The academy has a Progress 8 score of +0.32, and 75 per
cent of pupils gained a good pass or better in English and maths, compared with 58.7 per cent nationally.
In 2007, just 21 per
cent of pupils gained the benchmark five A * to C grade results at GCSE including maths and English.
The Department for Education (DfE) has released GCSE and A level performance tables for 2015, which show that 57.1 per
cent of pupils gained five GCSEs at A * to C, including English and maths, representing a slight increase from 56.6 per cent in 2014.
It is now ranked in the top 10 per cent with 84 per
cent of pupils gaining five or more A * to C grades, including English and maths, and Sir Michael's trust now heads fifteen academies across the region.
We were delighted to see 84 per
cent of our pupils gain their Level 4 in maths in 2015 — our highest figure yet and a fantastic achievement for them.»
Not exact matches
English and Maths saw some
of the largest falls, with the proportion
of pupils gaining A * - C in English falling 5.2 per
cent to 60.2 per
cent and maths dropping 2.3 percentage points.
Also highlighted in the report, the most deprived primary and secondary schools with over 30 per
cent of pupils receiving school meals will receive a small net
gain of # 5.6 million overall, however the most deprived secondary schools will actually see falls.
More
pupils appear to be taking their maths GCSEs at a time that is right for them as early entries in maths reduced by 64.6 per
cent, but the number
of entries
gaining a grade 9 is at 13.3 per
cent, compared to 3.5 per
cent overall
However, in regards to state schools, 200,000
pupils gained more time for their exams, which represents less than 12 per
cent of all state sector students.
The health
gains were most visible in disadvantaged catchment areas — over a half
of schools with more than a quarter
of pupils on free school meals said their facilities had improved, compared to 39 per
cent of schools with lower than average take up
of free meals.
Estimates suggested a one per
cent funding change in primaries was associated with an up to 0.071 percentage point fall in the proportion
of pupils gaining at least level 4.
For example, areas with «consistently good access» to high - performing secondary schools saw the proportion
of pupils gaining access to such schools increase from 49 per
cent in 2010 to 58 per
cent in 2015.