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Year 8
At assessment point 5 (June 2017), the overwhelming majority – 76.5% - of Year 8 students were on track in
mathematics, whilst 36% were already exceeding expectations with regard to their progress.
65.4% of students were on track in English, whilst 14.4% were already exceeding expectations with regard to their
progress.
There was a gap of 11% between the performance of non-disadvantaged and disadvantaged pupils in maths and a
gap of 21% in English.
Year 9
At assessment point 5 (June 2017) the vast majority – 70.4% - of Year 9 students were on track in mathematics whilst
22% were already exceeding expectations with regard to their progress.
63.5% of students were on track in English, whilst 17.4% were already exceeding expectations with regard to their
progress.
There was a gap of 12% between the performance of non-disadvantaged and disadvantaged pupils in and a gap of
12% in English.
Impact - Improvements in attainment of Pupil Premium pupils from the previous year:
Average number of A/A* grades = 2.2 (1.1 is the 3 year trend). Significantly above national average for disadvantaged
pupils.
The top attaining pupil in the year group was eligible
for pupil premium.
5+ A* - C inc English and Maths for disadvantaged
pupils increased by 14.3 percentage points from
2015-2016 (counting Grades 4+ in English and maths
as equivalent to Grade C).
A* - C English and Maths increased by 8.2
percentage points on the 2016 figure (counting
Grades 4+ in English and maths as equivalent to
Grade C).
