Suffolk schools' exam results continue to improve
Wednesday, 12th January 2011.
Figures released today by the Department for Education show that headline GCSE results for Suffolk schools have improved for the second year running.
In addition to the overall improvement, all eight of the county’s national challenge schools achieved above the 30 per cent Government target for pupils gaining five A*-C grades including English and mathematics. On average, results in Suffolk have improved by three per cent compared with last year.
Suffolk’s GCSE results continue to close the gap on the national average.
A level results in the county have improved for the fourth year running. On average, students sitting A levels in Suffolk achieved an A and two Bs.
Cllr Graham Newman, Suffolk County Council's portfolio holder for children, schools and young people said: “It is extremely pleasing to see continued improvement in GCSE results.
"However, there remains work to be done and we will carry on working with schools to ensure improvements continue to be made. Schools and pupils are working hard to deliver good results.
"We will continue to support schools and remove all barriers which hold back progress. Our main focus must be to see through the School Organisation Review.
"Currently young people in three-tier areas, on average, fall behind at key stage two compared with young people in two-tier areas. This gap is never made up and therefore young people could be achieving even better results.
“Results at A level continue to improve year on year. This is as a result of hard work and dedication from students, parents, schools and colleges.
"However, we must not become complacent and we must continue to deliver high quality and varied learning opportunities at post 16 to ensure young people go on to become successful members of society.”
For the first time the coalition government has published a new measure of school performance. This is known as the English Baccalaureate (EBacc).
This looks at the percentage of pupils who achieve 5 A*-C grades to include not only English and mathematics but a modern foreign language, two sciences and a humanities subject (geography or history).
There are only a small number of qualifications that count for this measure and schools have not had the opportunity to make any curriculum changes in order to comply with the new requirements.
However, 13.6 per cent of Suffolk pupils achieved this measure compared with 15.6 per cent nationally. As schools re-examine their curriculum offer, this figure is expected to increase in coming years.
This type of curriculum is not thought suitable for all pupils and schools will continue to offer choices to pupils that meet their interests and capabilities.
In addition to the overall improvement, all eight of the county’s national challenge schools achieved above the 30 per cent Government target for pupils gaining five A*-C grades including English and mathematics. On average, results in Suffolk have improved by three per cent compared with last year.
Suffolk’s GCSE results continue to close the gap on the national average.
A level results in the county have improved for the fourth year running. On average, students sitting A levels in Suffolk achieved an A and two Bs.
Cllr Graham Newman, Suffolk County Council's portfolio holder for children, schools and young people said: “It is extremely pleasing to see continued improvement in GCSE results.
"However, there remains work to be done and we will carry on working with schools to ensure improvements continue to be made. Schools and pupils are working hard to deliver good results.
"We will continue to support schools and remove all barriers which hold back progress. Our main focus must be to see through the School Organisation Review.
"Currently young people in three-tier areas, on average, fall behind at key stage two compared with young people in two-tier areas. This gap is never made up and therefore young people could be achieving even better results.
“Results at A level continue to improve year on year. This is as a result of hard work and dedication from students, parents, schools and colleges.
"However, we must not become complacent and we must continue to deliver high quality and varied learning opportunities at post 16 to ensure young people go on to become successful members of society.”
For the first time the coalition government has published a new measure of school performance. This is known as the English Baccalaureate (EBacc).
This looks at the percentage of pupils who achieve 5 A*-C grades to include not only English and mathematics but a modern foreign language, two sciences and a humanities subject (geography or history).
There are only a small number of qualifications that count for this measure and schools have not had the opportunity to make any curriculum changes in order to comply with the new requirements.
However, 13.6 per cent of Suffolk pupils achieved this measure compared with 15.6 per cent nationally. As schools re-examine their curriculum offer, this figure is expected to increase in coming years.
This type of curriculum is not thought suitable for all pupils and schools will continue to offer choices to pupils that meet their interests and capabilities.
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