High school is congratulated as results soar
A SECONDARY school is celebrating after being recognised as one of the most improved in the country.
Sharples School has been recognised by the Government’s Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT) for driving up GCSE results.
The news is a further boost to the school which teachers say is going from strength to strength.
At the start of the year the school was given a good report by Ofsted, less than a year after it was a given notice to improve.
Ofsted inspectors found standards are rising thanks to a “transformation in the quality of teaching and learning”.
The school has now received a certificate from the SSAT acknowledging it has raised GCSE results by at least 35 per cent between 2007 and 2010.
A letter sent to the school by the trust stated: “On behalf of the SSAT, I would like to congratulate you on your school’s performance in the 2010 GCSE or equivalent examinations.”
Headteacher Lynne Porter said the projected results of the current Year 11 were above “expected progress” targets too.
She said: “We are delighted the success of the school has been recognised yet again by the SSAT and are now looking to the future to build on these improvements.
“Ofsted described Sharples as a good school with a positive and vibrant learning culture; much of the teaching is good or better; behaviour is very good and care, guidance and support is good.
“Students and staff are proud of the school and our aim is to be an outstanding school.
“Improving teaching and learning is the core of all we do. We are a learning community which promotes excellence, equality and high expectations.
“Our students expect the best at Sharples School and our improved GCSE results show we are on track to be outstanding.
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The school, which first opened in September 2007, was the city's worst performer in last year's GCSE results figures, with only 24 per cent of pupils achieving the national benchmark of five A* to C grades, including in English and maths.
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to improve in 2007. Earlier this year it was revealed Burnley had come bottom in a government performance table of local authorities for GCSE results based on the 2009 exams. Now further problems have hit the superschools after Ofsted inspections.
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Well, I have them. And in general I am disappointed for one particular reason. Fifteen minutes before I was supposed to have them I found Mr Moore, a teacher who spends most of his life in front of a spreadsheet, and he gave me the results. This also told me my position in the year: out of all of those who did eleven GCSEs, I was top, that put me tenth in the year overall. Of those above me who did twelve GCSEs and thus got more points, one got straight/twelve A*s and the others have other peppered grades, so it could be argued I was second in the year No-one got eleven A*s, or no-one got straight A*s who did eleven GCSEs. Below are results broken down by subject, but a summary: 10 A*s, 1 A in History.
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