Regional picture: GCSE results 2012
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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%.
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| Local authority | What does this mean? Pupils with five good GCSEs | What does this mean? Pupils' average points |
|---|---|---|
| Kensington and Chelsea | 79.6% | 584.3 |
| Sutton | 75.9% | 533.4 |
| Trafford | 72.4% | 520.0 |
| Redbridge | 70.6% | 481.5 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 70.1% | 496.4 |
| Westminster | 69.9% | 488.5 |
| Buckinghamshire | 69.7% | 493.8 |
| Barnet | 69.2% | 485.9 |
| Bromley | 68.9% | 508.4 |
| Slough | 66.1% | 498.4 |
| Hertfordshire | 65.8% | 482.8 |
| North Yorkshire | 65.6% | 506.1 |
| Wokingham | 65.6% | 471.7 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 65.6% | 460.9 |
| Wirral | 65.4% | 476.1 |
| Stockport | 65.0% | 492.0 |
| Bexley | 64.9% | 505.6 |
| Surrey | 64.2% | 481.3 |
| Wigan | 64.2% | 474.8 |
| Harrow | 63.6% | 473.3 |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | 63.5% | 507.5 |
| Warwickshire | 63.1% | 509.1 |
| Greenwich | 63.1% | 489.2 |
| Bury | 63.0% | 478.0 |
| Warrington | 62.9% | 460.1 |
| Lambeth | 62.8% | 488.7 |
| Solihull | 62.7% | 541.4 |
| York | 62.7% | 524.7 |
| Sunderland | 62.6% | 532.1 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 62.6% | 469.5 |
| County Durham | 62.5% | 549.6 |
| Gloucestershire | 62.3% | 464.8 |
| Darlington | 62.2% | 525.3 |
| Croydon | 62.2% | 508.1 |
| Lincolnshire | 62.1% | 500.5 |
| Kirklees | 62.0% | 504.8 |
| North Tyneside | 61.9% | 512.4 |
| Cheshire East | 61.9% | 504.1 |
| Newham | 61.9% | 450.5 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 61.8% | 504.3 |
| Hounslow | 61.8% | 483.9 |
| Tower Hamlets | 61.8% | 474.3 |
| Havering | 61.5% | 462.6 |
| Bracknell Forest | 61.4% | 494.2 |
| Telford and Wrekin | 61.3% | 515.1 |
| Medway | 61.2% | 528.6 |
| Kent | 61.2% | 496.6 |
| North East Lincolnshire | 61.1% | 511.4 |
| Calderdale | 61.1% | 502.2 |
| Hillingdon | 61.0% | 496.1 |
| Reading | 60.7% | 497.8 |
| Worcestershire | 60.7% | 468.8 |
| Bournemouth | 60.7% | 463.5 |
| Gateshead | 60.6% | 530.8 |
| Nottinghamshire | 60.6% | 500.8 |
| Torbay | 60.5% | 484.6 |
| Bolton | 60.2% | 472.0 |
| Hackney | 60.2% | 441.7 |
| Birmingham | 60.1% | 516.5 |
| Rotherham | 60.0% | 496.9 |
| Lancashire | 59.9% | 483.5 |
| Cheshire West and Chester | 59.8% | 466.2 |
| National (all schools) | 59.4% | 472.0 |
| Wakefield | 59.3% | 552.0 |
| Wiltshire | 59.3% | 454.3 |
| Thurrock | 59.2% | 528.5 |
| Merton | 59.1% | 475.5 |
| Halton | 59.0% | 488.4 |
| Camden | 59.0% | 438.5 |
| Essex | 58.9% | 478.8 |
| North Somerset | 58.8% | 493.9 |
| Southwark | 58.8% | 487.6 |
| National averages | 58.8% | 481.1 |
| Poole | 58.8% | 470.2 |
| Coventry | 58.7% | 519.8 |
| Staffordshire | 58.7% | 487.7 |
| Brent | 58.7% | 438.8 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 58.6% | 465.9 |
| Shropshire | 58.6% | 465.2 |
| Haringey | 58.6% | 414.3 |
| Milton Keynes | 58.5% | 509.8 |
| Sefton | 58.5% | 466.3 |
| Hampshire | 58.5% | 465.9 |
| Devon | 58.5% | 455.7 |
| Wandsworth | 58.3% | 486.7 |
| South Tyneside | 58.2% | 577.6 |
| Northumberland | 58.2% | 494.2 |
| East Sussex | 58.2% | 469.0 |
| Oxfordshire | 57.9% | 452.4 |
| Luton | 57.7% | 508.4 |
| Ealing | 57.7% | 466.3 |
| Central Bedfordshire | 57.6% | 477.9 |
| Plymouth | 57.5% | 479.8 |
| West Sussex | 57.5% | 455.8 |
| Cambridgeshire | 57.5% | 452.2 |
| Bath and North East Somerset | 57.5% | 444.1 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | 57.4% | 489.4 |
| Derbyshire | 57.2% | 470.5 |
| West Berkshire | 57.2% | 455.5 |
| Derby | 57.1% | 497.2 |
| Blackburn with Darwen | 57.0% | 427.5 |
| Leicestershire | 56.9% | 460.5 |
| Tameside | 56.8% | 499.3 |
| Liverpool | 56.8% | 466.6 |
| Wolverhampton | 56.7% | 488.6 |
| Herefordshire, County of | 56.5% | 486.2 |
| Somerset | 56.5% | 482.1 |
| South Gloucestershire | 56.4% | 474.5 |
| Brighton and Hove | 56.4% | 449.0 |
| North Lincolnshire | 56.3% | 518.1 |
| Northamptonshire | 56.2% | 463.0 |
| Dudley | 56.1% | 479.9 |
| Cumbria | 56.1% | 461.1 |
| Walsall | 55.9% | 496.5 |
| Oldham | 55.9% | 489.8 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 55.8% | 517.6 |
| Sheffield | 55.6% | 464.5 |
| Norfolk | 55.6% | 442.1 |
| Lewisham | 55.6% | 417.2 |
| Rutland | 55.5% | 479.7 |
| Enfield | 55.5% | 453.0 |
| Cornwall | 55.4% | 481.3 |
| St. Helens | 55.1% | 480.0 |
| Leeds | 55.0% | 497.2 |
| Redcar and Cleveland | 55.0% | 486.7 |
| Doncaster | 54.7% | 519.3 |
| Southampton | 54.4% | 469.4 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 54.3% | 507.0 |
| Dorset | 54.1% | 464.3 |
| Sandwell | 53.8% | 509.8 |
| Islington | 53.6% | 467.8 |
| Bedford | 53.4% | 479.7 |
| Manchester | 53.2% | 464.6 |
| Swindon | 52.7% | 476.0 |
| Waltham Forest | 52.6% | 434.7 |
| Bradford | 52.4% | 470.0 |
| Portsmouth | 52.4% | 448.0 |
| Salford | 52.0% | 514.0 |
| Rochdale | 52.0% | 450.8 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 51.8% | 499.1 |
| Bristol, City of | 51.6% | 450.3 |
| Leicester | 51.5% | 470.9 |
| Suffolk | 50.5% | 446.7 |
| Nottingham | 49.6% | 457.7 |
| Peterborough | 49.3% | 467.8 |
| Hartlepool | 48.8% | 452.8 |
| Blackpool | 47.9% | 451.0 |
| Kingston Upon Hull, City of | 47.8% | 509.6 |
| Middlesbrough | 47.6% | 466.2 |
| Barnsley | 45.3% | 451.6 |
| Isle of Wight | 44.5% | 425.2 |
| Knowsley | 40.9% | 388.4 |
- 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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