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Thursday, 26 January 2012
In the latest government ranking of schools by performance in
the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) qualification, Bolton School
Boys' Division has been ranked 10th in the country. In the
same table, Bolton School Girls' Division is ranked 18th
in the country. Ninety five per cent of Boys' Division
pupils and 93% of Girls' Division pupils achieved the EBacc
qualification, which was introduced in 2010 and is awarded to
pupils attaining A*-C GCSE passes in English, Mathematics, two
Science qualifications, a language and History or
Geography. You can see the full table here.
Mr Philip Britton, Headmaster of the Boys' Division has seen his
school move from the bottom to the top of the local rankings as the
government finally recognises the IGCSE qualfication. Commenting on
the latest tables he said: "I am delighted with the success of the
boys and girls in the GCSE league tables. In a way we have enjoyed
being bottom of the league tables because the silliness of that
position must have been obvious to everyone and it drew attention
to how little tables actually can tell you about a school. We were
bottom because we took IGCSE exams which had not been counted. Now
these are, it is very good for the students to have their success
recognised, but it actually makes the league tables no better a
measure of the excellence of what we do here at Bolton School than
they were when we did not appear. Education is about very good exam
passes, which is the route to the next stages in life; but it is
also about developing the attitudes and skills to make the most of
that next stage when you get there and that is what we also do
outstandingly well.'
The GCSE table of schools in the Bolton borough can be found
here.
Headmistress, Miss Sue Hincks, said: "I am delighted at the
girls' success, both at GCSE and A Level. As a new Head, I have
found the girls' commitment to their studies and their extra
curricular sport, music, drama and societies to be exceptional. The
older girls are excellent role models for the younger ones and I
look forward to helping shape their futures in the years to
come."
The two Senior Schools also performed well in the
government's A level league
table with the Girls' Division being ranked 106th in
the whole country and Boys' Division being ranked 121st.
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