The performance of East Riding schools at the
end of key stage four has once again shown significant improvement. The hard
work of schools and young people has been rewarded by record breaking levels of
performance.
All the results are now in from the East Riding and East Riding pupils have achieved their best ever results, with 78 per cent of pupils getting five A* to C grades. Fifty- nine per cent of pupils across the East Riding reached the ‘gold standard’ of five A* to C grades, including English and maths.
Mike Furbank, head of improvement and learning, said: “We were waiting for a few schools to come back to us with their final results but these are all in now and we’re delighted with these results.
“They are the best results we have ever had and the pupils, staff and pupils’ families should be applauded.”
Seven schools, out of eighteen, exceeded 80 per
cent for five A*-C passes- The Snaith School, Beverley High School, South
Holderness Technology College, Woldgate College, Hessle High School, Goole High
School, Wolfreton School and South Hunsley School.
Seven schools did better than 60 per cent for
the five A*-C with English and maths: Beverley High School Driffield School,
Hessle High School, The Snaith School, South Hunsley School, Woldgate College
and Wolfreton School.
A number of schools have made significant
improvements year on year:
- Beverley
High School as the highest performing school with 80 per cent of their year 11
students achieving five A*-C including English and Maths - improved by 9.5 per
cent
- Bridlington
School improved to 44 per cent of pupils achieving five A*-C including English
and maths - an improvement of 9.9 per cent
- Hessle
High achieved 88.6 per cent of pupils gaining five good GCSEs (C+) an
improvement of 12.2 per cent - they also achieved 60.8 per cent including
English and maths - up 8.3 per cent
- Longcroft
School saw 54.3 per cent achieving five A*-C including English and maths up
10.5 per cent
- South
Holderness improved the gold standard - five A*-C with English and maths by
10.2 per cent to 55 per cent
- Goole
High School improved by 8.3 per cent in the gold standard measure to 38.5 per
cent and 80.2 per cent of year 11 achieved five good GCSEs
- Withernsea
improved significantly in the gold standard measure with 47 per cent of pupils
achieving five good grades with English and maths a rise of 8.3 per cent
- Woldgate
beat 70 per cent plus for the gold standard with 71.8 per cent of pupils
achieving this measure and improvement of 5.3per cent on their record year last
year
- Wolfreton
achieved 70 per cent for the gold standard up 9.8 per cent on last year
Mike Furbank head of improvement and learning
said: "We are tremendously proud that year after year young people
continue to achieve even better GCSE or “level 2” results in East Riding secondary
schools in a wide range of qualifications.
The results quoted above are underpinned by many individual stories of
hard work and application as well as committed teaching and support.
"We are delighted that schools’ results
continue to improve from our position as a high performing local authority. The
performance in the gold standard of five or more A*-C grades including English
and mathematics, shows that key numeracy and literacy skills continue to thrive
alongside other subjects and that we have got the balance right in our
secondary schools.
"We are proud of the work done by young
people throughout the East Riding with the support of their carers and
families. We greatly appreciate the hard work of Headteachers and school staff
that has contributed to the significant improvements in learners’ results in
our schools over the last few years.
That they achieve this against a backdrop of poor funding for education
is a testament to their determined commitment to their pupils’ achievement.
"We are not, however complacent and will
continue to work closely with school to make sure that every child does their
very best at all times."
Councillor Penny Peacock, portfolio holder for
children, young people and schools, said: "These results come from thousands
of individual successes and it is really pleasing to think of all the students
who have been empowered to make the next step towards further and higher
education or the world of work as a result of these really impressive
results."
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