After A Level students across Nottinghamshire celebrated fantastic results last week, it’s now time for pupils who sat GCSEs to find out how they did.
Ahead of the results day this Thursday (August 22), we had a look at the best and worst performing secondary schools in Mansfield, Ashfield and Worksop – according to their average progress 8 scores.
This score is a way of measuring the progress that pupils make from the end of key stage 2 to the end of key stage 4, when they take GCSE exams.
According to the School Attainment Report, put together by Online Marketing Surgery, the average attainment 8 rate score for Nottinghamshire was 46.2 last year (2023).
Here are schools in Mansfield, Ashfield and Worksop with the highest and lowest progress 8 score.
1. John Devlin 29/04/2022. GLASGOW. Stock shot of high school pupils sitting exam. File image of exams. education stock.
Students will learn their GCSE results on Thursday. Image: John Devlin Photo: John Devlin
2. Outwood Academy Valley
Outwood Academy Valley on Valley Road, Worksop, has a score of 0.37, above average. The school has 283 KS4 students on roll. Photo: Google
3. All Saints Catholic Voluntary Academy
All Saints Catholic Voluntary Academy, on Broomhill Lane, Mansfield, has a score of 0.34, above average. The school has 188 KS4 students on roll. Photo: Anne Shelley
4. Ashfield Comprehensive School
Ashfield Comprehensive School on Sutton Road, Kirkby, has a score of 0.10, average. The school has 400 KS4 students on roll. Photo: Google Maps