Wokingham

Bright sparks at Wokingham district schools are celebrating today after they were ranked fifth in the country in a national league table.

Published January 11 by Department for Education and Skills (DfES), the achievement and attainment tables show Wokingham district’s pupils have once again been recognised for their hard work by being ranked fifth in the country for the national indicator in GCSE and equivalent for achieving five or more GCSEs A* to C grades including English and maths. Some 57.7% of pupils achieved this result compared with the national average of 45.8%.

Wokingham District Council's executive member for children’s services Cllr Frank Browne said: “2006 was another year of excellent pupil achievement in the Wokingham district at all key stages of education, with particular achievements at GCSE level.”

And girls also showed they are in the top three in the country for the national indicator in GCSE and equivalent for achieving five or more GCSEs A* to G grades including English and maths. Some 95.7% of girls achieved this, whilst 92.9% of boys achieved this indicator, placing them in sixth position. Both of these results were significantly above the national average (boys: 85.2% and girls: 90.5%).

Wokingham Cllr Frank Browne added: “The results are well above the national average which is a credit to the hard work of all those involved from the pupils themselves to their teachers, parents, governors, and non-teaching staff. I would like to pay tribute to their dedication and congratulate them all for some phenomenal results.

“However, there is no room for complacency. The council remains committed to ensuring we work hard with all the district’s schools to build on these improvements. We continue to raise our aspirations to ensure pupils have the best educational opportunities available to them.”

Wokingham District Council