Best-ever GCSE results in Derby

GCSE records have been smashed today as Derby's pupils

scored the city's best-ever results.

The number of pupils in the city gaining five or more A* to

C grades has risen to 63.4% this year, up from 54.5%in 2007. It

is largely due to several secondary schools breaking their own

records.

Nationally, the figure rose by just 2.4%, to 65.7%.

The Derby schools breaking their own records include Lees

Brook Community Sports College, Woodlands Community School,

Derby Moor Community School, da Vinci Community College, West

Park Community School, Bemrose Community School and Murray Park

Community School.

Littleover Community School remained the top school in the

city with 86% – the same pass rate as in 2007 – narrowly

pipping Landau Forte College with 85%.

There was also a massive increase in the city in the number

of pupils whose five or more A* to C grades included English

and maths, up from 40% to 49.5%.

This is roughly the same as the national average which is

expected to rise by about one percentage point to just under

50% when the final figure is released.

Councillor Les Allen, Derby City Council's cabinet member

for children and young people, said: "This year's improvements

in GCSE results across the city are exceptional. We have

witnessed steady improvements over recent years, but this year

the results demonstrate how schools in Derby are moving from

strength to strength."