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Congratulations to Medina pupil, Joe Groves, who achieved nine GCSE grades at A* and two more at grade A making him one of the highest achievers nationally.
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Well done to all the leaders, staff and pupils who have worked so hard in the last couple of years towards improving GCSE results. Your achievement has been recognised nationally.
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The validated GCSE results have now been released by the Department for Education. Many schools show significant improvement, but there are some dips for other schools. Carisbrooke's improvement is incredible.
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OnTheWight will update you throughout the day with Isle of Wight GCSE results as they come in from the various schools.
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Initial reports suggest that schools on the Isle of Wight appear to compare favourably with national averages and in some cases, have improved significantly – against the national trend of a decline in results.
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New measures for reporting GCSE achievements have been introduced this year. It measures the number of students attaining at least a C grade in English and mathematics combined.
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Following last week's GCSE results day, academies and colleges around the Isle of Wight will be sharing a more detail breakdown of attainment. This article will be updated throughout the day.
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Progress 8 and Attainment 8 are just two of the new ways of measuring performance of schools across the country. OnTheWight shares a handy slideshow which makes sense of the new measurements.
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Isle of Wight pupils from disadvantaged background are really being let down. They leave secondary school on average nearly 2.5 years behind attainment of Mainland non-disadvantaged peers - that's a 13.5 yo vs a 16 yo.
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OnTheWight will update you throughout the day with 2017 Isle of Wight GCSE results as they come in from the various schools.
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Year 11 students at Sandown Bay Academy have seen the rewards of their hard work with an improvement on the measure of 5 A*-C including English and Maths.
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The overall outcomes for Year 11 in 2017 show a slow and steady improvement on previous years, with nearly all key measures better than or equal to last year.
