HALTON: Continuing to improve

PUPILS in Halton continue to improve according to today’s league tables.

Halton’s five A* to Cs including English and maths pass rate has gone up 8% to 41% - just short of the 46% national average.

But its overall five A* to C pass rate has soared from 52.5% to 61.7% (60.8%).

Ashley special school in Widnes is the best at helping pupils meet their potential recording the best value added score in the borough.

Halton GCSE table
School	Address	Number of pupils	Special educational needs	Value added score	% with five GCSES at A*-C 2006	% with five GCSES at A*-C 2007	Rank
Wade Deacon High	Birchfield Rd	220	8	1039.2	53	67	1
The Heath	Clifton Rd	202	23	1024	42	50	2
Saints Peter and Paul RC College	Highfield Rd	296	16	985.9	31	48	3
St Chad's RC High	Grangeway	150	20	1023.3	39	39	4
Fairfield High	Peelhouse Ln	198	26	1004.3	33	37	5
The Bankfield	Liverpool Rd	178	9	998.8	29	33	6
Grange Comp	Latham Ave	223	41	1023.3	24	27	7
Halton High	Barnfield Ave	131	9	1003.1	22	24	8

Halton A-level table
School	Address	Number of pupils	Average points per entry	Place in LEA league table
Saints Peter and Paul RC College	The Ave	199	172.1	2
St Chad's RC High	Bewley Dr	77	169.8	3
Riverside College Halton		2380	192.6	1

Name of School	Address	Pupils on roll	Absent without consent%
Wade Deacon High	Birchfield Rd	1123	0.7
The Heath	Clifton Rd	1048	1.1
Saints Peter and Paul RC College	Highfield Rd	1611	1.7
St Chad's RC High	Grangeway	907	3
Fairfield High	Peelhouse Ln	811	2.6
The Bankfield	Liverpool Rd	867	3.3
Grange Comp	Latham Ave	1072	1.7
Halton High	Barnfield Ave	564	2.4
Riverside College Halton	Kingsway
Special schools
Ashley	Cawfield Ave	113
Brookfields	Moorfield Rd	85
Cavendish	Lincoln Close	73
Chesnut Lodge Special	Green Ln	58
Halton Average			1.9
National Average			1.4

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