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Press
Release
Office of Joan Walley MP
Stoke-on-Trent North
Press
release
Tuesday
16th October 2008
For
immediate use
Stoke Schools Amongst Most
Improved in the Country
Stoke-on-Trent
schools were celebrating today as it was revealed that they are
amongst the top 20 most improved schools in the country. The
percentage of pupils achieving 5 or more A*-C grades has increased
by an impressive 6.3% this year which is the 17th most
improved authority in the country.
Local MP Joan
Walley said “this is a reflection of all the hard work put in
by both staff and pupils alike and I applaud their efforts. Our
schools are making great strides in improving the education of our
children and it is essential we now keep this momentum going.
With the Government’s Building Schools for the Future investment
soon to transform our school buildings I believe we will have an
education system of which we can all be proud”.
Notes for
Editors
The full league
table is below:
Top 20 Local
Authorities showing the biggest improvement over the last year (%
of pupils achieving 5 or more A*-C grades)
|
Local Authority |
2007 |
2008 (Provisional) |
% pt increase (07-08) |
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Merton |
48.7 |
60.6 |
11.9 |
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Bolton |
54.8 |
66.6 |
11.8 |
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Westminster |
55.1 |
65.8 |
10.7 |
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Greenwich |
47.2 |
56.5 |
9.3 |
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Milton Keynes |
52.0 |
60.9 |
8.9 |
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Halton |
61.9 |
70.5 |
8.6 |
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Darlington |
59.9 |
68.4 |
8.5 |
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Walsall |
50.5 |
58.6 |
8.1 |
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Northumberland |
61.6 |
69.1 |
7.5 |
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Bristol, City of |
46.9 |
54.0 |
7.1 |
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Middlesborough |
53.9 |
60.8 |
6.9 |
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Redcar and Cleveland |
52.9 |
59.8 |
6.9 |
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Liverpool |
58.3 |
65.0 |
6.7 |
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South Gloucestershire |
56.2 |
62.9 |
6.7 |
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Sefton |
64.1 |
70.7 |
6.6 |
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Coventry |
52.6 |
59.2 |
6.6 |
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Stoke on Trent |
53.9 |
60.2 |
6.3 |
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Calderdale |
59.2 |
65.4 |
6.2 |
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Herefordshire |
62.0 |
68.2 |
6.2 |
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Derby City |
54.6 |
60.8 |
6.2 |
For more
information please call Simon Oswald on 0207 2196985
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