Best ever GCSE results for Haringey
Thursday 21 August 2008
Haringey students have achieved their best ever set of GCSE results.
For the first time ever, 61% of students gained five or more A*-C grades and 42.2% gained five or more A*-C grades including English and maths.
This year's provisional results are five per cent higher than last year for both five or more A*-C grades and five or more A*-C grades including English and maths (56.2% - 61% and 37.4% - 42.2% respectively).
Over the last seven years, GCSE pass rates for five or more good grades has doubled - rising from 30.9% in 2001 to today's 61% figure.
Improvements over the last year include:
Alexandra Park:
- A rise of 21% in 5+ A*-C grades
- A rise of 12% in 5+ A*-C grades including English and maths
Gladesmore:
- A rise of 20% in 5+ A*-C grades
- A rise of 6% in 5+ A*-C grades including English and maths
John Loughborough:
- A rise of 27% in 5+ A*-C grades
- A rise of 20% in 5+ A*-C grades including English and maths
St Thomas More:
- A rise of 9% in 5+ A*-C grades
- A rise of 15% in 5+ A*-C grades including English and maths
Woodside:
- A rise of 4% in 5+ A*-C grades
- A rise of 11% in 5+ A*-C grades including English and maths
Fortismere:
- Almost half of all exam entries resulted in A*/A grades
Cllr Liz Santry, cabinet member for children and young people, said:
"These are really exceptional results - they represent a wonderful achievement.
"Both students and staff at our schools deserve tremendous credit for their work.
"The biggest gains have been made at John Loughborough and show a remarkable turn-round since high level intervention by our Children and Young People Service.
"We look forward to John Loughborough sustaining that improvement."
You can see the table of 2008 GCSE results in the attached files section below.
|Back to top| Filename | Filetype | Size |
|---|---|---|
2008 gcse results.pdf  | 72K | |
| alexandra park school gcse press release.pdf | 27K | |
| highgate wood school gcse press release.pdf | 22K | |
| gladesmore community school gcse press release.pdf | 50K | |
| hornsey school for girls gcse press release.pdf | 7K | |
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