Students across Telford and Wrekin will have big smiles as they open their GCSE results today.
The proportion of students who have attained 5 GCSE passes at Grade C or better has risen from the 2012 high, which was well above the national average.
Nearly 90% of students have achieved this figure of 5 passes at C or better, opening doors to a wider range of choices for next year.
Early analysis of results indicate that whilst there is an improvement in results overall, there has been a drop in the proportion of students passing in certain subjects, notably English.
This is affecting the headline figure of 5 GCSE passes at Grade C or better including English and Maths which has dropped by around 3 percentage points across the borough from last year’s high of 61%.
Individual School results that stand out in the borough include Ercall Wood and Burton Borough, celebrating their best ever results.
Burton Borough has continued to hit new highs with 100% of students passing 5 or more GCSEs with 70% of these achieving 5 A* to C including English and Maths.
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.”
