The Learning Community Trust says it is incredibly proud of its students today after this summer’s GCSE results were revealed.
English, science and engineering performed particularly well across its five secondary schools in Telford & Wrekin – Hadley Learning Community, Ercall Wood, Charlton, Telford Priory and Burton Borough in Newport.
The Trust said it was also ‘very pleased’ to see students at each of the schools celebrating across-the-board high-grade passes.
Ercall Wood saw a continued improvement at grade four or above, including maths and English, building on the school’s overall progress during the past three years. Physics and biology also performed particularly well.
Charlton School continued to show improvement, with top performing subjects including history and physics, while top performing subject areas at Burton Borough School in Newport were art, biology and physics.
Hadley Learning Community recorded 100% pass rates on its engineering and health and social care BTEC courses, with one in five health and social care students achieving a distinction star. Languages GCSEs also performed well.
At Telford Priory School – which will become New Road Academy in September – sciences were again among the top performing subject areas, alongside languages and physical education.
At Kickstart Academy, which the Trust has been running for the past year, there were improved performances in functional skills, maths and English, and nine students are set for a career in construction after passing their health and safety in the workplace qualification.
The Trust also runs Queensway School in Telford, which caters for children and young people on the autistic spectrum, and those with social, emotional and mental health difficulties.
This school recorded an increase in GCSE achievement including English and maths, and every student has been able to access their next step and progress to further education.
Learning Community Trust deputy chief executive Paul Roberts said: “Our schools have worked tirelessly to provide students with the best possible progression opportunities.
“We’d like to say a big thank you to the parents and families for all of their support over the past year, working with us to help students meet their potential.
“Once again this year, our students have achieved the outcomes they need to go to college, apprenticeships or into employment and we are proud that our schools have provided the springboard for their successful futures.”
