Every year the Department for Children, Schools and Families publishes the school league tables as a guide to how well each school is doing. The 2009 school league tables showing GCSE and A Level results for both state and independent schools in England were published yesterday.
The GCSE league tables rank schools according to the percentage of pupils gaining at least five GCSEs (or vocational equivalents) at grades A* to C, including the key subjects of English and maths. The percentage of pupils gaining two A* to C grade passes in science, is also recorded.
| Pupil numbers at KS4 | % 2 A*-C science | % 5plus A*-C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmslow High | 294 | 60 | 60 |
Wilmslow High School achieved well above the national average, with the results for all pupils across England showing that 49.8% achieved five or more A*-C GCSEs including English and mathematics. This represents a 2.2% increase on last year and a 13.9% increase since 1997.
Dalton Firth Limited, who provide specialist data management consultancy, produced regional school league tables for The Telegraph which show that Wilmslow High School are ranked 12th in Cheshire East for GCSE results.
Click here to view the Dalton Firth GCSE league table for Cheshire East.
For A levels, institutions are ranked according to A level points. A student gaining an A grade scores 270 points, B = 240, C = 210, D = 180 and E = 150 points.
| Student Numbers | Average per student |
Average per exam entry |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmslow High | 212 | 790 | 232.8 |
Again Wilmslow High School achieved results well above the national average of 739.1 points per candidate and actually had the highest average point score per examination entry of all Cheshire East schools, beating the national average by the equivalent of two thirds of a grade.
Gill Bremner, Head teacher, explained: "The contextual value added measure for post 16 also placed Wilmslow High at the top of the ladder with a score of 1013.8 – approximately half a grade better progress from Key Stage 4 (GCSE) than the national average."
The regional A Level league table produced by Dalton Firth Limited for The Telegraph shows that Wilmslow High School are ranked 8th in Cheshire East.
Gill Bremner commented: "As always we are delighted to be able to congratulate our students on their examination results at GCSE and particularly 'A' level in 2009. These successes would not be possible without the hard work of students and staff and the support of parents.We are never complacent however and will continue to strive for further improvement."
"As a 'High Performing School', a status we were granted by the government in 2008, we now have a second specialism in applied learning to complement our sports specialism. This means that we are able to expand the range of qualifications available to students across the age and ability range. This development should support our aims of raising attainment and achievement still further for students in the future. In the meantime well done again to all our young people who did so well in the summer of 2009."
Click here to view the Dalton Firth A level league table for Cheshire East.
