GCSE results improve again in East Sussex
PUPILS and teachers in East Sussex have been celebrating after GCSE results across the county improved again.
PUPILS and teachers in East Sussex have been celebrating after GCSE results across the county improved again.
Across all 27 secondary schools in the county 55 per cent of students gained five or more A*-C grades, including English and maths – a 4 per cent increase on the previous best last year.
The provisional GCSE results announced on Tuesday (August 24,) showed another year of improvement across the county with 19 schools achieving or matching their best ever results including English and maths.
The 19 schools who have had their best ever results for 5 or more A*-C grades including English and mathematics are:
Beacon Community College
Bexhill High School
Cavendish School
Eastbourne Technology College
Filsham Valley School
Hailsham Community College
Heathfield Community College
Hillcrest School
Priory School
Ratton School
Ringmer Community College
Rye Community College
Seaford Head Community College
The Bishop Bell CofE School
The Causeway School
The Grove
Tideway School
Uplands Community Technology College
William Parker School
Councillor David Elkin, East Sussex County Council's Lead Member for learning and school effectiveness praised all involved. He said: "I would like to congratulate everyone whose hard work has contributed to these excellent results. They are, once again, a tribute to the dedication and commitment of students and their teachers.
"I am delighted to see so many successes and also extremely pleased to see yet another year of overall improvement for the county. We are not complacent, however, and will continue to work hard to drive standards still higher."
The results also show that five schools achieved an improvement of more than 10 per cent on last year.
These included:
Bexhill High School
Filsham Valley High School
Hailsham Community Colldge
Bishop Bell
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