In a year in which the overall GCSE results in England are similar to last year, many schools in the East Riding are celebrating improved results
Indications are that 58 per cent of students in East Riding schools and academies attained the gold standard of five or more A* to C grades, (including English and mathematics) this year, up by one per cent on last year’s results.
Many East Riding schools are reporting significantly improved progress measures, which are used by Ofsted as the main measure to judge achievement, and a number are celebrating improvements in their gold standard: five good passes including English and mathematics.
Beverley High School, Goole High School, Headlands School, South Hunsley Academy, Hessle High School and Wolfreton School are among those celebrating improved results this year.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is equally pleased that most other East Riding schools have maintained and consolidated their good outcomes this year, improving their progress measures in English and mathematics at the same time.
The results for students achieving the gold standard mark are in the table below:-
Beverley Grammar School 64
Beverley High School 70
Longcroft School and Sixth Form College 59
Bridlington School 45
Cottingham High School 47
Driffield School 53
Goole High School 51
Headlands School 51
Hessle High School 67
Hornsea School 42
Howden School 45
South Holderness Technology College 42
South Hunsley School 74
The Market Weighton School 53
The Snaith School 63
Withernsea High School 44
Woldgate College
Wolfreton School 67
Councillor Julie Abraham, portfolio holder for children, young people and education, said, “We are delighted with the improvement that many East Riding schools have brought about this year, which is a continued move in the right direction.
“This is down to the hard work of young people and their families supported by dedicated school staff.
“East Riding of Yorkshire Council is committed to improving East Riding Schools until we have the some of the best in the country. The results have been achieved against a backdrop of the very low level of funding for East Riding schools from the Department for Education.
“Together with improving A-level results last week, they show that young people in our schools are achieving the success they deserve and going onto employment, education and training of their choice. This is confirmed by the above national average destination data for school and college leavers at 16 and 18 in the East Riding.”
John Seaman, the council’s principal improvement adviser, said:
“These impressive results are underpinned by many outstanding stories of hard work and application as well as committed teaching and support. We look forward to further improving Ofsted inspection outcomes for East Riding schools, building on the foundation of this year’s best ever inspection outcomes.”
“The performance in the gold standard of five or more A* to C grades, including English and maths, shows that key numeracy and literacy skills continue to thrive alongside other subjects and that we have got the balance right in our secondary schools.”
“We are proud of the work done by young people throughout the East Riding, with the support of their carers and families. We greatly appreciate the hard work of head teachers, teaching and support staff that has contributed to these results.”
