According to the latest GCSEs results tables, published by the Department of Education on Thursday, the number of English schools failing on GCSE targets has doubled in a year.
The complete tables, released by the DfE, show key stage 4 and key stage 5 results by school. We’ve taken a look at the dataset and pulled out some interesting tables which you can find below.
Best and worst local authorities for GCSE results
The Guardian’s education editor, Richard Adams writes today:
The regional tables of 2014 GCSE results were heavily dominated by London boroughs, taking 12 places in the top 20 local authorities, underlining London’s recent stellar performance in secondary school exams.
Kensington and Chelsea topped the state school national league table, with 73% of its pupils passing the government’s benchmark, with the London boroughs of Sutton and Kingston-upon-Thames fourth and fifth overall. Trafford in greater Manchester was second, followed by the tiny local authority of the Isles of Scilly, which boasts just one school.
Knowsley in Merseyside was again the worst-performing part of the country, with just 35% gaining five good GCSEs including English and maths. Bradford and Blackpool saw just 44% of pupils pass.
