e s s e x c h ro n i c l e .co.uk ECS-EO1-S2 ED U C AT I O N Chronicle, T h u r s d a y,January 28,2016 33 A-level with some institutions registering big year-on-year improvements in 2015

C E L E B R AT I O N : W:178.677mm H:89.98mm Pupils and staff at St John Payne Catholic School. Head teacher Antony Schular is at the front with the blue tie on CMGM20160126A-498_C

‘D E D I C AT I O N ’: Cheryl Cox Academy achieves a 20% leap in grades

PUNCHING THE AIR: Moulsham High pupils and staff celebrate school league table success CMAC20160125A-390_C DESPITE the league tables for 2015 only recently released, in Witham has already seen a 20 per cent leap in GCSE results for this school year. All Year 11 students at the Spinks Lane school took their English Literature GCSE exams early, in November, with a total of 62 per cent of students scoring A* to C grades. Cheryl Cox, director of English for Maltings and , said: “Our staff regularly give up their Saturdays and gave up at least four days during the October half-term, as well as countless evenings, to give extra support to students. “The results are attributable to the dedication of staff, but also to students who attended these sessions regularly and were determined to get the very best grades. “These results are quite exceptional. “It is all part of the culture here now; it’s just what happens.” Year 11 students at New ONLY WAY IS UP: How pupils celebrated their A-level results at King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford CMGM20150813A-962_C Rickstones Academy, in Conrad Road, also took the exam early, with 42 per cent achieving A* to C grades. to be cheerful on exams Minister’s praise for GCSE RESULTS KEY STAGE 5 RESULTS (with 2014 results in brackets) s t a n d a rd s Name 2015 2014 School A B C D SCHOOLS minister Nick Gibb, pictured, said: “To d a y ’s results 48% 38% 747.1 (751.3) 200.2 NA NA show that thanks to the hard Anglo European School 71% 68% Boswells School 846.3 (896.8) 206.1 797.8 256.4 work of teachers and pupils, Boswells School 66% 54% Chelmer Valley High 698.6 (739.9) 208.1 NA NA schools are already responding Chelmer Valley High 64% 59% School School 535.8 (533) 177 452.5 215.5 to this Government’s vital Chelmsford County High 99% 100% Chelmsford County 1150.2 (1194.2) 247.8 NA NA reforms –leading to higher School for Girls High School for Girls standards and transforming 0% 0% Great Baddow High 810.1 (847.1) 199.3 830.2 222.5 young people’s life chances. Great Baddow High 64% 58% School “Our reforms School 644.2 (736.8) 188.3 647.2 188.7 to GCSEs and Hylands School 57% 44% King Edward VI 1274.8 (1209.8) 253.5 NA NA King Edward VI Grammar 99% 99% Grammar School A-levels are School 891.8 (872.6) 210.9 842.9 218.5 based on the Maltings Academy 58% 63% 922.3 (919.2) 247.1 NA NA highest Moulsham High School 72% 54% New Rickstones 755 (524.8) 213.6 769.9 244.3 possible New Hall School 94% 93% A c a d e my aspirations for New Rickstones 53% 40% and 737.1 (524.8) 210.5 NA NA our young A c a d e my people – Notley High and 57% 43% Ormiston Rivers 576.1 (559.3) 180 550.2 207.9 Braintree Sixth Form A c a d e my providing a Ormiston Rivers 55% 54% Plume School 664.9 (678.3) 199.3 665.7 236.4 broad and A c a d e my St John Payne Catholic 1002.4 (942.2) 221.5 810.7 200 balanced education and Plume School 50% 51% School equipping them with the St John Payne Catholic 76% 61% Sandon School 706.3 (696.2) 207.9 896.2 262.9 knowledge, skills and School 597.2 (674.2) 183.4 670.5 230.1 qualifications which will set Sandon School 67% 66% Sports College and Tabor Academy 50% 42% Sixth Form Centre them up to succeed. Thurstable School Sports 73% 48% William de Ferrers 742.5 (716.5) 208.4 929.1 262.4 “To d a y ’s results show how College and Sixth Form School far we have come, but they Centre,Tiptree also highlight where some William de Ferrers 66% 56% Key: pupils are still at risk of falling School A: Average point score per full time equivalent A level student; B: Average point score per A level entry; C: Average point score per full time equivalent vocational student; D: Average point score per vocational entry behind.”