Education in Lincolnshire - 2007 GCSE Results

2007 GCSE Results

The average percentage for 16 year olds with grades A-C at GCSE, including Maths and English, across England is 46.7% - for Lincolnshire LEA's 8400 pupils taking GCSE at 16 it is 50.6% - the second highest for LEAs in the East Midlands (Rutland is 58%). Some schools in Lincolnshire are woefully below this level. For the St Clement's College in Skegness, it is 5% - the lowest in Lincolnshire (although it is a secondary modern) and the third lowest result in England, but for the low-performing comprehensive Joseph Ruston College in Lincoln, it is 13% - the government target is 25% for comprehensives. For the St Bede's Catholic Science College in Boston and the Castle Hills Community College in Gainsborough it is 8% - these are secondary moderns. Lincoln has no selective schools, although its Priory School is a surrogate. It is also the largest school in Lincolnshire. The best performing secondary modern is St. George's College of Technology in Sleaford, which achieves results better than twelve comprehensives.

The average score by council district, for the % of pupils gaining 5 grades A-C including English and Maths, is (compare to average house price by district):

• 1. West Lindsey 57.4
• 2. South Kesteven 57.3
• 3. North Kesteven 53.0
• 4. South Holland 49.0
• 5. East Lindsey 47.3
• 6. Lincoln 47.0
• 7. Boston 46.4
• 8. (North Lincolnshire Unitary Authority 40.9)
• 9. (North East Lincolnshire Unitary Authority 39.0)

The proportion of pupils at grammar schools in each district varies - it is 35% for Boston, 31% for South Kesteven, 23% for West Lindsey but only 16% for North Kesteven. East Lindsey, Boston and South Holland do not have any comprehensives. However for South and North Kesteven, this will include supplementary pupils from Nottinghamshire and beyond.