GCSE results: How Yorkshire stacks up against the rest of the country
The proportion of entries getting at least a C grade was 65.3 per cent this year. This was less than any other Government region in the country.
However it was also a 0.4 per cent improvement on the previous year.
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Hide AdYorkshire has had the lowest level of A* to C grades in the country for at least the past five years.
Breakdown of this year’s results:
Grades A* to C
(Figure in brackets is change in percentage points on 2014)
• North-east England: 67.2% (1.5)
• North-west England: 68.6% (0.3)
• Yorkshire/Humber: 65.3% (0.4)
• West Midlands: 66.9% (0.2)
• East Midlands: 65.6% (-0.1)
• Eastern England: 69.0% (0.2)
• South-west England: 69.1% (0.1)
• South-east England: 70.9% (-0.1)
• London: 72.0% (0.3)
• England: 68.8% (0.2)
• Wales: 66.6% (no change)
• Northern Ireland: 78.7% (0.7)
• UK: 69.0% (0.2)
Grades A*-A
(figure in brackets is change in percentage points on 2014)
• North-east England: 17.6% (0.2)
• North-west England: 19.7% (-0.1)
• Yorkshire/Humber: 17.6% (0.2)
• West Midlands: 18.4% (-0.3)
• East Midlands: 18.3% (-0.4)
• Eastern England: 21.3% (-0.1)
• South-west England: 20.9% (-0.2)
• South-east England: 24.1% (-0.5)
• London: 25.3% (0.5)
• England: 21.0% (-0.1)
• Wales: 19.2% (-0.2)
• Northern Ireland: 28.6% (0.4)
• UK: 21.2% (-0.1)