Croydon schools improve but a third of youngsters still missing top grades (From Croydon Guardian)
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Croydon schools improve but a third of youngsters still missing top grades
5:00pm Thursday 24th January 2013 in News By Chris Baynes, Reporter
Pupils at Harris City Academy Crystal Palace saw better results than any other state school
Secondary schools have improved slightly on last year's performance but a third of the borough's pupils are still failing to hit top GCSE grades, new league tables have showed.
Some 62.5 per cent of Croydon pupils achieved five A*-C grades in last year's exams, up from 61 per cent in 2011.
The figure exceeds the national average of 59.4 per cent but still leaves well over a third of students unable to take A-levels at most schools.
The highest-performing schools in last year's exams were Al-Khair School in Addiscombe and Trinity School in Shirley, both of which saw 100 per cent of pupils achieve five A*-C grades.
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace was the highest-achieving state-funded school, with 99 per cent of pupils celebrating A*-C grades.
Westwood Girls' College performed worst, dropping from 48 per cent of pupils with top grades to just 35 per cent.
