Results
GCSE Results August 2011 73% achieved 5 or more A* to C Results including Maths and English. 88% achieved 5 or more A* to C's. The results are above average compared to similar schools nationally, and have improved year on year. The results beat neighbouring Glossopdale Community College. However based on the new English Baccalaureate introduced by the Conservative Education Secretary Michael Gove in 2011, only 13% of students achieved 5 A*-C grades, although this is markedly better than a lot of schools in Derbyshire. The English Baccalaureate judges schools on students who have scored A*-C results in English, Maths, Science, a Humanity (History or Geography) and a Language.
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