Students across Telford and Wrekin will open their GCSE results today, as the first school year since changes to the reporting of results were introduced by the government. It is expected that the proportion of students who have attained 5 GCSE passes at Grade C or better will be well above the national average.
Early analysis of results indicate that while there is an improvement in the rates of progress that students have made during their time in secondary school, there has been a drop in the proportion of students passing in certain subjects, notably mathematics. This has affecting the headline figure of five GCSE passes at Grade C or better including English and Maths which has fallen slightly from 58 per cent last year to 57 per cent this year. These results are provisional at this time and may change as a result of remarking or appeals.
Individual school results are varied with notable improvements in the south Telford area where both Madeley Academy and Abraham Darby Academy have achieved their best results ever. Students attending Thomas Telford have also created a new record with 100% achieving the benchmark figure of five A* to C including English and Maths. At both Newport Girls High and Adams Grammar, the proportion of students gaining the top grades of A* or A has also risen.
