Students and teachers at Nottingham City secondary schools are celebrating excellent A level results once again this year. Overall, the percentage pass rate of 97.7%, matching last year’s figure, remains above the national average of 97.2%.

Two schools, Greenwood Dale and Trinity, have exceeded this year’s national pass rate, Greenwood Dale for the third year running. At Greenwood Dale, 98.5% of students achieved A - E grades while at Trinity the pass rate was similar at 98.6%.

The proportion of Nottingham students achieving A grades slipped very slightly from 21.6% to 21.4% of entries this year. Performance at Trinity increased by over 1 percentage point (twice the national rate) to over 30% of A grade passes with Bluecoat also showing a 0.5 percentage points increase in top grades. At Greenwood Dale, there was small fall following last year’s 4.4% rise in A grades, still well above the 2006 figures.

A to C grades increased at Greenwood Dale by 2 percentage points but A to C performance at Bluecoat and Trinity was lower than last year.

Nottingham City Council’s Portfolio Holder for Children’s Services, Councillor David Mellen, said: "We would like to congratulate pupils in Nottingham on the excellent A level and AS level results this year which have remained stable and above the national average. We would like to thank pupils, their parents and carers, teaching staff and governors for all their hard work and wish all these young people future success whether they choose to go onto university, access training opportunities or commence employment."