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Classes of 2024 Results
Dear Parents and Carers
Please forgive the midweek email but we had such fantastic news about our school over the weekend that I wanted to share it with you.
As you know we consistently get really strong results at both GCSE and A Level. Last summer was no exception to that and we were incredibly proud of our students’ success. The Department for Education (DFE) published the official GCSE data and in it we continue to be in the top two schools for Cheshire East with our Progress. You can have a look at this in more detail using this link https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/schools-by-type?step=default&table=schools®ion=895&geographic=la&for=secondary. What this means is that students who attend here typically make close to half a grade more progress here than if they were to attend a different school. However, what has made me most proud is that students who attend here who are from a disadvantaged background which means they are in receipt or have been receipt of Free School Meals achieve a third of a grade better here than all children (disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged) at a different school.
All students of all abilities and backgrounds make exceptional progress here as confirmed by our DFE published data. This is not purely about grades but the measure from where students started (KS2 results), to when they left us.
We achieve these amazing results with students from all backgrounds and abilities with an ambitious Curriculum including Languages for all, Humanities and our love for the Arts. This doesn’t just happen-this is because of our culture which we all work so hard to craft and maintain. I am forever in debt to the staff and to you as parents for supporting this culture which provides our students with an education that gives them the very best life chances.
The last thing to share with you and the cherry on top is about an email that I received over the weekend telling me that we had ranked in the top ten Comprehensive Schools out of the whole of the North West in the Sunday Times ‘Parent Power’ league tables. You can read more about this here https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/best-secondary-schools-cheshire-revealed-30518896. This ranking uses a combination of GCSE and A Level data.
I wanted to congratulate the classes of 2024 again and thank you for all that you do to support our school and your children.
Kind Regards
Ellen Walton
Headteacher
10/12/24
Highest Progress 8 score in Cheshire!
