Sentences with phrase «pupils achieve a grade»

The EBacc performance measure counts how many pupils achieve a grade C or above in specific subject categories (Maths, English, Science, Languages, Humanities).

Teachers claim this is down to The English Baccalaureate (EBacc), which was brought in 2010 for pupils achieving grades C and above in English, maths, science, languages, geography or history.

The school achieved 76 % of pupils achieving grades A * to C in at least five subjects, including English and maths

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

In the new more difficult qualifications at GCSE, 76 % of pupils achieved a grade four or better in both English and Mathematics; a grade four is at the level of a grade C in previous years.

Not exact matches

Lawyers claimed the pupils were initially barred from the school after failing to achieve B grades in exams during their first year of sixth form.

A total of 16 pupils were affected by the school's policy of «grade exclusion» because they didn't achieve at least three B - grades in their first year tests.

On average, 82 per cent of pupils achieve five or more GCSEs at grade A * to C, including English and mathematics.

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Pupils expected to achieve grades A to D take the higher tier and can achieve any grade; pupils taking the foundation tier can only achieve grade C or Pupils expected to achieve grades A to D take the higher tier and can achieve any grade; pupils taking the foundation tier can only achieve grade C or pupils taking the foundation tier can only achieve grade C or below.

Teather also gave a firm defence of the «ebacc» - the new performance measure pupils achieve if they get grade C or above in English, maths, a foreign language, two sciences and history or geography.

For secondary schools if fewer than 40 per cent of pupils are achieving five GCSEs of grade C or above in subjects including English and maths that is the trigger for a takeover.

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.

However, the letter claims the decline is overshadowed by the fall in GCSE performance of FSM pupils, where the number of FSM pupils achieving five A * - C grades fell by seven per cent.

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.

They do this by promoting qualities that are designed to help pupils develop valuable skills and motivate them to be more engaged and achieve better grades.

With the latest GCSE results showing the sharpest decline in the percentage of students achieving C grades or above since 1988, and school leaders saying that pupils are bringing more worries into school than they did five years ago, these statistics highlight the concerns for students» mental wellbeing and suggest that today's students are struggling to cope with the increasing demands placed on them by exams.

The study, «GCSEs, A levels and apprenticeships: their economic value», found that having 5 A * to C grade GCSEs adds an average # 60,000 to an individual's lifetime productivity, particularly if the pupil achieves high grades in English and maths.

Ucas data shows that universities are increasingly «more flexible» with grade requirements, accepting pupils who fail to achieve their predicted grades.

The figures will also showcase the percentage of pupils achieving the English Baccalaureate (GCSEs at grades A * to C, including maths, English, two science qualifications, a foreign language and either history or geography).

Has been taught to both AQA GCSE and BTEC students and has been successful in achieving high grades for pupils in both exam boards.

Pupils who achieve a middle or low C will receive a grade 4.

Analysis published by Durham University has found general studies to be the subject in which pupils were least likely to achieve high grades.

Whilst a higher proportion of secondary schools are outstanding (113 schools achieved Ofsted's highest grade in the last year alone), more than 170,000 pupils are now in secondary schools rated inadequate - an increase of around 70,000 from two years ago.

The research questioned 1,000 teenagers across 13 schools in Northern Ireland and found that 41 per cent of pupils who used portable games players «a couple of times a day» achieved five good grades at GCSE, as opposed to 77 per cent of pupils who rarely played.

Grade 5 will only be awarded to the top third of pupils achieving the current C grade.

One comprehensive school in Salford, Harrop Fold, has seen the percentage of pupils achieving 5 GCSEs at grade A * - C rise from 18 per cent to 52 per cent.

The report discloses that in last years tests, 79 per cent of pupils achieved the expected grades in reading, writing and maths.

The figures found that the average local authority maintained school had 55 per cent of pupils achieving 5 + A * - C grades in GCSEs, while free schools had 50.5 per cent of pupils achieving the same result.

«This is likely to mean that the percentage of pupils achieving higher grades as a percentage of the total, will be lower.»

In schools where the number of children obtaining the EBacc was above the national average in 2015 - 2016, 73.2 per cent of pupils taking up an arts subject achieved grades A * - C - compared to the national average of 71.7 per cent.

According to official figures, the proportion of pupils in Manchester achieving 5 GCSEs grade A * - C, including English and mathematics, had decreased from 51 per cent in 2014 to 47 per cent.

Children on free school meals achieve almost half a GCSE grade less in Attainment 8 core subjects than more affluent pupils, according to the report, and 88 per cent of this gap is believed to be due to differences between pupils at the same school.

75.2 per cent of all exams were graded at B or higher and the percentage of pupils achieving ABB, the benchmark for many top University places, remained stable at 55.5 per cent.

One comprehensive school in Salford, Harrop Fold, has seen the percentage of pupils achieving five GCSEs at grade A * - C rise from 18 per cent to 52 per cent.

Despite the 0.6 per cent drop, the proportion of independent school pupils achieving top grades is still almost double the national average of 25.8 per cent.

• PET - Xi has also introduced a GCSE Maths Revision app — a revision tool to engage «hard - to - reach» learners and support C / D borderline pupils in their efforts to achieve that all - important C grade.

Nick Gibb asserted that: «Music shouldn't be the preserve of those who can afford it», mentioning that in 2009, 18.6 per cent of pupils who achieved an A grade for music A-level went to Oxbridge, with only five subjects achieving a higher progression rate.

He contended: «Nationwide less than one quarter of pupils were entered for such a broad academic curriculum in 2012, and less than one in five achieved a C grade in each subject.»

Regarding KS4 results, the school must publish on its website the percentage of pupils who achieved grade C or above in GCSEs (or equivalent) in five or more subjects, including English and maths.

• GCSE pupils who want to achieve at least grade 4 • Parents who wish to support their children who may feel less confident with algebra.

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.

Uses differentiated tasks, peer assessment and AFL to help all pupils achieve their target grade.

In 2010, 12.4 per cent achieved the benchmark of five or more A * to C grades, including English and maths, compared with 52.9 per cent of other pupils — a 40 per cent gap.

The pupil at the bottom of our grade 9 achieved a total score of 50.

A study by Education Datalab has previously revealed pupils taking the qualification on average score the equivalent of an A grade, despite achieving an average score of below a C across their GCSEs.

Dr Jerrim notes this is probably because «poorer pupils are also lower achieving» in core subjects and need the extra time «to try and gain a C grade at GCSE».

The review found less than half of pupils take a GCSE in a language, with only one third of pupils achieving a good GCSE grade in a language.

We then used a weighted average to calculate the percentage of pupils we would expect to achieve the key grades for these schools only based on their summer 2017 outcomes.

Nationally, there was a dip in the number of pupils achieving the benchmark measure of five A * - C grades, including English and maths — down from 60.6 per cent last year, to 56 per cent this year.