GCSE English and maths results
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1. Main facts and figures
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in the 2021 to 2022 school year, 49.8% of pupils in England got a grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths
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80% of pupils from the Chinese ethnic group got a grade 5 or above – the highest percentage out of all ethnic groups
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8.5% of white Gypsy or Roma pupils got a grade 5 or above – the lowest percentage
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in every ethnic group, a higher percentage of girls than boys got a grade 5 or above
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in every ethnic group, a lower percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals got a grade 5 or above than those not eligible
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out of all local authorities, Sutton (in London) had the highest percentage of pupils who got a grade of 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (69.3%)
Research for the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities by Professor Steve Strand found attainment is closely related to socio-economic status. When this is controlled for, most ethnic groups perform better than the white British ethnic group, except for the black Caribbean and Pakistani ethnic groups.
Previous research by Professor Steve Strand (PDF) (PDF opens in a new window or tab) highlights factors outside of the school day that can also influence pupils’ educational success. These include the educational aspirations of pupils and their parents, how pupils perceive their own ability, and how often they complete homework.
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.
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 18 ethnic groups used in the 2011 Census, with 2 exceptions:
- there are separate categories for traveller of Irish heritage, and white Gypsy or Roma pupils
- pupils in the Chinese ethnic group are in a separate category from Asian pupils
Ethnicity was known for 98.0% of pupils.
Methodology
Read the detailed methodology document for the data on this page.
In 2020 and 2021, summer exams were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time, there were changes to the way grades were awarded, and to how school and college performance measures were calculated.
Results achieved between January 2020 and August 2021 by pupils included in data for the 2021 to 2022 school year are not included in the calculations.
You can read more about Ofqual’s approach to grading exams and assessments in summer 2022 and autumn 2021.
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 | 49.8 | 587,660 |
| Asian | 61.5 | 66,828 |
| Bangladeshi | 62.1 | 10,690 |
| Indian | 73.0 | 18,221 |
| Pakistani | 51.2 | 26,639 |
| Asian other | 66.7 | 11,278 |
| Black | 49.4 | 36,070 |
| Black African | 54.5 | 24,499 |
| Black Caribbean | 34.6 | 7,063 |
| Black other | 45.3 | 4,508 |
| Chinese | 80.0 | 2,435 |
| Mixed | 49.9 | 34,068 |
| Mixed white and Asian | 60.8 | 8,161 |
| Mixed white and black African | 48.4 | 4,629 |
| Mixed white and black Caribbean | 36.2 | 8,895 |
| Mixed other | 53.0 | 12,383 |
| White | 47.9 | 425,270 |
| White British | 47.7 | 388,054 |
| White Irish | 60.6 | 1,611 |
| Gypsy or Roma | 8.5 | 1,432 |
| Irish Traveller | 14.4 | 187 |
| White other | 52.1 | 33,986 |
| Other | 52.1 | 11,976 |
| Unknown | 42.1 | 11,013 |
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Summary of GCSE English and maths results By ethnicity Summary
Data for the 2021 to 2022 school year shows that:
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49.8% pupils in England got a grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths
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80% of pupils from the Chinese ethnic group got a grade 5 or above – the highest percentage out of all ethnic groups
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the next highest percentages were in the Indian (73.0%) and Asian ‘other’ (66.7%) ethnic groups
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8.5% of white Gypsy and Roma pupils and 14.4% of Irish traveller pupils got a grade 5 or above – the lowest percentages
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out of the 5 white ethnic groups, white Irish pupils were most likely to get a grade 5 or above (60.6%)
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out of the 3 black ethnic groups, black African pupils were most likely to get a grade 5 or above (54.5%) and black Caribbean pupils were least likely to (34.6%)
4. By ethnicity and gender
| boys | girls | |||
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| Ethnicity | boys % | boys Pupils | girls % | girls Pupils |
| All | 47.0 | 300,517 | 52.7 | 287,143 |
| Asian | 58.9 | 34,426 | 64.2 | 32,402 |
| Bangladeshi | 60.8 | 5,392 | 63.5 | 5,298 |
| Indian | 70.5 | 9,411 | 75.6 | 8,810 |
| Pakistani | 48.4 | 13,619 | 54.0 | 13,020 |
| Asian other | 63.0 | 6,004 | 71.0 | 5,274 |
| Black | 44.1 | 18,080 | 54.8 | 17,990 |
| Black African | 49.4 | 12,211 | 59.5 | 12,288 |
| Black Caribbean | 29.2 | 3,540 | 40.0 | 3,523 |
| Black other | 39.0 | 2,329 | 52.0 | 2,179 |
| Chinese | 75.8 | 1,239 | 84.4 | 1,196 |
| Mixed | 47.3 | 17,315 | 52.5 | 16,753 |
| Mixed white and Asian | 58.5 | 4,275 | 63.4 | 3,886 |
| Mixed white and black African | 46.0 | 2,339 | 50.7 | 2,290 |
| Mixed white and black Caribbean | 32.6 | 4,351 | 39.7 | 4,544 |
| Mixed other | 50.3 | 6,350 | 55.8 | 6,033 |
| White | 45.3 | 217,373 | 50.6 | 207,897 |
| White British | 45.1 | 198,336 | 50.4 | 189,718 |
| White Irish | 57.9 | 845 | 63.6 | 766 |
| Gypsy or Roma | 7.2 | 704 | 9.8 | 728 |
| Irish Traveller | 10.7 | 84 | 17.5 | 103 |
| White other | 49.8 | 17,404 | 54.6 | 16,582 |
| Other | 48.6 | 6,360 | 56.0 | 5,616 |
| Unknown | 40.1 | 5,724 | 44.2 | 5,289 |
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Summary of GCSE English and maths results By ethnicity and gender Summary
Data for the 2021 to 2022 school year shows that:
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a higher percentage of girls (52.7%) than boys (47.0%) got a grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths
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in every ethnic group, a higher percentage of girls than boys got a grade 5 or above
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84.4% of girls and 75.8% of boys from the Chinese ethnic group got grade 5 or above – the highest percentages out of all ethnic groups
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7.2% of boys and and 9.8% of girls from the white Gypsy or Roma ethnic group got a grade 5 or above – the lowest percentages
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the smallest gap between girls and boys was in the white Gypsy or Roma ethnic group (2.6 percentage points)
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the biggest gap between boys and girls was in the black ‘other’ ethnic group, where 52.0% of girls and 39.0% of boys got a grade 5 or above – a gap of 13 percentage points
5. By ethnicity and eligibility for free school meals
| free school meals | no free school meals | |||
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| Ethnicity | free school meals % | free school meals Pupils | no free school meals % | no free school meals Pupils |
| All | 28.4 | 121,847 | 55.4 | 465,813 |
| Asian | 46.5 | 14,108 | 65.5 | 52,720 |
| Bangladeshi | 52.7 | 3,407 | 66.6 | 7,283 |
| Indian | 53.4 | 1,635 | 74.9 | 16,586 |
| Pakistani | 40.6 | 6,824 | 54.8 | 19,815 |
| Asian other | 49.8 | 2,242 | 70.9 | 9,036 |
| Black | 39.8 | 11,650 | 54.0 | 24,420 |
| Black African | 45.1 | 7,583 | 58.7 | 16,916 |
| Black Caribbean | 26.1 | 2,569 | 39.4 | 4,494 |
| Black other | 36.2 | 1,498 | 49.8 | 3,010 |
| Chinese | 69.8 | 205 | 80.9 | 2,230 |
| Mixed | 30.9 | 9,636 | 57.3 | 24,432 |
| Mixed white and Asian | 35.7 | 1,680 | 67.3 | 6,481 |
| Mixed white and black African | 35.3 | 1,441 | 54.3 | 3,188 |
| Mixed white and black Caribbean | 23.0 | 3,341 | 44.1 | 5,554 |
| Mixed other | 34.7 | 3,174 | 59.3 | 9,209 |
| White | 22.5 | 79,675 | 53.8 | 345,595 |
| White British | 21.8 | 73,447 | 53.7 | 314,607 |
| White Irish | 32.1 | 280 | 66.6 | 1,331 |
| Gypsy or Roma | 5.7 | 750 | 11.6 | 682 |
| Irish Traveller | 7.8 | 102 | 22.4 | 85 |
| White other | 35.2 | 5,096 | 55.1 | 28,890 |
| Other | 41.0 | 4,186 | 58.0 | 7,790 |
| Unknown | 28.7 | 2,387 | 45.8 | 8,626 |
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Eligibility for free school meals in England is used as an indicator of deprivation.
Data for the 2021 to 2022 school year shows that, for pupils eligible for free school meals:
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28.4% got a grade 5 or above in English and maths, compared with 55.4% of non-eligible pupils
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in every ethnic group, they were less likely to get a grade 5 or above than non-eligible pupils
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69.8% of pupils from the Chinese ethnic group got a grade 5 or above – the highest percentage out of all ethnic groups
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5.7% of white Gypsy or Roma pupils got a grade 5 or above – the lowest percentage
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22.5% of white pupils got a grade 5 or above, compared with 53.8% of non-eligible white pupils – a gap of 31.3 percentage points
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the biggest gap was in the white Irish ethnic group – 32.1% got a grade 5 or above, compared with 66.6% 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 | 92,399 | 55.8 | 493,881 | 20.3 | 3,566 | 5.7 | 1,566 |
| Asian | 20.9 | 6,644 | 66.0 | 60,183 | 26.0 | 4,665 | 8.8 | 1,979 |
| Black | 15.9 | 5,132 | 55.0 | 30,936 | 22.3 | 53,264 | 6.8 | 18,997 |
| Chinese | 33.1 | 172 | 83.6 | 2,263 | 24.3 | 1,018 | 7.2 | 346 |
| Mixed | 18.7 | 5,406 | 55.7 | 28,658 | 46.2 | 104 | 13.2 | 68 |
| White | 18.2 | 72,261 | 54.0 | 352,966 | 22.9 | 3,934 | 7.6 | 1,472 |
| Other | 19.9 | 1,364 | 56.2 | 10,611 | 22.5 | 67,546 | 7.0 | 24,853 |
| Unknown | 17.2 | 1,420 | 51.5 | 8,264 | 21.8 | 995 | 6.4 | 425 |
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Summary of GCSE English and maths results By ethnicity and special educational needs Summary
Data for the 2021 to 2022 school year shows that, for pupils with special educational needs:
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18.3% of pupils got a grade 5 or above in English and maths, compared with 55.8% of pupils without special education needs
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33.1% of pupils from the Chinese ethnic group got a grade 5 or above – the highest percentage out of all ethnic groups
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15.9% of black pupils got a grade 5 or above – the lowest percentage
7. By ethnicity and local authority
| All | Asian | Black | Chinese | Mixed | White | Other | Unknown | |||||||||
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| Geography | All % | All Pupils | Asian % | Asian Pupils | Black % | Black Pupils | Chinese % | Chinese Pupils | Mixed % | Mixed Pupils | White % | White Pupils | Other % | Other Pupils | Unknown % | Unknown Pupils |
| All- England | 50.0 | 585,201 | 62.1 | 66,113 | 49.8 | 35,754 | 81.6 | 2,375 | 50.0 | 33,926 | 48.0 | 424,649 | 54.0 | 11,504 | 42.5 | 10,880 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 50.6 | 2,807 | 65.5 | 646 | 50.4 | 782 | 80.0 | 10 | 44.8 | 391 | 41.0 | 873 | 54.5 | 44 | 62.3 | 61 |
| Barnet | 66.8 | 4,265 | 87.1 | 619 | 51.9 | 503 | 87.1 | 62 | 65.2 | 457 | 66.1 | 2,053 | 59.1 | 469 | 62.7 | 102 |
| Barnsley | 45.3 | 2,420 | 47.1 | 17 | 45.5 | 11 | NA | NA | 54.5 | 66 | 46.4 | 2,235 | 50.0 | 10 | 6.2 | 81 |
| Bath and North East Somerset | 57.0 | 2,245 | 65.5 | 29 | 33.3 | 18 | 75.0 | 4 | 44.3 | 115 | 58.0 | 1,978 | 66.7 | 9 | 50.0 | 92 |
| Bedford | 45.6 | 2,152 | 48.3 | 333 | 44.9 | 147 | 80.0 | 5 | 39.4 | 198 | 46.0 | 1,422 | 52.2 | 23 | 25.0 | 24 |
| Bexley | 54.6 | 3,215 | 81.3 | 268 | 64.8 | 681 | 97.1 | 34 | 59.6 | 240 | 45.9 | 1,882 | 61.4 | 57 | 37.7 | 53 |
| Birmingham | 50.9 | 14,297 | 56.1 | 5,657 | 45.2 | 1,862 | 83.3 | 72 | 46.7 | 1,223 | 47.7 | 4,256 | 54.4 | 745 | 39.8 | 482 |
| Blackburn with Darwen | 46.8 | 2,048 | 56.5 | 929 | 50.0 | 30 | 75.0 | 4 | 42.0 | 88 | 37.8 | 952 | 44.1 | 34 | 27.3 | 11 |
| Blackpool | 31.1 | 1,181 | 59.3 | 27 | 28.6 | 7 | 50.0 | 8 | 30.0 | 40 | 30.3 | 1,084 | 28.6 | 7 | 37.5 | 8 |
| Bolton | 47.2 | 3,779 | 58.9 | 913 | 39.7 | 239 | 69.2 | 13 | 43.8 | 153 | 43.6 | 2,377 | 46.2 | 65 | 31.6 | 19 |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 58.9 | 3,673 | 83.6 | 110 | 76.2 | 21 | 88.2 | 17 | 63.3 | 207 | 58.0 | 3,222 | 46.3 | 54 | 40.5 | 42 |
| Bracknell Forest | 47.5 | 1,222 | 57.4 | 54 | 40.5 | 42 | 100.0 | 7 | 50.0 | 66 | 46.9 | 1,041 | 33.3 | 6 | 33.3 | 6 |
| Bradford | 41.2 | 6,810 | 46.0 | 3,037 | 42.8 | 138 | 83.3 | 6 | 37.0 | 362 | 36.4 | 3,047 | 55.3 | 94 | 38.9 | 126 |
| Brent | 56.7 | 3,136 | 59.5 | 969 | 51.8 | 662 | 60.0 | 5 | 47.0 | 232 | 62.6 | 815 | 52.3 | 331 | 50.8 | 122 |
| Brighton and Hove | 56.4 | 2,289 | 62.2 | 74 | 40.0 | 40 | 73.7 | 19 | 59.8 | 194 | 56.0 | 1,853 | 46.6 | 73 | 72.2 | 36 |
| Bristol, City of | 48.3 | 3,726 | 60.8 | 316 | 42.2 | 415 | 81.8 | 11 | 50.0 | 332 | 47.6 | 2,525 | 38.1 | 42 | 45.9 | 85 |
| Bromley | 59.8 | 3,578 | 86.3 | 270 | 59.4 | 431 | 93.8 | 32 | 54.5 | 363 | 57.3 | 2,316 | 63.0 | 46 | 55.0 | 120 |
| Buckinghamshire | 64.4 | 6,116 | 72.8 | 1,272 | 63.2 | 204 | 93.5 | 31 | 56.7 | 441 | 62.6 | 3,995 | 66.0 | 50 | 55.3 | 123 |
| Bury | 45.1 | 2,188 | 54.2 | 321 | 48.1 | 79 | 80.0 | 5 | 42.6 | 122 | 43.2 | 1,612 | 40.7 | 27 | 45.5 | 22 |
| Calderdale | 50.9 | 2,815 | 54.1 | 505 | 62.5 | 32 | 100.0 | 5 | 47.8 | 134 | 50.0 | 2,111 | 75.0 | 12 | 37.5 | 16 |
| Cambridgeshire | 53.8 | 5,987 | 65.2 | 207 | 52.2 | 92 | 85.4 | 41 | 58.9 | 333 | 52.5 | 5,099 | 63.6 | 44 | 61.4 | 171 |
| Camden | 58.6 | 1,557 | 57.6 | 304 | 53.4 | 335 | 100.0 | 6 | 52.1 | 169 | 61.7 | 564 | 66.4 | 140 | 59.0 | 39 |
| Central Bedfordshire | 44.6 | 2,808 | 60.0 | 55 | 43.2 | 88 | 100.0 | 3 | 38.5 | 179 | 44.7 | 2,420 | 54.5 | 11 | 42.3 | 52 |
| Cheshire East | 51.8 | 4,000 | 65.2 | 66 | 43.5 | 23 | 82.6 | 23 | 48.4 | 155 | 51.6 | 3,674 | 38.1 | 21 | 60.5 | 38 |
| Cheshire West and Chester | 47.9 | 3,691 | 71.2 | 52 | 53.3 | 15 | 80.0 | 20 | 48.4 | 95 | 47.2 | 3,459 | 58.3 | 12 | 57.9 | 38 |
| Cornwall | 43.1 | 5,512 | 45.0 | 20 | 75.0 | 4 | 71.4 | 7 | 45.1 | 142 | 42.9 | 5,258 | 23.1 | 13 | 54.4 | 68 |
| County Durham | 45.2 | 5,281 | 67.6 | 34 | 43.8 | 16 | 93.3 | 15 | 56.1 | 66 | 45.7 | 4,969 | 30.8 | 26 | 15.5 | 155 |
| Coventry | 46.6 | 3,813 | 62.9 | 727 | 47.0 | 568 | 90.0 | 10 | 43.5 | 232 | 41.3 | 2,169 | 54.1 | 61 | 32.6 | 46 |
| Croydon | 48.9 | 3,697 | 63.2 | 527 | 41.7 | 1,151 | 71.4 | 14 | 45.7 | 494 | 51.3 | 1,296 | 43.6 | 140 | 41.3 | 75 |
| Cumbria | 46.4 | 5,188 | 72.4 | 29 | 53.8 | 13 | 54.5 | 11 | 53.3 | 92 | 46.5 | 4,919 | 35.0 | 20 | 27.9 | 104 |
| Darlington | 46.5 | 1,180 | 63.6 | 44 | 60.0 | 10 | 100.0 | 4 | 66.7 | 24 | 45.0 | 1,080 | 50.0 | 6 | 50.0 | 12 |
| Derby | 41.8 | 3,047 | 48.9 | 597 | 40.4 | 136 | 77.8 | 9 | 42.6 | 190 | 39.2 | 2,015 | 56.3 | 48 | 42.3 | 52 |
| Derbyshire | 47.5 | 7,792 | 68.5 | 89 | 51.2 | 43 | 84.2 | 19 | 49.4 | 257 | 47.2 | 7,297 | 31.3 | 16 | 39.4 | 71 |
| Devon | 48.9 | 7,209 | 71.4 | 56 | 58.8 | 17 | 80.0 | 15 | 45.5 | 156 | 48.6 | 6,786 | 54.0 | 50 | 51.9 | 129 |
| Doncaster | 44.6 | 3,248 | 55.9 | 102 | 39.6 | 48 | 77.8 | 9 | 44.4 | 90 | 44.4 | 2,926 | 28.6 | 42 | 45.2 | 31 |
| Dorset | 45.1 | 3,636 | 69.4 | 36 | 70.0 | 10 | 71.4 | 7 | 56.0 | 100 | 44.5 | 3,409 | 33.3 | 6 | 42.6 | 68 |
| Dudley | 45.5 | 3,456 | 53.1 | 358 | 43.2 | 118 | 72.7 | 11 | 37.3 | 244 | 45.7 | 2,601 | 33.3 | 75 | 40.8 | 49 |
| Ealing | 61.4 | 3,229 | 65.8 | 993 | 51.0 | 527 | 91.7 | 12 | 58.0 | 274 | 66.0 | 821 | 56.7 | 540 | 67.7 | 62 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | 47.2 | 3,237 | 69.2 | 13 | 45.5 | 11 | 100.0 | 2 | 55.6 | 72 | 47.1 | 3,093 | 50.0 | 12 | 32.4 | 34 |
| East Sussex | 46.3 | 5,026 | 65.5 | 84 | 45.5 | 33 | 80.0 | 10 | 55.0 | 229 | 45.6 | 4,535 | 41.9 | 31 | 43.3 | 104 |
| Enfield | 50.2 | 3,786 | 71.0 | 345 | 43.8 | 937 | 88.2 | 17 | 53.3 | 390 | 47.9 | 1,792 | 56.4 | 218 | 46.0 | 87 |
| Essex | 48.0 | 15,643 | 80.8 | 504 | 57.6 | 621 | 73.3 | 60 | 49.9 | 708 | 46.0 | 13,107 | 65.5 | 113 | 44.0 | 530 |
| Gateshead | 53.6 | 2,035 | 63.2 | 76 | 57.8 | 45 | 91.7 | 12 | 67.4 | 46 | 52.9 | 1,742 | 39.4 | 33 | 49.4 | 81 |
| Gloucestershire | 56.0 | 6,621 | 80.4 | 280 | 51.4 | 105 | 87.0 | 23 | 52.2 | 295 | 55.0 | 5,753 | 53.7 | 41 | 53.2 | 124 |
| Greenwich | 51.9 | 2,740 | 65.9 | 217 | 53.1 | 894 | 76.2 | 21 | 48.0 | 331 | 47.9 | 1,148 | 61.9 | 84 | 57.8 | 45 |
| Hackney | 55.8 | 2,431 | 64.7 | 255 | 48.4 | 920 | 90.5 | 21 | 47.0 | 247 | 63.0 | 795 | 57.9 | 159 | 55.9 | 34 |
| Halton | 44.3 | 1,579 | 60.0 | 5 | 50.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 54.5 | 44 | 43.6 | 1,488 | 25.0 | 4 | 57.1 | 35 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 66.1 | 1,453 | 68.1 | 119 | 59.0 | 290 | 37.5 | 8 | 59.6 | 178 | 72.1 | 603 | 66.3 | 187 | 60.3 | 68 |
| Hampshire | 50.6 | 13,480 | 70.3 | 401 | 50.6 | 170 | 80.5 | 41 | 53.8 | 552 | 49.7 | 12,171 | 56.7 | 67 | 47.4 | 78 |
| Haringey | 52.3 | 2,515 | 69.5 | 154 | 40.6 | 604 | 72.2 | 18 | 52.4 | 319 | 56.9 | 1,147 | 47.9 | 192 | 46.9 | 81 |
| Harrow | 58.7 | 2,506 | 71.6 | 1,116 | 43.7 | 325 | 75.0 | 12 | 51.0 | 204 | 50.8 | 604 | 44.4 | 205 | 50.0 | 40 |
| Hartlepool | 42.3 | 1,091 | 52.6 | 19 | 87.5 | 8 | 85.7 | 7 | 27.3 | 11 | 41.9 | 1,037 | 0.0 | 7 | 50.0 | 2 |
| Havering | 52.9 | 2,806 | 67.7 | 186 | 58.8 | 340 | 81.3 | 16 | 52.1 | 215 | 50.6 | 1,988 | 42.9 | 21 | 45.0 | 40 |
| Herefordshire, County of | 46.0 | 1,768 | 80.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 62.5 | 40 | 45.5 | 1,697 | 50.0 | 8 | 40.0 | 10 |
| Hertfordshire | 57.4 | 13,855 | 74.4 | 1,147 | 53.3 | 706 | 85.3 | 68 | 55.2 | 1,045 | 55.9 | 10,528 | 55.6 | 153 | 59.1 | 208 |
| Hillingdon | 56.0 | 3,417 | 70.0 | 933 | 52.5 | 417 | 66.7 | 6 | 51.6 | 366 | 46.7 | 1,325 | 62.3 | 318 | 61.5 | 52 |
| Hounslow | 58.5 | 3,026 | 65.7 | 977 | 60.1 | 361 | 0.0 | 2 | 55.0 | 329 | 53.1 | 931 | 62.6 | 337 | 28.1 | 89 |
| Isle of Wight | 39.6 | 1,241 | 42.9 | 7 | 60.0 | 5 | 100.0 | 1 | 35.0 | 40 | 39.5 | 1,165 | 60.0 | 5 | 44.4 | 18 |
| Isles of Scilly | 66.7 | 15 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 66.7 | 15 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Islington | 52.7 | 1,496 | 69.8 | 162 | 48.1 | 443 | 100.0 | 5 | 48.8 | 207 | 50.6 | 563 | 63.7 | 102 | 42.9 | 14 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 64.6 | 908 | 81.5 | 27 | 65.2 | 187 | 66.7 | 3 | 60.4 | 159 | 65.7 | 324 | 64.4 | 180 | 57.1 | 28 |
| Kent | 49.9 | 17,254 | 79.8 | 806 | 71.4 | 588 | 88.5 | 61 | 57.2 | 994 | 46.9 | 14,311 | 58.4 | 166 | 35.4 | 328 |
| Kingston upon Hull, City of | 42.0 | 2,846 | 63.6 | 33 | 47.4 | 57 | 0.0 | 1 | 59.4 | 106 | 42.3 | 2,412 | 48.4 | 62 | 18.9 | 175 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 68.9 | 1,782 | 76.7 | 443 | 50.8 | 65 | 92.6 | 27 | 74.1 | 193 | 64.2 | 897 | 67.0 | 112 | 80.0 | 45 |
| Kirklees | 49.9 | 5,028 | 52.8 | 1,406 | 31.5 | 111 | 87.0 | 23 | 34.8 | 302 | 50.6 | 3,096 | 35.6 | 45 | 51.1 | 45 |
| Knowsley | 26.4 | 1,198 | 66.7 | 6 | 22.2 | 9 | NA | NA | 26.9 | 26 | 26.0 | 1,127 | 40.0 | 10 | 30.0 | 20 |
| Lambeth | 47.3 | 2,356 | 59.3 | 113 | 44.8 | 1,101 | 72.7 | 11 | 45.3 | 278 | 50.4 | 603 | 48.3 | 178 | 41.7 | 72 |
| Lancashire | 48.0 | 13,083 | 54.3 | 1,584 | 51.5 | 68 | 91.7 | 36 | 49.3 | 426 | 46.9 | 10,740 | 34.7 | 49 | 45.0 | 180 |
| Leeds | 51.3 | 8,768 | 56.4 | 1,063 | 46.1 | 648 | 86.8 | 38 | 49.8 | 633 | 51.8 | 6,021 | 56.7 | 134 | 24.2 | 231 |
| Leicester | 44.7 | 4,139 | 56.2 | 1,985 | 42.9 | 478 | 83.3 | 6 | 37.7 | 284 | 29.3 | 1,246 | 32.5 | 83 | 43.9 | 57 |
| Leicestershire | 50.8 | 7,542 | 71.5 | 615 | 54.3 | 127 | 78.3 | 23 | 51.4 | 333 | 48.4 | 6,339 | 62.9 | 35 | 62.9 | 70 |
| Lewisham | 46.7 | 2,197 | 63.2 | 114 | 42.8 | 895 | 69.2 | 26 | 46.9 | 326 | 46.3 | 672 | 53.4 | 88 | 53.9 | 76 |
| Lincolnshire | 47.4 | 8,051 | 86.9 | 176 | 55.4 | 56 | 93.1 | 29 | 61.6 | 263 | 45.7 | 7,394 | 56.3 | 32 | 40.6 | 101 |
| Liverpool | 43.6 | 5,198 | 74.3 | 202 | 48.8 | 240 | 83.7 | 43 | 47.0 | 353 | 41.3 | 4,052 | 40.4 | 260 | 35.4 | 48 |
| Luton | 46.1 | 2,869 | 54.1 | 1,361 | 40.7 | 317 | 75.0 | 4 | 37.7 | 223 | 37.2 | 870 | 50.8 | 63 | 48.4 | 31 |
| Manchester | 46.1 | 6,268 | 56.1 | 1,604 | 45.4 | 1,217 | 75.5 | 53 | 38.5 | 522 | 40.0 | 2,294 | 49.6 | 456 | 42.6 | 122 |
| Medway | 47.7 | 3,349 | 80.7 | 202 | 76.5 | 340 | 90.9 | 11 | 52.9 | 189 | 40.7 | 2,532 | 55.2 | 29 | 37.0 | 46 |
| Merton | 57.1 | 1,568 | 65.8 | 284 | 47.8 | 289 | 87.5 | 8 | 45.4 | 194 | 60.3 | 708 | 55.4 | 56 | 58.6 | 29 |
| Middlesbrough | 38.9 | 1,603 | 50.3 | 195 | 40.0 | 30 | 100.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 70 | 36.3 | 1,231 | 59.6 | 52 | 26.1 | 23 |
| Milton Keynes | 46.8 | 3,242 | 64.6 | 353 | 48.9 | 499 | 50.0 | 14 | 52.5 | 282 | 41.8 | 1,985 | 65.8 | 38 | 50.7 | 71 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 46.3 | 2,676 | 59.3 | 337 | 39.0 | 146 | 88.0 | 25 | 52.1 | 119 | 43.4 | 1,950 | 54.7 | 75 | 37.5 | 24 |
| Newham | 59.2 | 4,377 | 68.1 | 2,089 | 54.0 | 999 | 73.3 | 15 | 51.5 | 299 | 45.5 | 685 | 53.1 | 239 | 49.0 | 51 |
| Norfolk | 46.3 | 8,173 | 68.8 | 112 | 46.4 | 110 | 69.7 | 33 | 48.1 | 283 | 45.8 | 7,357 | 40.0 | 40 | 48.3 | 238 |
| North East Lincolnshire | 36.8 | 1,839 | 60.0 | 10 | 75.0 | 4 | 100.0 | 2 | 44.4 | 27 | 39.7 | 1,607 | 35.7 | 14 | 5.7 | 175 |
| North Lincolnshire | 42.7 | 1,962 | 54.5 | 66 | 18.2 | 11 | 100.0 | 3 | 41.7 | 48 | 42.5 | 1,820 | 14.3 | 7 | 42.9 | 7 |
| North Northamptonshire | 43.0 | 3,800 | 64.0 | 150 | 48.3 | 176 | 90.0 | 10 | 39.8 | 166 | 42.0 | 3,249 | 26.9 | 26 | 34.8 | 23 |
| North Somerset | 48.3 | 2,259 | 48.5 | 33 | 52.9 | 34 | 100.0 | 8 | 52.5 | 80 | 48.1 | 2,076 | 33.3 | 6 | 31.8 | 22 |
| North Tyneside | 48.5 | 2,177 | 61.2 | 49 | 50.0 | 14 | 75.0 | 12 | 46.4 | 56 | 48.1 | 2,013 | 38.5 | 13 | 45.0 | 20 |
| North Yorkshire | 53.8 | 6,340 | 78.3 | 175 | 65.5 | 29 | 66.7 | 9 | 60.2 | 176 | 52.9 | 5,855 | 40.0 | 25 | 47.9 | 71 |
| Northumberland | 45.9 | 3,219 | 55.6 | 54 | 50.0 | 6 | 80.0 | 5 | 57.1 | 56 | 45.5 | 3,075 | 57.1 | 7 | 31.3 | 16 |
| Nottingham | 41.3 | 3,009 | 55.0 | 547 | 39.1 | 384 | 71.4 | 14 | 37.5 | 384 | 36.5 | 1,459 | 54.5 | 77 | 43.1 | 144 |
| Nottinghamshire | 50.9 | 8,595 | 64.8 | 250 | 48.6 | 175 | 78.7 | 47 | 48.3 | 404 | 50.5 | 7,520 | 66.7 | 48 | 41.1 | 151 |
| Oldham | 43.3 | 3,330 | 47.0 | 1,096 | 51.4 | 144 | 66.7 | 9 | 37.6 | 157 | 41.3 | 1,827 | 35.7 | 28 | 34.8 | 69 |
| Oxfordshire | 52.9 | 6,648 | 57.6 | 368 | 43.8 | 208 | 80.0 | 15 | 50.0 | 448 | 53.1 | 5,329 | 61.2 | 116 | 47.0 | 164 |
| Peterborough | 43.0 | 2,645 | 46.6 | 457 | 45.5 | 121 | 100.0 | 4 | 42.1 | 183 | 41.9 | 1,789 | 35.3 | 17 | 44.6 | 74 |
| Plymouth | 46.0 | 2,743 | 83.3 | 24 | 42.3 | 26 | 87.5 | 16 | 58.9 | 73 | 45.2 | 2,538 | 54.5 | 33 | 33.3 | 33 |
| Portsmouth | 41.3 | 1,917 | 62.6 | 123 | 58.2 | 67 | 58.3 | 12 | 48.9 | 90 | 38.3 | 1,559 | 39.0 | 41 | 48.0 | 25 |
| Reading | 51.4 | 1,420 | 67.3 | 379 | 37.2 | 121 | 91.7 | 12 | 40.1 | 147 | 46.6 | 697 | 58.1 | 31 | 51.5 | 33 |
| Redbridge | 65.2 | 3,824 | 73.1 | 2,079 | 53.7 | 445 | 85.2 | 27 | 52.7 | 300 | 57.4 | 856 | 56.7 | 67 | 54.0 | 50 |
| Redcar and Cleveland | 48.9 | 1,667 | 56.3 | 16 | 33.3 | 3 | 100.0 | 1 | 63.0 | 27 | 49.4 | 1,550 | 40.0 | 10 | 28.3 | 60 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 67.8 | 1,773 | 70.9 | 151 | 45.6 | 79 | 72.2 | 18 | 65.2 | 210 | 70.0 | 1,175 | 67.8 | 59 | 58.0 | 81 |
| Rochdale | 40.9 | 2,627 | 44.9 | 661 | 43.4 | 145 | 66.7 | 6 | 48.0 | 123 | 38.6 | 1,641 | 30.8 | 26 | 36.0 | 25 |
| Rotherham | 44.9 | 3,347 | 49.0 | 302 | 43.8 | 64 | 77.8 | 9 | 49.5 | 103 | 44.6 | 2,807 | 33.3 | 27 | 22.9 | 35 |
| Rutland | 64.5 | 493 | 75.0 | 4 | 57.1 | 7 | 100.0 | 1 | 81.8 | 11 | 63.8 | 467 | NA | NA | 100.0 | 3 |
| Salford | 40.3 | 2,394 | 54.7 | 53 | 52.4 | 164 | 60.0 | 10 | 48.9 | 180 | 37.5 | 1,891 | 57.7 | 71 | 24.0 | 25 |
| Sandwell | 41.3 | 4,189 | 54.3 | 1,262 | 35.5 | 425 | 100.0 | 5 | 39.0 | 356 | 34.7 | 1,924 | 45.3 | 75 | 35.9 | 142 |
| Sefton | 44.1 | 3,013 | 68.8 | 32 | 60.0 | 25 | 71.4 | 7 | 45.5 | 77 | 45.1 | 2,730 | 50.0 | 24 | 9.3 | 118 |
| Sheffield | 47.2 | 5,617 | 50.4 | 629 | 45.5 | 391 | 83.9 | 31 | 41.7 | 446 | 47.8 | 3,836 | 43.2 | 199 | 32.9 | 85 |
| Shropshire | 44.8 | 2,841 | 56.7 | 30 | 27.3 | 11 | 66.7 | 6 | 47.4 | 78 | 44.9 | 2,633 | 28.6 | 7 | 36.8 | 76 |
| Slough | 63.5 | 2,273 | 72.2 | 1,198 | 56.3 | 199 | 100.0 | 3 | 59.5 | 195 | 48.2 | 548 | 67.8 | 90 | 57.5 | 40 |
| Solihull | 52.5 | 3,186 | 64.6 | 427 | 44.8 | 125 | 77.8 | 27 | 43.4 | 249 | 51.3 | 2,292 | 63.6 | 22 | 52.3 | 44 |
| Somerset | 45.4 | 5,117 | 67.2 | 61 | 43.5 | 23 | 62.5 | 8 | 53.0 | 134 | 45.1 | 4,827 | 33.3 | 18 | 32.6 | 46 |
| South Gloucestershire | 48.3 | 2,609 | 64.8 | 91 | 43.3 | 67 | 80.0 | 10 | 47.6 | 126 | 48.1 | 2,270 | 33.3 | 21 | 20.8 | 24 |
| South Tyneside | 39.2 | 1,706 | 57.5 | 73 | 50.0 | 16 | 100.0 | 2 | 57.9 | 38 | 41.1 | 1,408 | 54.5 | 11 | 7.0 | 158 |
| Southampton | 42.1 | 2,312 | 59.9 | 267 | 53.8 | 80 | 83.3 | 12 | 51.4 | 140 | 37.6 | 1,760 | 65.8 | 38 | 20.0 | 15 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 63.4 | 2,233 | 88.7 | 247 | 82.6 | 218 | 92.9 | 14 | 66.7 | 120 | 56.4 | 1,587 | 87.5 | 16 | 45.2 | 31 |
| Southwark | 59.0 | 2,961 | 74.5 | 149 | 55.9 | 1,315 | 82.8 | 29 | 55.2 | 335 | 62.2 | 796 | 54.7 | 232 | 67.6 | 105 |
| St. Helens | 44.1 | 1,993 | 80.0 | 25 | 40.0 | 10 | 100.0 | 4 | 42.4 | 33 | 43.4 | 1,893 | 16.7 | 6 | 63.6 | 22 |
| Staffordshire | 45.5 | 8,914 | 50.1 | 389 | 34.9 | 83 | 75.0 | 20 | 46.9 | 294 | 45.3 | 7,962 | 32.1 | 28 | 44.9 | 138 |
| Stockport | 52.0 | 2,963 | 65.0 | 206 | 44.2 | 43 | 86.7 | 15 | 48.6 | 185 | 51.1 | 2,446 | 57.6 | 33 | 42.9 | 35 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 52.9 | 2,241 | 58.4 | 137 | 71.4 | 28 | 87.5 | 8 | 47.4 | 57 | 52.3 | 1,997 | 42.9 | 7 | 42.9 | 7 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 38.2 | 2,595 | 44.6 | 435 | 50.9 | 114 | 81.8 | 11 | 42.9 | 133 | 35.6 | 1,842 | 27.8 | 54 | 33.3 | 6 |
| Suffolk | 46.2 | 7,402 | 63.6 | 121 | 44.0 | 75 | 80.0 | 5 | 46.6 | 352 | 46.0 | 6,539 | 48.1 | 52 | 40.7 | 258 |
| Sunderland | 42.7 | 2,895 | 62.6 | 99 | 57.1 | 21 | 85.7 | 7 | 40.9 | 44 | 41.9 | 2,703 | 40.0 | 10 | 18.2 | 11 |
| Surrey | 58.1 | 11,080 | 68.6 | 758 | 50.6 | 261 | 78.0 | 50 | 58.2 | 737 | 57.4 | 8,999 | 57.5 | 106 | 54.4 | 169 |
| Sutton | 69.3 | 3,118 | 88.8 | 828 | 64.7 | 320 | 87.5 | 56 | 70.4 | 318 | 58.4 | 1,489 | 71.0 | 62 | 68.9 | 45 |
| Swindon | 46.9 | 2,252 | 54.0 | 291 | 54.4 | 57 | 50.0 | 4 | 43.3 | 134 | 45.7 | 1,703 | 50.0 | 38 | 44.0 | 25 |
| Tameside | 44.2 | 2,744 | 48.0 | 342 | 46.1 | 89 | 93.3 | 15 | 39.2 | 148 | 43.6 | 2,091 | 28.6 | 35 | 62.5 | 24 |
| Telford and Wrekin | 43.2 | 2,158 | 61.4 | 184 | 39.4 | 99 | 90.9 | 11 | 37.7 | 106 | 41.4 | 1,735 | 50.0 | 6 | 47.1 | 17 |
| Thurrock | 45.2 | 1,971 | 64.5 | 110 | 61.5 | 234 | 100.0 | 10 | 50.6 | 158 | 39.9 | 1,392 | 68.8 | 16 | 39.2 | 51 |
| Torbay | 52.3 | 1,555 | 85.7 | 21 | 25.0 | 4 | 100.0 | 4 | 58.8 | 51 | 52.3 | 1,370 | 75.0 | 8 | 39.2 | 97 |
| Tower Hamlets | 54.5 | 3,088 | 60.0 | 2,038 | 49.0 | 359 | 70.6 | 17 | 44.5 | 173 | 42.9 | 326 | 59.7 | 62 | 17.7 | 113 |
| Trafford | 64.2 | 3,248 | 79.3 | 532 | 66.4 | 134 | 80.4 | 56 | 58.1 | 258 | 60.8 | 2,168 | 68.3 | 63 | 48.6 | 37 |
| Wakefield | 50.7 | 3,811 | 50.0 | 178 | 49.2 | 61 | 77.8 | 9 | 48.2 | 112 | 51.1 | 3,364 | 54.5 | 22 | 33.8 | 65 |
| Walsall | 44.0 | 3,657 | 60.0 | 832 | 49.1 | 214 | 75.0 | 12 | 39.9 | 268 | 38.0 | 2,250 | 51.1 | 45 | 27.8 | 36 |
| Waltham Forest | 50.2 | 2,747 | 61.8 | 754 | 39.1 | 619 | 79.2 | 24 | 42.3 | 281 | 49.1 | 926 | 53.9 | 128 | 53.3 | 15 |
| Wandsworth | 61.0 | 1,975 | 68.8 | 369 | 53.5 | 505 | 75.0 | 8 | 49.6 | 254 | 67.0 | 682 | 55.0 | 120 | 67.6 | 37 |
| Warrington | 54.2 | 2,410 | 73.3 | 60 | 64.3 | 14 | 66.7 | 12 | 53.3 | 75 | 53.5 | 2,192 | 68.8 | 32 | 44.0 | 25 |
| Warwickshire | 52.6 | 6,212 | 80.7 | 393 | 53.1 | 81 | 89.5 | 19 | 54.4 | 320 | 50.5 | 5,255 | 46.5 | 43 | 42.6 | 101 |
| West Berkshire | 55.0 | 1,886 | 72.6 | 73 | 50.0 | 46 | 57.1 | 7 | 61.5 | 104 | 54.0 | 1,634 | 50.0 | 10 | 58.3 | 12 |
| West Northamptonshire | 48.3 | 4,608 | 60.4 | 260 | 49.5 | 311 | 84.0 | 25 | 47.2 | 299 | 47.0 | 3,601 | 60.7 | 28 | 48.8 | 84 |
| West Sussex | 48.8 | 8,454 | 63.8 | 392 | 39.4 | 132 | 72.7 | 22 | 48.4 | 415 | 48.2 | 7,313 | 48.1 | 54 | 42.1 | 126 |
| Westminster | 66.0 | 1,801 | 74.9 | 227 | 58.8 | 442 | 94.1 | 17 | 63.1 | 157 | 71.1 | 425 | 63.3 | 479 | 72.2 | 54 |
| Wigan | 47.3 | 3,705 | 65.8 | 38 | 50.0 | 70 | 54.5 | 11 | 59.3 | 86 | 46.9 | 3,447 | 42.4 | 33 | 25.0 | 20 |
| Wiltshire | 48.6 | 4,993 | 75.0 | 112 | 38.6 | 57 | 88.2 | 17 | 46.5 | 170 | 48.1 | 4,503 | 62.5 | 40 | 40.4 | 94 |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | 55.1 | 1,632 | 63.6 | 220 | 53.3 | 30 | 75.0 | 4 | 54.9 | 144 | 53.7 | 1,185 | 52.0 | 25 | 50.0 | 24 |
| Wirral | 47.4 | 3,652 | 74.1 | 112 | 72.7 | 22 | 72.7 | 11 | 55.2 | 105 | 46.0 | 3,378 | 61.5 | 13 | 54.5 | 11 |
| Wokingham | 62.0 | 1,898 | 74.9 | 223 | 64.0 | 75 | 73.7 | 19 | 55.3 | 150 | 60.6 | 1,379 | 46.7 | 15 | 56.8 | 37 |
| Wolverhampton | 45.1 | 3,218 | 59.6 | 819 | 40.7 | 383 | 75.0 | 12 | 37.3 | 354 | 40.2 | 1,578 | 46.0 | 50 | 40.9 | 22 |
| Worcestershire | 47.6 | 5,798 | 54.0 | 200 | 47.1 | 51 | 87.5 | 8 | 46.2 | 208 | 47.3 | 5,231 | 48.0 | 25 | 49.3 | 75 |
| York | 56.1 | 1,907 | 80.0 | 40 | 50.0 | 14 | 72.7 | 11 | 71.2 | 59 | 55.0 | 1,756 | 33.3 | 6 | 61.9 | 21 |
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 data based on pupil numbers high enough to make reliable generalisations.
Data for the 2021 to 2022 school year shows that:
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69.3% of pupils in Sutton (in London) got a grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths – the highest percentage out of all local authorities in England
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26.4% of pupils in Knowsley got a grade 5 or above – the lowest percentage
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Hammersmith and Fulham had the highest percentage of white pupils getting a grade 5 or above (72.1%), followed by Westminster (71.1%) – Knowsley had the lowest percentage (26.0%)
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Hartlepool had the highest percentage of black pupils getting a grade 5 or above (87.5%), followed by Southend-on-Sea (82.6%)
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Sutton had the highest percentage of Asian pupils getting a grade 5 or above (88.8%), followed by Southend-on-Sea (88.7%)
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Rutland had the highest percentage of pupils from the mixed ethnic group getting a grade 5 or above (81.8%)
8. Data sources
Source
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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This file contains the following: measure, ethnicity, ethnicity_type, year, geography, geography_type, geography_code, gender, age (14-16), value (%), value_type, denominator and numerator