GCSE English and maths results
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Contents
- 1. Navigate toMain facts and figures section
- 2. Navigate toThings you need to know section
- 3. Navigate to By ethnicity section
- 4. Navigate to By ethnicity and gender section
- 5. Navigate to By ethnicity and eligibility for free school meals section
- 6. Navigate to By ethnicity and special educational needs section
- 7. Navigate to By ethnicity and local authority section
- 8. Navigate toData sources section
- 9. Navigate toDownload the data section
1. Main facts and figures
- 51.9% of pupils in England got a grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in the 2020 to 2021 academic year
- 83.8% of pupils from the Chinese ethnic group got a grade 5 or above – the highest percentage out of all ethnic groups
- 9.1% of white Gypsy and Roma pupils got a grade 5 or above – the lowest percentage
- in nearly every ethnic group, a higher percentage of girls than boys got a grade 5 or above
- in every ethnic group, pupils eligible for free school meals were less likely to get a grade 5 or above than those not eligible
2. Things you need to know
What the data measures
The data measures the percentage of pupils at state-funded mainstream schools in England who got a grade 5 or above in both GCSE English and maths. This used to be known as a ‘strong pass’.
Percentages are rounded to 1 decimal place.
Not included in the data
Figures for local authorities with only one school are not shown in the data.
The ethnic groups used in the data
Data is shown for the 16 ethnic groups used in the 2001 Census, with 2 exceptions:
- there are extra categories for traveller of Irish heritage and white Gypsy and Roma pupils
- pupils in the Chinese ethnic group are in a separate category
Ethnicity was not known for 1.8% of pupils.
Local authority data does not include figures for pupils in the ‘other’ ethnic group. These pupils are included in the ‘all’ category, which also includes pupils whose ethnicity was not known.
Methodology
Read the detailed methodology document for the data on this page.
Summer exams were cancelled in 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, students were awarded assessment grades based on what their teacher believed they would have achieved had exams gone ahead. This is different from the 2020 awards and cannot be compared with any previous data.
In the data file
See Download the data for data by:
- type of school
- type of selection
- religion of school
Some figures do not add up to the total for all pupils when separated by certain factors, for example, religion of school or special educational needs (SEN).
Pupils with unknown SEN provision have been included in the SEN total but do not have their own breakdown.
Further education colleges with courses for 14 to 16 year olds are included in the total for all state-funded schools but not in the breakdowns.
3. By ethnicity
| Ethnicity | % | Pupils |
|---|---|---|
| All | 51.9 | 575,863 |
| Asian | 60.6 | 63,704 |
| Bangladeshi | 60.6 | 10,247 |
| Indian | 72.4 | 16,901 |
| Pakistani | 50.3 | 25,751 |
| Asian other | 67.1 | 10,805 |
| Black | 48.9 | 34,911 |
| Black African | 53.6 | 23,240 |
| Black Caribbean | 35.9 | 7,142 |
| Black other | 45.1 | 4,529 |
| Chinese | 83.8 | 2,101 |
| Mixed | 51.5 | 31,772 |
| Mixed White/Asian | 62.1 | 7,531 |
| Mixed White/Black African | 50.0 | 4,093 |
| Mixed White/Black Caribbean | 39.1 | 8,396 |
| Mixed other | 54.2 | 11,752 |
| White | 50.9 | 421,995 |
| White British | 50.9 | 386,569 |
| White Irish | 60.9 | 1,721 |
| Gypsy/Roma | 9.1 | 1,425 |
| Irish Traveller | 21.1 | 171 |
| White other | 52.5 | 32,109 |
| Other | 53.1 | 11,265 |
| Unknown | 43.0 | 10,115 |
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Summary of GCSE English and maths results By ethnicity Summary
Figures for the white Gypsy and Roma, and traveller of Irish heritage ethnic groups are based on a small number of pupils and are less reliable as a result.
The data shows that, in the 2020 to 2021 academic year:
- 51.9% of pupils in England got a grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths
- 83.8% of pupils from the Chinese ethnic group got a grade 5 or above, the highest percentage out of all ethnic groups
- white Gypsy and Roma pupils (9.1%) were least likely to get a grade 5 or above, followed by traveller of Irish heritage pupils (21.1%) and black Caribbean pupils (35.9%)
4. By ethnicity and gender
| Boys | Girls | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnicity | Boys % | Boys Pupils | Girls % | Girls Pupils |
| All | 48.2 | 293,649 | 55.8 | 282,214 |
| Asian | 57.1 | 32,822 | 64.4 | 30,882 |
| Bangladeshi | 58.1 | 5,148 | 63.1 | 5,099 |
| Indian | 68.4 | 8,711 | 76.7 | 8,190 |
| Pakistani | 46.8 | 13,246 | 54.0 | 12,505 |
| Asian other | 62.8 | 5,717 | 71.8 | 5,088 |
| Black | 43.6 | 17,473 | 54.1 | 17,438 |
| Black African | 48.2 | 11,552 | 58.9 | 11,688 |
| Black Caribbean | 30.9 | 3,604 | 41.0 | 3,538 |
| Black other | 40.6 | 2,317 | 49.8 | 2,212 |
| Chinese | 81.3 | 1,025 | 86.2 | 1,076 |
| Mixed | 48.3 | 15,997 | 54.8 | 15,775 |
| Mixed White/Asian | 58.7 | 3,910 | 65.7 | 3,621 |
| Mixed White/Black African | 47.0 | 2,083 | 53.1 | 2,010 |
| Mixed White/Black Caribbean | 35.3 | 4,135 | 42.9 | 4,261 |
| Mixed other | 51.0 | 5,869 | 57.4 | 5,883 |
| White | 47.2 | 215,374 | 54.8 | 206,621 |
| White British | 47.2 | 197,283 | 54.8 | 189,286 |
| White Irish | 58.4 | 873 | 63.4 | 848 |
| Gypsy/Roma | 9.0 | 720 | 9.2 | 705 |
| Irish Traveller | 22.2 | 99 | 19.4 | 72 |
| White other | 48.6 | 16,399 | 56.5 | 15,710 |
| Other | 49.4 | 5,818 | 57.0 | 5,447 |
| Unknown | 40.9 | 5,140 | 45.3 | 4,975 |
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Summary of GCSE English and maths results By ethnicity and gender Summary
The data shows that:
- 55.8% of girls and 48.2% of boys got a grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths
- in every ethnic group except one, girls were more likely than boys to get a grade 5 or above – the exception was the traveller of Irish heritage ethnic group, where 22.2% of boys and 19.4% of girls got a grade 5 or above
- girls from the Chinese ethnic group were most likely out of all ethnic groups to get a grade 5 or above (86.2%)
- boys from the white Gypsy and Roma ethnic group were least likely to get a grade 5 or above (9.0%)
- the white Gypsy and Roma ethnic group had the smallest gap between boys (9.0%) and girls (9.2%)
- the black African ethnic group had the biggest gap between boys (48.2%) and girls (58.9%)
5. By ethnicity and eligibility for free school meals
| Free school meals | No free school meals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnicity | Free school meals % | Free school meals Pupils | No free school meals % | No free school meals Pupils |
| All | 29.9 | 107,838 | 57.0 | 468,025 |
| Asian | 45.2 | 12,664 | 64.5 | 51,040 |
| Bangladeshi | 52.0 | 3,141 | 64.4 | 7,106 |
| Indian | 52.7 | 1,405 | 74.2 | 15,496 |
| Pakistani | 39.4 | 6,287 | 53.8 | 19,464 |
| Asian other | 47.8 | 1,831 | 71.0 | 8,974 |
| Black | 38.7 | 10,197 | 53.1 | 24,714 |
| Black African | 44.4 | 6,478 | 57.1 | 16,762 |
| Black Caribbean | 25.9 | 2,375 | 40.8 | 4,767 |
| Black other | 33.3 | 1,344 | 50.0 | 3,185 |
| Chinese | 79.6 | 157 | 84.2 | 1,944 |
| Mixed | 31.6 | 8,077 | 58.3 | 23,695 |
| Mixed White/Asian | 36.0 | 1,474 | 68.4 | 6,057 |
| Mixed White/Black African | 35.2 | 1,089 | 55.4 | 3,004 |
| Mixed White/Black Caribbean | 24.3 | 2,746 | 46.3 | 5,650 |
| Mixed other | 35.2 | 2,768 | 60.1 | 8,984 |
| White | 25.0 | 71,165 | 56.2 | 350,830 |
| White British | 24.5 | 66,121 | 56.4 | 320,448 |
| White Irish | 26.8 | 261 | 67.0 | 1,460 |
| Gypsy/Roma | 5.7 | 615 | 11.7 | 810 |
| Irish Traveller | 15.5 | 97 | 28.4 | 74 |
| White other | 36.1 | 4,071 | 54.9 | 28,038 |
| Other | 42.2 | 3,555 | 58.1 | 7,710 |
| Unknown | 29.1 | 2,023 | 46.5 | 8,092 |
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Summary of GCSE English and maths results By ethnicity and eligibility for free school meals Summary
Figures for the white Gypsy and Roma, and traveller of Irish heritage ethnic groups are based on a small number of pupils and are less reliable as a result.
Eligibility for free school meals in England is used as an indicator of deprivation.
The data shows that, for pupils eligible for free school meals:
- 29.9% got a grade 5 or above, compared with 57.0% of non-eligible pupils
- in every ethnic group, they were less likely to get a grade 5 or above than non-eligible pupils
- 79.6% of pupils from the Chinese ethnic group got a grade 5 or above – the highest percentage out of all groups
- 5.7% of white Gypsy and Roma pupils got a grade 5 or above – the lowest percentage out of all groups
- the biggest gap was in the white Irish ethnic group – 26.8% got a grade 5 or above, compared with 67.0% of non-eligible pupils
6. By ethnicity and special educational needs
| Any SEN | No identified SEN | SEN Support | SEN with a statement or EHC plan | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnicity | Any SEN % | Any SEN Pupils | No identified SEN % | No identified SEN Pupils | SEN Support % | SEN Support Pupils | SEN with a statement or EHC plan % | SEN with a statement or EHC plan Pupils |
| All | 18.3 | 87,210 | 58.0 | 487,466 | 22.2 | 63,926 | 7.8 | 23,284 |
| Asian | 18.1 | 6,358 | 65.4 | 57,345 | 22.0 | 4,517 | 8.6 | 1,841 |
| Black | 14.1 | 4,936 | 54.6 | 29,975 | 17.5 | 3,496 | 5.7 | 1,440 |
| Chinese | 47.0 | 132 | 86.3 | 1,969 | 53.3 | 92 | 32.5 | 40 |
| Mixed | 19.2 | 4,817 | 57.3 | 26,946 | 23.5 | 3,505 | 7.9 | 1,312 |
| White | 18.6 | 68,362 | 57.2 | 353,596 | 22.4 | 50,361 | 7.8 | 18,001 |
| Other | 16.6 | 1,214 | 57.5 | 10,050 | 19.9 | 905 | 7.1 | 309 |
| Unknown | 17.9 | 1,391 | 52.1 | 7,585 | 21.2 | 1,050 | 7.6 | 341 |
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Summary of GCSE English and maths results By ethnicity and special educational needs Summary
The data shows that, for pupils with special education needs:
- 18.3% got a grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, compared with 58.0% of pupils without special education needs
- 47.0% from the Chinese ethnic group got a grade 5 or above – the highest percentage out of all groups
- 14.1% of black pupils got a grade 5 or above – the lowest percentage out of all groups
7. By ethnicity and local authority
| All | Asian | Black | Chinese | Mixed | White | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geography | All % | All Pupils | Asian % | Asian Pupils | Black % | Black Pupils | Chinese % | Chinese Pupils | Mixed % | Mixed Pupils | White % | White Pupils |
| All - England | 51.9 | 575,863 | 60.6 | 63,704 | 48.9 | 34,911 | 83.8 | 2,101 | 51.5 | 31,772 | 50.9 | 421,995 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 49.3 | 2,805 | 64.3 | 639 | 53.8 | 775 | 85.7 | 14 | 44.2 | 303 | 36.4 | 963 |
| Barnet | 69.8 | 4,100 | 85.6 | 603 | 57.3 | 506 | 92.5 | 40 | 65.3 | 450 | 71.3 | 1,944 |
| Barnsley | 45.6 | 2,345 | 45.5 | 11 | 55.6 | 18 | withheld to protect confidentiality | 2 | 50.0 | 52 | 47.2 | 2,159 |
| Bath and North East Somerset | 58.5 | 2,198 | 79.5 | 39 | 47.6 | 21 | 85.7 | 7 | 67.7 | 124 | 58.1 | 1,936 |
| Bedford | 45.3 | 1,989 | 44.8 | 299 | 40.1 | 152 | 100.0 | 5 | 39.9 | 193 | 46.9 | 1,302 |
| Bexley | 57.6 | 3,262 | 78.8 | 278 | 64.7 | 640 | 89.7 | 39 | 65.0 | 197 | 51.0 | 2,007 |
| Birmingham | 49.7 | 14,036 | 52.8 | 5,611 | 44.5 | 1,894 | 83.7 | 43 | 46.0 | 1,023 | 48.7 | 4,359 |
| Blackburn with Darwen | 53.0 | 2,052 | 64.1 | 891 | 63.3 | 30 | 100.0 | 5 | 55.7 | 61 | 43.1 | 1,002 |
| Blackpool | 35.3 | 1,296 | 70.0 | 30 | 66.7 | 6 | 33.3 | 3 | 31.0 | 29 | 34.4 | 1,221 |
| Bolton | 50.4 | 3,648 | 59.9 | 863 | 38.7 | 199 | 66.7 | 3 | 52.6 | 133 | 47.6 | 2,355 |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 61.0 | 3,665 | 85.0 | 100 | 52.0 | 25 | 100.0 | 13 | 64.1 | 192 | 60.1 | 3,242 |
| Bracknell Forest | 56.1 | 1,227 | 80.6 | 62 | 37.8 | 37 | withheld to protect confidentiality | 2 | 53.5 | 71 | 55.4 | 1,047 |
| Bradford | 43.1 | 6,658 | 46.6 | 2,978 | 38.7 | 119 | 80.0 | 10 | 37.5 | 352 | 40.7 | 2,970 |
| Brent | 56.3 | 3,160 | 61.2 | 959 | 48.6 | 665 | 71.4 | 7 | 54.3 | 208 | 53.6 | 634 |
| Brighton and Hove | 56.3 | 2,225 | 63.0 | 81 | 37.3 | 51 | 55.6 | 9 | 51.8 | 193 | 57.2 | 1,804 |
| Bristol, City of | 48.2 | 3,694 | 56.7 | 300 | 40.6 | 429 | 80.0 | 15 | 42.2 | 339 | 49.7 | 2,477 |
| Bromley | 59.5 | 3,356 | 80.4 | 219 | 60.9 | 379 | 86.8 | 38 | 55.7 | 323 | 57.3 | 2,242 |
| Buckinghamshire | 66.1 | 6,070 | 70.4 | 1,300 | 55.4 | 213 | 95.7 | 46 | 64.7 | 368 | 65.0 | 4,029 |
| Bury | 49.7 | 2,229 | 52.1 | 336 | 43.5 | 62 | 83.3 | 6 | 42.5 | 80 | 49.6 | 1,692 |
| Calderdale | 53.3 | 2,757 | 55.3 | 477 | 55.3 | 38 | withheld to protect confidentiality | 2 | 53.9 | 115 | 52.6 | 2,099 |
| Cambridgeshire | 55.5 | 6,039 | 64.6 | 209 | 37.6 | 85 | 78.8 | 33 | 61.3 | 313 | 54.9 | 5,214 |
| Camden | 54.6 | 1,644 | 57.1 | 296 | 49.2 | 370 | 100.0 | 7 | 46.5 | 187 | 58.4 | 577 |
| Central Bedfordshire | 48.9 | 2,790 | 60.9 | 64 | 48.2 | 85 | 63.6 | 11 | 44.1 | 161 | 48.7 | 2,383 |
| Cheshire East | 55.0 | 3,988 | 66.7 | 63 | 50.0 | 20 | 70.6 | 17 | 55.7 | 122 | 55.2 | 3,685 |
| Cheshire West and Chester | 54.2 | 3,743 | 42.6 | 47 | 57.1 | 21 | 77.8 | 9 | 72.2 | 97 | 53.9 | 3,529 |
| Cornwall | 47.1 | 5,399 | 54.5 | 11 | 20.0 | 5 | 75.0 | 8 | 43.9 | 123 | 47.1 | 5,151 |
| County Durham | 50.2 | 5,269 | 75.6 | 41 | 56.3 | 16 | 71.4 | 14 | 66.2 | 74 | 50.4 | 4,982 |
| Coventry | 46.5 | 3,827 | 63.2 | 730 | 42.7 | 504 | 85.7 | 7 | 45.5 | 268 | 42.3 | 2,191 |
| Croydon | 50.7 | 3,831 | 64.8 | 522 | 43.8 | 1,230 | 100.0 | 11 | 48.8 | 514 | 53.9 | 1,359 |
| Cumbria | 48.6 | 5,070 | 79.4 | 34 | 60.0 | 10 | 73.7 | 19 | 61.8 | 76 | 48.4 | 4,780 |
| Darlington | 51.3 | 1,141 | 63.6 | 33 | 25.0 | 4 | withheld to protect confidentiality | 1 | 48.3 | 29 | 51.1 | 1,051 |
| Derby | 42.6 | 3,008 | 51.1 | 591 | 39.7 | 131 | 100.0 | 9 | 34.8 | 210 | 41.0 | 1,996 |
| Derbyshire | 51.2 | 7,625 | 68.4 | 76 | 69.0 | 29 | 85.7 | 14 | 56.9 | 204 | 50.9 | 7,256 |
| Devon | 50.9 | 7,064 | 54.2 | 48 | 33.3 | 12 | 66.7 | 12 | 57.6 | 172 | 50.8 | 6,532 |
| Doncaster | 46.4 | 3,149 | 58.1 | 93 | 48.5 | 33 | 71.4 | 14 | 49.0 | 96 | 46.1 | 2,841 |
| Dorset | 51.4 | 3,636 | 80.6 | 36 | 71.4 | 7 | 100.0 | 6 | 49.1 | 114 | 51.1 | 3,414 |
| Dudley | 46.5 | 3,514 | 59.1 | 328 | 42.1 | 114 | 62.5 | 8 | 44.1 | 220 | 45.8 | 2,668 |
| Ealing | 58.7 | 3,276 | 58.4 | 998 | 49.3 | 594 | 100.0 | 9 | 64.2 | 257 | 64.0 | 862 |
| East Midlands | 50.1 | 49,843 | 59.3 | 4,508 | 45.4 | 1,763 | 82.4 | 131 | 47.0 | 2,447 | 49.5 | 40,049 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | 54.0 | 3,259 | 69.2 | 13 | 66.7 | 6 | withheld to protect confidentiality | 2 | 50.8 | 63 | 54.4 | 3,117 |
| East Sussex | 49.3 | 4,834 | 61.2 | 85 | 43.2 | 37 | 61.1 | 18 | 49.8 | 245 | 49.3 | 4,350 |
| East of England | 51.9 | 64,647 | 62.3 | 4,482 | 52.7 | 2,557 | 84.3 | 255 | 51.0 | 3,634 | 51.0 | 51,852 |
| Enfield | 52.0 | 3,783 | 77.3 | 308 | 46.4 | 988 | 84.6 | 13 | 56.2 | 372 | 48.4 | 1,732 |
| Essex | 49.8 | 15,139 | 78.4 | 425 | 56.4 | 596 | 86.8 | 68 | 51.0 | 723 | 48.3 | 12,888 |
| Gateshead | 54.0 | 1,971 | 69.5 | 59 | 70.3 | 37 | 100.0 | 7 | 60.5 | 38 | 53.2 | 1,800 |
| Gloucestershire | 57.3 | 6,388 | 74.9 | 259 | 42.0 | 100 | 87.0 | 23 | 52.4 | 317 | 57.0 | 5,569 |
| Greenwich | 52.5 | 2,695 | 66.0 | 200 | 55.6 | 912 | 82.1 | 28 | 53.1 | 275 | 45.9 | 1,163 |
| Hackney | 54.8 | 2,331 | 58.9 | 282 | 45.8 | 813 | 92.9 | 14 | 49.6 | 232 | 64.7 | 797 |
| Halton | 41.6 | 1,488 | withheld to protect confidentiality | 2 | 33.3 | 3 | withheld to protect confidentiality | 1 | 40.0 | 45 | 41.3 | 1,406 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 65.4 | 1,458 | 70.2 | 124 | 56.2 | 324 | 66.7 | 3 | 63.5 | 233 | 71.9 | 587 |
| Hampshire | 54.0 | 13,553 | 66.9 | 375 | 55.0 | 149 | 77.1 | 35 | 54.2 | 498 | 53.6 | 12,310 |
| Haringey | 53.6 | 2,514 | 67.8 | 146 | 43.5 | 655 | 70.0 | 20 | 52.8 | 290 | 57.5 | 1,125 |
| Harrow | 58.2 | 2,521 | 67.4 | 1,109 | 45.2 | 363 | 84.6 | 13 | 52.6 | 215 | 54.3 | 599 |
| Hartlepool | 46.8 | 1,070 | 50.0 | 26 | 28.6 | 7 | 100.0 | 6 | 63.6 | 11 | 46.5 | 1,013 |
| Havering | 54.9 | 2,882 | 64.9 | 171 | 54.8 | 345 | 100.0 | 15 | 47.5 | 202 | 55.0 | 2,068 |
| Herefordshire, County of | 51.8 | 1,762 | 40.0 | 10 | 33.3 | 3 | N/A* | 0 | 60.0 | 50 | 51.4 | 1,685 |
| Hertfordshire | 60.1 | 13,487 | 77.8 | 1,154 | 51.1 | 654 | 91.4 | 58 | 56.3 | 932 | 59.1 | 10,420 |
| Hillingdon | 54.4 | 3,420 | 65.6 | 847 | 52.2 | 383 | 80.0 | 5 | 56.3 | 352 | 46.7 | 1,444 |
| Hounslow | 55.6 | 2,916 | 64.0 | 968 | 51.1 | 352 | 100.0 | 8 | 48.7 | 277 | 50.9 | 899 |
| Inner London | 55.4 | 28,891 | 62.3 | 6,048 | 48.8 | 8,413 | 85.5 | 152 | 52.3 | 3,094 | 58.7 | 8,118 |
| Isle of Wight | 44.2 | 1,258 | 33.3 | 9 | 66.7 | 3 | withheld to protect confidentiality | 1 | 45.2 | 31 | 44.3 | 1,202 |
| Isles of Scilly | withheld to protect confidentiality | 14 | N/A* | 0 | N/A* | 0 | N/A* | 0 | N/A* | 0 | withheld to protect confidentiality | 14 |
| Islington | 54.1 | 1,493 | 68.6 | 175 | 50.2 | 428 | withheld to protect confidentiality | 2 | 54.5 | 189 | 51.2 | 545 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 63.8 | 896 | 77.4 | 31 | 62.8 | 183 | 100.0 | 7 | 60.1 | 143 | 63.7 | 342 |
| Kent | 52.9 | 16,779 | 76.5 | 737 | 69.5 | 574 | 87.5 | 56 | 63.1 | 899 | 50.2 | 14,029 |
| Kingston upon Hull, City of | 44.3 | 2,787 | 67.5 | 40 | 40.7 | 54 | withheld to protect confidentiality | 2 | 64.6 | 113 | 44.2 | 2,378 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 71.6 | 1,828 | 85.7 | 426 | 57.3 | 75 | 85.0 | 20 | 69.9 | 176 | 67.0 | 999 |
| Kirklees | 50.0 | 4,858 | 52.0 | 1,365 | 40.2 | 102 | 71.4 | 7 | 38.5 | 299 | 50.8 | 2,973 |
| Knowsley | 26.2 | 1,151 | 44.4 | 9 | 36.4 | 11 | N/A* | 0 | 26.7 | 15 | 26.0 | 1,095 |
| Lambeth | 51.1 | 2,264 | 65.1 | 106 | 49.4 | 1,025 | 81.8 | 11 | 45.5 | 268 | 54.5 | 642 |
| Lancashire | 52.3 | 13,085 | 54.0 | 1,534 | 41.4 | 58 | 75.7 | 37 | 53.2 | 408 | 52.4 | 10,727 |
| Leeds | 50.5 | 8,584 | 52.2 | 1,003 | 42.2 | 689 | 81.3 | 48 | 50.9 | 513 | 52.2 | 5,928 |
| Leicester | 44.8 | 4,070 | 53.9 | 1,982 | 38.0 | 469 | 100.0 | 5 | 37.9 | 272 | 33.6 | 1,225 |
| Leicestershire | 53.1 | 7,412 | 73.5 | 604 | 49.0 | 96 | 76.7 | 30 | 47.7 | 350 | 51.5 | 6,232 |
| Lewisham | 48.3 | 2,340 | 67.5 | 126 | 42.8 | 999 | 94.1 | 17 | 48.6 | 315 | 51.4 | 679 |
| Lincolnshire | 50.2 | 7,860 | 85.5 | 159 | 59.6 | 47 | 77.8 | 18 | 60.3 | 237 | 49.1 | 7,289 |
| Liverpool | 44.0 | 5,028 | 72.9 | 199 | 46.3 | 218 | 80.0 | 50 | 46.2 | 277 | 42.0 | 3,967 |
| London | 57.1 | 85,646 | 67.2 | 18,292 | 50.1 | 18,410 | 88.1 | 505 | 54.3 | 8,449 | 56.1 | 32,293 |
| Luton | 44.2 | 2,832 | 49.5 | 1,362 | 44.4 | 340 | 100.0 | 5 | 39.1 | 202 | 36.1 | 830 |
| Manchester | 44.0 | 5,743 | 50.9 | 1,385 | 47.4 | 1,125 | 84.0 | 50 | 36.3 | 476 | 39.5 | 2,257 |
| Medway | 49.5 | 3,169 | 75.9 | 170 | 74.0 | 265 | 71.4 | 14 | 55.9 | 204 | 44.5 | 2,439 |
| Merton | 52.6 | 1,555 | 62.6 | 281 | 45.7 | 302 | 75.0 | 4 | 38.5 | 161 | 55.8 | 728 |
| Middlesbrough | 42.7 | 1,547 | 55.6 | 187 | 55.0 | 20 | 100.0 | 3 | 35.1 | 74 | 40.9 | 1,209 |
| Milton Keynes | 45.9 | 3,128 | 66.1 | 295 | 45.6 | 471 | 90.9 | 11 | 43.2 | 259 | 43.7 | 1,954 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 48.1 | 2,607 | 57.7 | 300 | 38.6 | 132 | 70.6 | 17 | 52.9 | 102 | 46.9 | 1,964 |
| Newham | 54.2 | 4,311 | 61.8 | 2,051 | 46.6 | 999 | 88.9 | 9 | 45.6 | 263 | 45.4 | 689 |
| Norfolk | 48.9 | 8,197 | 72.7 | 99 | 52.5 | 80 | 81.8 | 33 | 56.2 | 297 | 48.1 | 7,427 |
| North East | 49.8 | 27,055 | 57.7 | 1,028 | 51.8 | 299 | 86.1 | 72 | 51.2 | 611 | 49.7 | 24,440 |
| North East Lincolnshire | 42.4 | 1,827 | 71.4 | 14 | 100.0 | 3 | withheld to protect confidentiality | 2 | 42.9 | 28 | 45.4 | 1,599 |
| North Lincolnshire | 48.6 | 1,899 | 43.3 | 67 | 33.3 | 12 | 57.1 | 7 | 50.0 | 42 | 48.8 | 1,757 |
| North Northamptonshire | 47.0 | 3,753 | 72.8 | 125 | 50.3 | 169 | 71.4 | 7 | 45.9 | 170 | 45.9 | 3,223 |
| North Somerset | 55.3 | 2,239 | 77.8 | 27 | 42.4 | 33 | 60.0 | 5 | 50.0 | 66 | 55.4 | 2,086 |
| North Tyneside | 52.1 | 2,098 | 63.4 | 41 | 66.7 | 12 | 100.0 | 7 | 51.0 | 51 | 51.8 | 1,948 |
| North West | 49.6 | 79,949 | 56.3 | 8,447 | 46.8 | 2,549 | 81.8 | 347 | 51.5 | 3,085 | 48.9 | 63,044 |
| North Yorkshire | 55.5 | 6,261 | 71.4 | 133 | 42.1 | 19 | 81.3 | 16 | 60.6 | 160 | 55.0 | 5,837 |
| Northumberland | 49.7 | 3,164 | 63.8 | 47 | 25.0 | 4 | 66.7 | 3 | 44.1 | 59 | 49.6 | 3,028 |
| Nottingham | 42.3 | 2,932 | 54.3 | 534 | 36.6 | 344 | 76.9 | 13 | 35.3 | 331 | 41.1 | 1,559 |
| Nottinghamshire | 53.4 | 8,236 | 70.0 | 217 | 54.9 | 144 | 92.0 | 25 | 55.4 | 381 | 52.8 | 7,289 |
| Oldham | 42.9 | 3,231 | 45.5 | 1,030 | 37.5 | 136 | 100.0 | 5 | 45.0 | 140 | 42.1 | 1,809 |
| Outer London | 58.0 | 56,755 | 69.7 | 12,244 | 51.3 | 9,997 | 89.2 | 353 | 55.4 | 5,355 | 55.2 | 24,175 |
| Oxfordshire | 54.0 | 6,566 | 53.1 | 377 | 48.8 | 164 | 100.0 | 12 | 52.6 | 435 | 54.3 | 5,336 |
| Peterborough | 41.8 | 2,564 | 43.2 | 442 | 35.1 | 94 | 40.0 | 5 | 33.1 | 175 | 43.2 | 1,746 |
| Plymouth | 51.9 | 2,717 | 70.4 | 27 | 34.6 | 26 | 90.0 | 10 | 54.2 | 72 | 51.3 | 2,487 |
| Portsmouth | 46.0 | 1,888 | 70.6 | 109 | 48.4 | 62 | 85.7 | 7 | 36.4 | 77 | 44.0 | 1,562 |
| Reading | 57.2 | 1,397 | 74.3 | 389 | 51.7 | 116 | 89.5 | 19 | 38.0 | 142 | 52.0 | 691 |
| Redbridge | 63.7 | 3,874 | 72.4 | 2,055 | 47.0 | 504 | 94.1 | 17 | 57.5 | 299 | 55.3 | 855 |
| Redcar and Cleveland | 51.4 | 1,567 | 50.0 | 16 | 60.0 | 5 | N/A* | 0 | 51.4 | 37 | 52.0 | 1,457 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 67.9 | 1,736 | 69.4 | 121 | 52.6 | 78 | 83.3 | 6 | 64.8 | 193 | 69.6 | 1,255 |
| Rochdale | 40.8 | 2,657 | 41.8 | 703 | 35.3 | 136 | 100.0 | 3 | 45.2 | 115 | 40.7 | 1,634 |
| Rotherham | 47.1 | 3,239 | 47.8 | 297 | 36.6 | 41 | 100.0 | 8 | 44.2 | 95 | 46.9 | 2,755 |
| Rutland | 59.3 | 504 | 100.0 | 3 | 80.0 | 5 | withheld to protect confidentiality | 1 | 50.0 | 14 | 58.6 | 474 |
| Salford | 43.1 | 2,383 | 62.5 | 48 | 51.1 | 141 | 100.0 | 5 | 40.8 | 147 | 42.0 | 1,942 |
| Sandwell | 40.1 | 4,028 | 48.1 | 1,206 | 30.7 | 401 | 66.7 | 3 | 41.1 | 333 | 37.3 | 1,922 |
| Sefton | 50.2 | 2,906 | 72.1 | 43 | 52.9 | 17 | 100.0 | 5 | 68.1 | 72 | 50.8 | 2,620 |
| Sheffield | 47.4 | 5,640 | 47.5 | 642 | 45.2 | 323 | 84.0 | 25 | 41.9 | 418 | 48.1 | 3,976 |
| Shropshire | 50.3 | 3,013 | 71.4 | 28 | 36.4 | 11 | 71.4 | 7 | 52.3 | 86 | 50.3 | 2,819 |
| Slough | 61.1 | 2,113 | 70.0 | 1,009 | 53.2 | 201 | withheld to protect confidentiality | 2 | 61.9 | 215 | 45.8 | 528 |
| Solihull | 53.3 | 3,157 | 60.8 | 416 | 50.5 | 93 | 81.8 | 11 | 48.7 | 226 | 52.3 | 2,329 |
| Somerset | 49.2 | 5,095 | 65.2 | 46 | 50.0 | 24 | 100.0 | 6 | 56.2 | 130 | 48.8 | 4,824 |
| South East | 54.5 | 90,615 | 68.1 | 6,851 | 55.6 | 2,951 | 82.1 | 329 | 55.7 | 5,136 | 53.0 | 73,095 |
| South Gloucestershire | 52.8 | 2,640 | 64.7 | 68 | 51.7 | 60 | 100.0 | 3 | 55.5 | 128 | 52.7 | 2,309 |
| South Tyneside | 44.3 | 1,618 | 57.8 | 64 | 66.7 | 9 | N/A* | 0 | 43.2 | 37 | 45.8 | 1,403 |
| South West | 52.5 | 53,700 | 64.1 | 1,321 | 42.7 | 860 | 83.5 | 133 | 53.1 | 2,129 | 52.4 | 47,805 |
| Southampton | 41.8 | 2,174 | 53.4 | 264 | 57.4 | 61 | 71.4 | 7 | 45.5 | 145 | 39.0 | 1,665 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 64.4 | 2,188 | 84.6 | 221 | 82.6 | 201 | 93.3 | 15 | 64.2 | 134 | 59.1 | 1,568 |
| Southwark | 57.4 | 3,002 | 76.4 | 157 | 53.3 | 1,386 | 78.6 | 28 | 56.1 | 367 | 62.3 | 771 |
| St. Helens | 46.0 | 1,892 | 77.8 | 27 | 44.4 | 9 | 75.0 | 4 | 56.8 | 44 | 45.4 | 1,794 |
| Staffordshire | 48.4 | 8,897 | 51.5 | 338 | 46.2 | 65 | 84.2 | 19 | 46.4 | 293 | 48.5 | 8,082 |
| Stockport | 56.8 | 2,869 | 68.1 | 191 | 37.2 | 43 | 46.7 | 15 | 56.7 | 127 | 56.4 | 2,431 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 53.9 | 2,186 | 46.3 | 108 | 75.7 | 37 | 100.0 | 8 | 54.0 | 63 | 53.7 | 1,943 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 41.1 | 2,672 | 46.4 | 412 | 40.4 | 114 | 83.3 | 12 | 31.0 | 155 | 40.6 | 1,937 |
| Suffolk | 47.6 | 7,474 | 59.0 | 117 | 46.6 | 73 | 66.7 | 9 | 44.6 | 363 | 47.9 | 6,664 |
| Sunderland | 49.9 | 2,817 | 55.7 | 106 | 56.3 | 16 | 100.0 | 6 | 52.8 | 36 | 49.5 | 2,642 |
| Surrey | 59.3 | 10,875 | 66.9 | 704 | 50.6 | 259 | 86.0 | 43 | 61.1 | 633 | 58.8 | 8,999 |
| Sutton | 68.9 | 3,048 | 90.7 | 784 | 62.9 | 334 | 95.7 | 47 | 65.6 | 305 | 58.7 | 1,486 |
| Swindon | 48.7 | 2,313 | 47.3 | 262 | 44.8 | 67 | withheld to protect confidentiality | 2 | 42.7 | 124 | 49.4 | 1,789 |
| Tameside | 47.5 | 2,635 | 55.1 | 305 | 48.8 | 80 | 90.9 | 11 | 52.9 | 136 | 45.9 | 2,055 |
| Telford and Wrekin | 49.4 | 2,174 | 61.4 | 171 | 37.9 | 87 | 100.0 | 9 | 49.5 | 109 | 48.3 | 1,772 |
| Thurrock | 51.0 | 1,948 | 68.9 | 90 | 59.4 | 197 | 84.6 | 13 | 48.9 | 141 | 48.9 | 1,410 |
| Torbay | 56.0 | 1,638 | 75.0 | 16 | withheld to protect confidentiality | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 60.7 | 56 | 57.6 | 1,412 |
| Tower Hamlets | 54.2 | 2,967 | 59.6 | 1,974 | 46.0 | 300 | 100.0 | 8 | 42.6 | 162 | 45.5 | 319 |
| Trafford | 69.8 | 3,168 | 80.4 | 520 | 73.0 | 126 | 88.7 | 53 | 71.1 | 235 | 66.0 | 2,137 |
| Wakefield | 52.2 | 3,710 | 54.2 | 142 | 43.4 | 53 | 69.2 | 13 | 50.9 | 112 | 52.2 | 3,324 |
| Walsall | 44.0 | 3,491 | 58.4 | 858 | 40.8 | 201 | 93.3 | 15 | 38.6 | 215 | 38.8 | 2,140 |
| Waltham Forest | 50.4 | 2,707 | 62.3 | 756 | 43.7 | 572 | 78.9 | 19 | 44.9 | 276 | 45.3 | 936 |
| Wandsworth | 55.9 | 1,919 | 63.7 | 383 | 42.3 | 525 | 83.3 | 12 | 51.8 | 251 | 65.4 | 612 |
| Warrington | 56.2 | 2,454 | 65.0 | 40 | 55.6 | 18 | 92.9 | 14 | 77.8 | 81 | 55.6 | 2,198 |
| Warwickshire | 57.4 | 6,225 | 77.2 | 369 | 42.0 | 81 | 86.7 | 15 | 55.9 | 297 | 56.6 | 5,363 |
| West Berkshire | 56.4 | 1,776 | 67.3 | 55 | 42.9 | 21 | 100.0 | 3 | 50.5 | 107 | 56.7 | 1,565 |
| West Midlands | 48.7 | 65,625 | 55.3 | 11,469 | 41.8 | 4,003 | 82.8 | 163 | 45.2 | 3,772 | 48.0 | 44,012 |
| West Northamptonshire | 53.5 | 4,443 | 63.1 | 217 | 55.0 | 329 | 66.7 | 9 | 48.9 | 278 | 53.3 | 3,506 |
| West Sussex | 52.6 | 8,184 | 63.0 | 386 | 37.0 | 154 | 66.7 | 33 | 52.4 | 361 | 52.4 | 7,116 |
| Westminster | 65.1 | 1,752 | 72.6 | 197 | 62.1 | 406 | 85.7 | 14 | 64.9 | 194 | 70.9 | 433 |
| Wigan | 49.8 | 3,646 | 74.3 | 35 | 29.5 | 61 | 100.0 | 9 | 53.2 | 77 | 49.7 | 3,392 |
| Wiltshire | 52.5 | 5,000 | 68.3 | 82 | 42.0 | 50 | 66.7 | 15 | 59.3 | 172 | 52.0 | 4,563 |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | 55.7 | 1,585 | 54.3 | 210 | 51.2 | 43 | withheld to protect confidentiality | 2 | 64.3 | 126 | 55.5 | 1,160 |
| Wirral | 52.1 | 3,587 | 78.6 | 112 | 78.9 | 19 | 87.0 | 23 | 57.6 | 92 | 50.7 | 3,316 |
| Wokingham | 65.8 | 1,814 | 76.1 | 234 | 71.4 | 70 | 66.7 | 9 | 50.4 | 127 | 65.4 | 1,309 |
| Wolverhampton | 47.3 | 3,100 | 61.4 | 775 | 39.1 | 386 | 80.0 | 5 | 37.5 | 307 | 44.0 | 1,554 |
| Worcestershire | 48.7 | 5,729 | 59.9 | 217 | 36.7 | 49 | 66.7 | 9 | 48.4 | 190 | 48.4 | 5,191 |
| York | 60.1 | 1,810 | 83.9 | 31 | 77.8 | 9 | 75.0 | 8 | 68.6 | 51 | 59.0 | 1,692 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 49.4 | 58,783 | 50.2 | 7,306 | 43.3 | 1,519 | 78.9 | 166 | 47.3 | 2,509 | 50.0 | 45,405 |
Download table data for ‘By ethnicity and local authority’ (CSV) Source data for ‘By ethnicity and local authority’ (CSV)
Summary of GCSE English and maths results By ethnicity and local authority Summary
The summary only includes figures based on high enough pupil numbers to make reliable generalisations.
The data shows that:
- Kingston upon Thames had the highest percentage of pupils getting a grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (71.6%), followed by Barnet and Trafford (both 69.8%)
- Knowsley had the lowest percentage of pupils getting a grade 5 or above (26.2%), followed by Blackpool (35.3%)
- Hammersmith and Fulham had the highest percentage of white pupils getting a grade 5 or above (71.9%) – Knowsley had the lowest percentage (26.0%)
8. Data sources
Source
Key stage 4 performance: academic year 2020/21
Type of data
Administrative data
Type of statistic
National Statistics
Publisher
Department for Education
Publication frequency
Yearly
Purpose of data source
The data is collected to help measure the performance of pupils and schools at GCSE level (key stage 4).
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GCSE English and Maths - National Data - 2020-21
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GCSE English and Maths - Local Authority Data - 2020-21
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