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07-04-2025
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Top Midlands secondary schools where every pupil gets good grades
The top performing schools in Birmingham where every pupil achieves good grades in English and maths have been named. The Real Schools Guide published latest results for schools based on pupils' exam performance. At the top schools, every child got grades of between A and C in the core subjects of English and maths - meaning no one failed. READ MORE: Drivers told one thing they must have in their car from April Get all the latest motoring news sent to your inbox by signing up to our new newsletter here Unsurprisingly these included some of the most prestigious private and grammar schools in and around Birmingham where the standard of education is higher and pupils generally from more advantaged backgrounds. Those where 100% of pupils achieved A-Cs were: Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys King Edward VI Five Ways School King Edward VI Handsworth School Bishop Vesey's Grammar School Queen Mary's Grammar School in Walsall also scored 100%. There were other schools which posted extremely impressive results. These included: King Edward VI Aston School - 99% King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys - 97% St Paul's School for Girls - 92% Eden Girls' Leadership Academy - 92% The new school performance figures were released in the latest Real Schools Guide. Get our best money saving tips and hacks by signing up to our newsletter Schools were also ranked in a number of other areas, including their Attainment scores which rank them based on average performance of pupils across a range of subjects. Progress 8 scores also take into account how much progress children make once they leave primary school and join their secondary.
Yahoo
06-04-2025
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'Best' secondary schools in Midlands where 'brightest' pupils make exceptional progress
The best-performing secondary schools in the West Midlands where some of the 'brightest' pupils get almost perfect results have been named. Schools are ranked based on their Progress 8 scores, which shows how much progress pupils are making compared with average performance of kids who were at a similar level when leaving primary school. This essentially shows the secondary schools where children's results accelerate once they get there. READ MORE: Drivers told one thing they must have in their car from April Get all the latest motoring news sent to your inbox by signing up to our new newsletter here A score of between zero and one means schools are above average, while below zero is worse than average. A school can achieve a maximum of one and any that gets that score is among the best performing anywhere, as kids make rapid progress. A handful of Birmingham schools achieved scores of one in the latest results published by the Real Schools Guide. They were among the most prestigious schools in the region. They were: King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls King Edward VI Five Ways School King Edward VI Handsworth School Bishop Vesey's Grammar School Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls A number of other schools also posted impressive Progress scores, including state schools and academies. They included: King Edward VI Aston School - 0.993 Wolverhampton Girls' High School - 0.933 Queen Mary's High School, Walsall - 0.993 King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys - 0.967 St Paul's School for Girls - 0.92 Eden Boys' School - 0.892 Old Swinford Hospital, Stourbridge - 0.864 Q3 Academy Langley - 0.81 Barr Beacon School, Walsall - 0.806 Summerhill School, Dudley - 0.803 The Good Schools Guide explained: "Progress 8 is a type of 'value-added' measure that indicates how much a secondary school has helped pupils improve (or progress) over a five-year period when compared to a government-calculated expected level of improvement. "Confused? You may need a moment to get your head round it but essentially this measure takes a pupil's performance in relation to their peers at primary school level, compares it with their performance at GCSEs (their Attainment 8 score) and then, after some mental arithmetic, establishes whether the individual has progressed at, above or below the expected level."
Yahoo
15-03-2025
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Midlands' best secondary schools where most pupils get good English and maths results
The 'best' secondary schools in the West Midlands where most pupils get good results in English in maths have been named. New figures have shown how well pupils' perform in the core subjects at schools across the four areas of the Black Country, allowing parents to see where kids do best. Unsurprisingly, many of the top performing schools are the more prestigious private or grammar schools - but some state schools also make the list. READ MORE: Four-week warning over huge April driving rule change Get all the latest motoring news sent to your inbox by signing up to our new newsletter here A select few schools across Sandwell, Walsall, Dudley and Wolverhampton had over seven in 10 (70%) of pupils achieve A-C in their English and maths exams, potentially setting them on their way to the top universities. At the Queen Mary's Grammar School in Walsall, recognised as one of the region's top education settings, every single child achieved A-C, though the school has a lower pupil roll compared to others. Other top achievers included Queen Mary's High School, Walsall (99.3%) and Old Swinford Hospital School, Stourbridge (86.4%). The full list who achieved above 70% is as follows: Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall - 100% Queen Mary's High School, Walsall - 99.3% Old Swinford Hospital School, Stourbridge - 86.4% Q3 Academy, Oldbury - 81% Barr Beacon School, Walsall - 80.6% Summerhill School, Kingswinford - 80.3% St Francis of Assisi Catholic College, Walsall - 77.1% Highfields School, Wolverhampton - 76.9% Redhill School, Stourbridge - 74.4% Bishop Milner Catholic College, Dudley - 72.5% The Khalsa Academy, Wolverhampton - 72.4% Heath Park School, Wolverhampton - 72.1% Q3 Academy, Great Barr - 71.1% St Edmund's Catholic Academy, Wolverhampton - 70.7% Sandwell Academy, West Bromwich - 70.2% The latest school performance figures were released in the latest Real Schools Guide. READ MORE: Exact date DWP benefit cuts expected to be announced by Rachel Reeves Get our best money saving tips and hacks by signing up to our newsletter Schools were also ranked in a number of other areas, including their Attainment schools which ranks them based on average performance of pupils across a range of subjects. Progress 8 scores also take into account how much schools have improved or regressed over a number of years.
Yahoo
08-03-2025
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Long-awaited £35 million scheme to slash traffic on key Nottinghamshire route 'under review'
The Department for Transport has confirmed that it is reviewing a major £35 million scheme to ease congestion along a key Nottinghamshire route. Funding uncertainties have blighted a project to upgrade roundabouts and junctions along the A614/A6097 corridor between Ollerton and East Bridgford, which was first proposed back in 2019. The Government has now confirmed that it has received Nottinghamshire County Council's full business case for the scheme and that this is "currently being reviewed". The major project was originally due to get underway in August 2024, but the general election last year threw promised government funding into doubt. Nottinghamshire County Council previously said the overall scheme would cost £34.4 million, with the previous government pledging £24 million and the Conservative-run council investing £10 million. Former county council leader Ben Bradley has said every six months of delay on the project was costing £1 million and stretching the project's viability. READ MORE: All of Nottinghamshire's secondary schools ranked in our Real Schools Guide READ MORE: 'Unforeseen delays' in bringing national retailer to empty Broad Marsh units Councillor Neil Clarke, the cabinet member for transport and environment at the county council, therefore says the overall project could now cost between £45 million and £50 million. The Department for Transport says it does not recognise this figure. "We continue to work closely with Nottinghamshire County Council and will make any announcements in due course", the Department for Transport said. Councillor Clarke now hopes new investment by the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA), led by East Midlands Mayor Claire Ward, will act as a "catalyst". The EMCCA says its investment "will address a cost shortfall and thus enable the Department for Transport to consider the full business case and potentially allow the scheme to progress." Nottinghamshire Live previously revealed the county council had spent over £3,000 on banners to promote the project before government funding for it had arrived. The county council then took all 17 of the banners down in late 2024 after they had been damaged by weather conditions. The authority said it was hoping to reinstall the banners in February, but they are yet to reappear and the council has still not confirmed whether it will still put them back up.
