Students celebrate GCSE results
Students across Telford and Wrekin have been opening their GCSE results today.
Early analysis of results indicates that there is an improvement in the rates of progress that students have made during their time in secondary school.
The provisional results show that a greater proportion of students have attained 5 GCSE passes including English and Maths at Grade C or better than last year.
At Hadley Learning Community, the percentage of students making three and four levels of progress has continued to rise and is likely to be well above the national average.
Students at Sutherland Co-operative Academy, which is due to close at the end of this month, also made good progress, particularly in English during their time at the school. The headline results this year are up 14%, one of the biggest increases in the borough.
Schools in Newport have performed well with Burton Borough improving on last year’s performance and Newport Girls High reporting their best ever results.
Councillor Paul Watling, cabinet member for Children, Young People and Families, said: "I would like to congratulate all the students on their achievements and thank everyone connected with the schools for their hard work."
