East Midland England

Countries in East Midland England
1. Derbyshire* 2. Derby 3. Nottinghamshire* 4. Nottingham 5. Lincolnshire*	6. Leicestershire* 7. Leicester 8. Rutland 9. Northamptonshire*
Derbyshire
a.) High Peak b.) Derbyshire Dales c.) South Derbyshire d.) Erewash	e.) Amber Valley f. ) North East Derbyshire g.) Chesterfield h.) Bolsover
Nottinghamshire
a.) Rushcliffe b.) Broxtowe c.) Ashfield d.) Gedling	e.) Newark and Sherwood f. ) Mansfield g.) Bassetlaw

Lincolnshire
a.) Lincoln b.) North Kesteven c.) South Kesteven	d.) South Holland e.) Boston	f.) East Lindsey g.) West Lindsey
Leicestershire
a.) Charnwood b.) Melton c.) Harborough	d.) Oadby and Wigston e.) Blaby	f.) Hinckley and Bosworth g.) North West Leicestershire
Northamptonshire
a.) South Northamptonshire b.) Northampton c.) Daventry	d.) Wellingborough e.) Kettering	f.) Corby g.) East Northamptonshire

The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. It consists of the combined area of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northampton?shire, Nottingham?shire and most of Lincolnshire, although people often speak of the "East Midlands" with only Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire in mind. The point where the three counties meet is known as Trent Lock.

The highest point in the region is Kinder Scout, in the Derbyshire Peak District at 2,088 ft (636 m). A looser definition of the East Midlands would include the City of Peterborough and Burton upon Trent in Staffordshire.

Financial funding decisions for the East Midlands (usually public construction schemes) are taken at the East Midlands Regional Assembly, based in Melton Mowbray. It is not an elected chamber, but a quango.

Education

There is a mixture of education across the East Midlands - mostly comprehensive secondary schools, except Lincolnshire has fifteen state grammar schools (as well as some comprehensive schools). For GCSE results, City of Nottingham schools are the worst performing, with Leicester schools a close second. Rutland (the best area for GCSEs) has one of the highest percentages of pupils (Buckinghamshire is the highest) reaching the threshold of five grades A-C (including Maths and English) in England; it is almost twice the percentage value of schools in Leicester, although the highest performing district council area is Derbyshire Dales. Leicestershire and Lincolnshire also have GCSE results above the UK average. At A level, Lincolnshire performs the best, and with schools in Nottingham, has results above the UK average; Nottingham has much better results at A level than those at GCSE on average. This describes the city quite accurately - it has the largest group of under-achieving school pupils in the East Midlands, but yet has one of the highest achieving groups of school pupils as well, giving a salient socio-economic diversity of almost chasmic proportions.

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