Nottingham achieves its best ever GCSE results

Early indications show that in Nottingham City, more young people are achieving higher level passes in their GCSEs than ever before.

Provisional results show a 6% increase in pupils getting 5 GCSEs (A* to C grades), compared to last year from 53% to 59.1%. This means the city has done better than the 2.4% increase in the national average for this year's results and Nottingham's pupils have done even better in their GCSEs than their peers around the country.

The majority of schools in the city have seen their best results since 2000, with four schools showing significant improvement in their pass rates (A-C grades) compared to last year. These are: Big Wood School, Greenwood Dale School, The Nottingham Emmanuel School and Manning School for Girls.

Councillor David Mellen, Nottingham City Council's Portfolio Holder for Children's Services, said: "I am delighted with the achievement of so many of our young people and schools. We have seen continuous and sustained improvement in GCSE results in Nottingham over the last few years. This reflects everyone’s hard work and commitment to improving educational standards in the city.”