Key Stage 4 core indicators by Free School Meal entitlement and area (legacy data)

This cube covered data published in the Welsh Government's annual "Examination Results" release. The annual release shows this data at Wales level, in this table, the figures are shown for regional consortia and local authorities. From 2018/19 the Welsh government has introduced a new set of performance measures that includes the Literacy point score, the Numeracy point score and the Science point score. For these new measures please see the ‘Key Stage 4 Interim Measures by FSM and Area, from 2018/19’ table.

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Gender

Gender 1

Economic Action Plan Area Code

Economic Action Plan Area

Economic Action Plan Area 1

Measure1

Measure

FSM

Area

Data can be viewed at a Wales level or broken down by the regional consortia or local authorities. The figures for Wales include all 15 year olds in Wales, including those from Independent school. Figures for Consortia and Local Authorities only include pupils from maintained schools.

Area 1

Area 2

Cohort

Percentage achieving A*-C in English $Percentage of pupils aged 15 who achieved a Level 2 (A*-C GCSE or equivalent) core English language or literature qualification. \'Core\' is defined as contributing the the Core Subject Indicator (CSI).$

Percentage achieving A*-C in Maths (best of) $Percentage of pupils aged 15 who achieved a Level 2 (A*-C GCSE or equivalent) core Maths qualification. \'Core\' is defined as contributing the the Core Subject Indicator (CSI). From 2016/17, the best of GCSE Mathematics/ Mathematics - Numeracy is used to calculate the overall Mathematics A*-C.$

Percentage achieving A*-C in GCSE Mathematics

Percentage achieving A*-C in GCSE Mathematics - Numeracy

Percentage achieving A*-C in Science $Percentage of pupils aged 15 who achieved a Level 2 (A*-C GCSE or equivalent) core Science qualification. \'Core\' is defined as contributing the the Core Subject Indicator (CSI).$

Number entering Welsh first language Number of pupils aged 15 entering level 2 Core Welsh first language qualifications.

Percentage achieving A*-C in Welsh first language Percentage of those pupils aged 15 entering a core Welsh first language qualification, who achieved Level 2 (A*-C GCSE or equivalent) in a core Welsh first language (inc. Literature) qualification.

Percentage of those pupils aged 15 entering a core Welsh first language qualification, who achieved Level 2 (A*-C GCSE or equivalent) in a core Welsh first language (inc. Literature) qualification.

All Pupils

Wales

30,371

62.6

63.6

59.4

58.0

63.0

5,266

74.3

Wales

North Wales North Wales Consortia includes Isle of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham. These figures only include pupils from maintained schools.

North Wales Consortia includes Isle of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham. These figures only include pupils from maintained schools.

6,619

56.7

62.2

56.8

58.8

62.9

1,933

71.1

North Wales North Wales Consortia includes Isle of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham. These figures only include pupils from maintained schools.

Isle of Anglesey

638

53.6

61.0

55.2

58.2

63.5

413

68.5

Gwynedd

1,143

51.6

61.3

55.6

58.7

66.6

917

70.1

Conwy

1,053

58.6

61.7

54.3

58.5

62.1

209

69.9

Denbighshire

1,119

55.8

56.9

50.7

54.0

54.3

219

77.6

Flintshire

1,564

62.8

68.5

64.6

64.1

68.8

77.4

Wrexham

1,102

54.2

60.4

56.2

56.8

59.8

113

75.2

South West and Mid Wales South West and Mid Wales Consortia includes Powys, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea and Neath Port Talbot. These figures only include pupils from maintained schools.

South West and Mid Wales Consortia includes Powys, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea and Neath Port Talbot. These figures only include pupils from maintained schools.

8,618

67.0

64.8

60.5

59.6

66.6

1,925

75.3

Powys

1,229

71.4

70.9

65.8

66.2

70.5

169

75.1

Ceredigion

631

65.8

67.4

60.9

64.5

72.6

397

76.6

Pembrokeshire

1,097

67.4

60.9

57.6

54.4

60.2

169

87.0

Carmarthenshire

1,827

67.3

65.2

61.3

60.0

69.3

752

68.0

Swansea

2,348

68.2

66.4

62.7

61.7

65.8

248

89.5

Neath Port Talbot

1,486

61.2

58.6

53.7

52.2

63.5

190

73.2

Central South Wales Central South Wales Consortia includes Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil and Cardiff. These figures only include pupils from maintained schools.

Central South Wales Consortia includes Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil and Cardiff. These figures only include pupils from maintained schools.

9,114

65.0

65.3

61.8

58.5

63.0

1,023

79.2

Central South Wales Central South Wales Consortia includes Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil and Cardiff. These figures only include pupils from maintained schools.

Bridgend

1,440

64.9

65.0

59.5

59.3

63.4

79.5

Vale of Glamorgan

1,396

74.6

71.7

68.8

64.7

69.2

117

82.9

Rhondda,Cynon,Taf

2,478

60.0

61.5

58.4

54.1

58.5

426

70.9

Merthyr Tydfil

571

48.9

55.5

54.8

41.3

52.9

Cardiff

3,229

67.7

67.4

63.6

61.9

65.4

407

86.7

South East Wales South East Wales Consortia includes Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Monmouthshire and Newport. These figures only include pupils from maintained schools.

South East Wales Consortia includes Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Monmouthshire and Newport. These figures only include pupils from maintained schools.

5,958

59.5

60.9

57.5

54.2

58.2

385

72.7

South East Wales South East Wales Consortia includes Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Monmouthshire and Newport. These figures only include pupils from maintained schools.

Caerphilly

1,898

56.3

57.4

53.7

50.7

58.3

234

73.5

Blaenau Gwent

586

53.6

52.9

50.3

42.0

46.1

Torfaen

1,066

55.3

58.1

53.9

52.8

56.7

151

71.5

Monmouthshire

772

65.7

69.9

64.4

66.8

67.7

Newport

1,636

65.0

65.2

63.6

57.6

58.9

Eligible for FSM

Wales

4,433

38.7

39.3

35.0

33.7

38.3

426

46.9

Wales

North Wales North Wales Consortia includes Isle of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham. These figures only include pupils from maintained schools.

758

35.6

39.7

33.6

36.5

39.6

150

44.0

North Wales North Wales Consortia includes Isle of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham. These figures only include pupils from maintained schools.

Isle of Anglesey

37.7

44.2

37.7

41.6

48.1

45.2

Gwynedd

105

30.5

24.8

26.7

39.0

40.5

Conwy

122

36.9

41.8

32.8

37.7

40.2

62.5

Denbighshire

131

44.3

35.9

28.2

34.4

35.9

50.0

Flintshire

172

34.3

44.8

41.9

41.3

42.4

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Wrexham

151

31.1

39.7

33.8

36.4

35.1

50.0

1,263

43.0

39.7

34.9

34.7

42.1

138

47.1

Powys

113

45.1

47.8

39.8

45.1

47.8

25.0

Ceredigion

41.7

43.3

33.3

43.3

53.3

46.4

Pembrokeshire

140

40.7

35.7

31.4

30.0

33.6

80.0

Carmarthenshire

242

44.6

40.9

36.8

35.5

47.1

45.6

Swansea

393

45.5

42.0

38.9

36.1

41.2

71.4

Neath Port Talbot

315

39.0

34.0

28.6

28.9

39.0

40.9

Central South Wales Central South Wales Consortia includes Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil and Cardiff. These figures only include pupils from maintained schools.

1,420

40.7

41.3

37.5

33.7

37.9

47.8

Central South Wales Central South Wales Consortia includes Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil and Cardiff. These figures only include pupils from maintained schools.

Bridgend

193

40.9

41.5

35.8

43.0

60.0

Vale of Glamorgan

149

43.0

38.3

32.9

36.2

20.0

Rhondda,Cynon,Taf

465

35.3

37.2

33.8

30.1

32.7

40.9

Merthyr Tydfil

36.9

28.6

16.7

34.5

Cardiff

529

45.4

47.8

44.0

38.9

41.6

64.3

South East Wales South East Wales Consortia includes Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Monmouthshire and Newport. These figures only include pupils from maintained schools.

978

33.1

35.9

32.5

30.5

33.3

54.3

South East Wales South East Wales Consortia includes Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Monmouthshire and Newport. These figures only include pupils from maintained schools.

Caerphilly

350

34.3

36.9

32.9

30.9

36.3

53.3

Blaenau Gwent

128

35.2

36.7

32.0

30.5

33.6

Torfaen

162

30.9

32.1

27.8

27.2

40.1

56.3

Monmouthshire

24.4

29.5

26.9

Newport

260

34.6

38.5

36.2

33.1

26.9

Not eligible for FSM

Wales

25,008

68.9

70.0

65.9

64.3

69.6

4,822

77.0

Wales

North Wales North Wales Consortia includes Isle of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham. These figures only include pupils from maintained schools.

5,574

62.1

68.2

62.7

64.6

69.2

1,766

74.1

North Wales North Wales Consortia includes Isle of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham. These figures only include pupils from maintained schools.

Isle of Anglesey

542

57.6

65.5

59.6

62.5

67.9

382

70.4

Gwynedd

993

56.1

67.4

61.4

64.8

72.5

821

74.1

Conwy

871

64.6

68.1

60.6

64.8

69.1

196

71.9

Denbighshire

890

63.3

66.1

59.4

62.6

62.9

207

79.2

Flintshire

1,359

67.8

73.1

69.0

68.4

73.7

79.7

Wrexham

919

59.4

65.8

61.8

62.0

65.8

101

78.2

7,187

72.6

70.6

66.4

65.3

72.4

1,787

77.5

Powys

1,090

75.5

75.0

70.1

69.9

74.6

157

79.0

Ceredigion

557

70.0

71.6

65.4

68.4

76.5

369

78.9

Pembrokeshire

923

73.7

66.6

63.5

59.9

66.2

164

87.2

Carmarthenshire

1,564

71.7

69.7

65.7

64.5

73.7

695

69.8

Swansea

1,895

75.0

73.4

69.6

68.7

72.9

234

90.6

Neath Port Talbot

1,158

67.9

65.9

61.1

59.0

70.8

168

77.4

Central South Wales Central South Wales Consortia includes Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil and Cardiff. These figures only include pupils from maintained schools.

7,374

72.3

72.6

69.0

65.7

70.5

930

82.4

Central South Wales Central South Wales Consortia includes Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil and Cardiff. These figures only include pupils from maintained schools.

Bridgend

1,187

71.7

71.8

66.3

65.9

69.6

82.5

Vale of Glamorgan

1,205

80.9

78.3

75.6

70.8

75.7

107

88.8

Rhondda,Cynon,Taf

1,959

67.3

68.9

65.7

61.2

66.2

381

74.5

Merthyr Tydfil

438

56.2

66.2

65.3

50.2

61.9

Cardiff

2,585

75.0

74.2

70.3

69.4

73.2

379

88.4

South East Wales South East Wales Consortia includes Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Monmouthshire and Newport. These figures only include pupils from maintained schools.

4,830

66.6

67.7

64.3

60.6

65.0

339

75.2

South East Wales South East Wales Consortia includes Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Monmouthshire and Newport. These figures only include pupils from maintained schools.

Caerphilly

1,487

63.8

64.5

60.8

57.4

65.9

204

76.5

Blaenau Gwent

451

59.6

58.3

56.3

45.9

50.3

Torfaen

885

60.9

64.0

59.8

58.5

60.9

135

73.3

Monmouthshire

675

72.1

76.3

69.9

73.0

74.2

Newport

1,332

73.0

72.6

71.0

64.3

67.1

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Keywords

GCSE; KS4, FSM

Title

Key Stage 4 indicators by Free School Meal entitlement

Last update

December 2019

Next update

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Welsh Examinations Database, Welsh Government (via Awarding Organisations and a contracted collection body)

Source 2

Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC), Welsh Government

Contact email

school.stats@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

General description

This table covers data published in the Welsh Government's annual "Examination Results" release. It provides information on headline indicators for Year 11 pupils by free school meal entitlement (FSM). For more information see the Weblinks.

Rounding applied

Percentages are shown as whole numbers and have been rounded to 0 decimal places.

Statistical quality

For more Information see the notes section of the Examination Results release (See Weblinks)

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Examination Results :http://gov.wales/statistics-and-research/examination-results/?lang=en;

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