by-level-of-achievement-year-on-year/
GOV.UK. "GCSE pass rates in England from 2004/05 to 2015/16, by level of achievement." Chart. January 19, 2017. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282435/gcse-results-in-england-by-level-of-achievement-year-on-year/
GOV.UK. (2017). GCSE pass rates in England from 2004/05 to 2015/16, by level of achievement. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282435/gcse-results-in-england-by-level-of-achievement-year-on-year/
GOV.UK. "Gcse Pass Rates in England from 2004/05 to 2015/16, by Level of Achievement." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282435/gcse-results-in-england-by-level-of-achievement-year-on-year/
GOV.UK, GCSE pass rates in England from 2004/05 to 2015/16, by level of achievement Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282435/gcse-results-in-england-by-level-of-achievement-year-on-year/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
GCSE pass rates in England from 2004/05 to 2015/16, by level of achievement [Graph], GOV.UK, January 19, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/282435/gcse-results-in-england-by-level-of-achievement-year-on-year/