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January 15th, 2010
Staff and pupils at one of the regions' leading schools are celebrating their place in a league table which highlights the nation's most improving performers at GCSE.
There were 15 secondaries from Yorkshire in a list of the top 200 schools in the country which have all delivered rising pass rates for four consecutive years.
But what makes Tollbar Business and Enterprise College's feat all the more impressive is that it has consistently improved results since 2006 from a high starting pass rate.
Four years ago the Grimsby school saw 66 per cent of pupils achieve five A* to C GCSEs including English and maths - more than double the Government's current benchmark.
League tables published yesterday show this increased to 86 per cent of pupils in last summer's exams. The 20 per cent rise was the fifth highest in the region.
School principal David Hampson said: "It is easy to deliver good results with the capable students but it is much more difficult to achieve it with less able pupils."
"Our improvements have been achieved by a lot of hard work. Staff are willing to work extra hours and we have lessons on a Saturday and Sunday mornings focusing on under performing groups.
He added: "Employers want students to have five A* to C including English and maths so we focus on the key skills: Maths, English and science, ICT and foreign languages.
"Last year we had 91 per cent of pupils achieving A* to C in maths and 89 per cent achieving in English which gave us 86 per cent of pupils finishing with five good passes including English and maths."
Article from The Yorkshire Post - Thursday January 14th 2010
