Sentences with phrase «grade boys achieved»

The commonwealth's eighth - grade boys achieved an average score of 157 and ranked 17th compared with boys in other states.

Not exact matches

When looking at all GCSE subjects together, the gap between boys and girls at A * - A is at its widest at 6.7 percentage points (26.5 % of girls achieving A * - A compared to 19.8 % of boys) since the top grade was introduced in 1994.

Meanwhile, just 28 % of white working class boys who receive free school meals achieve five GCSEs at grade C or above.

Bangladeshi, Indian, black African and Pakistani pupils from poorer homes were also found to perform «well above» the national average, while white working class boys achieve the lowest grades at GCSE of any main ethnic group.

Attainment in UK schools among disadvantaged pupils varies dramatically between different ethnicities, with white working class boys achieving the lowest GCSE grades, according to new analysis.

The gender gap also narrowed slightly with 73.1 per cent of girls achieving at least a C grade, compared to 64.7 per cent of boys.

The 4.7 % increase in the number of A * grades achieved by St Albans School boys this year stands in marked contrast to the slight national decrease in the award of the top grade.

More than one quarter of candidates achieved at least eight A * grades, and 11 boys were awarded straight A * grades.

White working class pupils achieve the lowest grades at GCSE of any main ethnic group, with just a quarter of boys and a third of girls achieving 5 good GCSEs.

Last year 80 % of pupils achieved the grade for English the government expects them to (Level 4), with girls (85 %) outshining boys (75 %).

E3 Rochester successfully recruited and opened two charter schools in 2014; Vertus Charter School for at - risk high school boys (grades 9 - 12) and PUC Achieve Charter School (grades 5 - 8).

A Harris spokesperson said that while Harris Boys» Academy in south London had a high proportion of pupils receiving the pupil premium they still entered students for «aspirational» academic qualifications, foregoing the higher grades that could be achieved by using alternative qualifications.

The commonwealth's fourth - grade boys also achieved an average score of 161 and ranked fifth in the nation.