Ryde Academy gcse 2014 pupils

Strong improvements in GCSE results at Ryde Academy

This in from Ryde Academy, in their own words. Ed


We are really pleased to see some strong improvements in GCSE results this year, especially in A/A* results which have gone up by more than 200%.

This reflects the hard work and culture of higher expectations which staff and students are now embedding in the Academy. There have been some excellent individual outcomes this year and we are pleased that so many students’ hard work has paid off.

The new league tables this year mean that some students’ qualifications can no longer be counted and so we expect to see some increases and some reductions in aspects of league table data.

Overall we know that we have much more to do in order to continue driving improvement at the Academy and we remain committed to continuing to improve student outcomes for next year.

Full data will be released next week by the Local Authority.

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ratbag
21, August 2014 7:02 pm

What percentage got 5 A*-C?

anthonysmythe
25, August 2014 12:51 pm

Its only fair I think to point out that the author of this article is also PA to the principle at Ryde Academy.

Conflict of interest maybe?

Sally Perry
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Reply to  anthonysmythe
25, August 2014 1:44 pm

As it states at the top of the article “This in from Ryde Academy, in their own words.”

sam salt
Reply to  anthonysmythe
25, August 2014 3:00 pm

So where is the Conflict of Interest Anthony? Your interpretation of Conflict of Interest is quite different to mine.

retired Hack
Reply to  sam salt
25, August 2014 3:27 pm

I think the point being made is that, when a school writes about its own exam results, it’s likely to be selective. Hence the unanswered question “What percentage got 5 A* to C?”. Sally is quite right to point out that OTW is always upfront about the authorship of Press releases (unlike the CP which frequently bylines them “By a CP reporter”). Nonetheless, we’re not going to… Read more »

Old Knobby
Reply to  retired Hack
25, August 2014 6:44 pm

Also, what are they comparing the results against? Given that the accademies have only existed for a couple of years, are they saying that they’re the best results that the accademies have ever had or the best that the accademies AND their previous incarnations have had? Are Ryde Accademy’s results better than the previous Ryde High? Are Cowes Enterprise College’s better than Cowes High? Given that they… Read more »

Anthony Wood
Reply to  retired Hack
25, August 2014 11:46 pm

Aren’t these ‘A’ Levels?

Sally Perry
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Reply to  retired Hack
26, August 2014 9:06 am

Ah, perhaps I had wrongly made the assumption that anyone reading a report written by a school (or the Council/Police/NHS) would realise that it will be selective in the information provided and could even contain some spin.

The verified figures for all GCSE results are not available yet. Once they are – later in the year (October) – all will become clearer.

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