Hove Park School said that its GCSE results showed “huge leaps forward” in pupil progress.
And disadvantaged pupils performed particularly well, with the most able students also surpassing expectations.
The proportion of students achieving five GCSEs graded A* to C, including English and maths, was 62 per cent.
This was a drop from 65 per cent last year partly resulting from significant changes to the qualifications and to the way that results are counted.
Head teacher Derek Trimmer said that he was pleased for his students and staff in what he described as “an interesting year in education”.
He said: “Students have improved their performance across the board at Hove Park School.
“After years of only valuing C grades, government performance measures have changed to look at the progress of all students.
“At Hove Park School, student progress has made huge leaps forward, with pupil premium and gifted and talented students the most successful.”
Last year the school gave iPads to all pupils. Mr Trimmer said that one of the main reasons was to “level the playing field for all learners”.
He said: “Giving students access to world-class technology will enable students from every background to achieve.”
And he believes that this year’s GCSE results show that this is already starting to happen.
He said: “In English and maths the number of students making three levels of progress during their time at secondary school – probably the fairest way to measure a school’s effectiveness – has risen to 12 percentage points above the national average in English and just above the national average in maths.
“The most disadvantaged students, who are eligible for extra funding through the Pupil Premium, have performed particularly well, with a gap of only 14 per cent between FSM (free school meals) and non-FSM, half the national average.
“In most schools there is a clear gap between FSM and non-FSM students. At Hove Park we have managed to reduce that gap.
“The most able students have also surpassed expectations – 23 students have achieved eight or more A* or A grades, a massive increase on 2013.
“It has been an interesting year in education. In the autumn the government stopped schools from being able to count the best entry in an exam and replaced it with the first entry.
This is all spin.
Mr Trimmers expensive iPad project has clearly failed with results now falling.
This comes as no surprise to many.
This is all spin.
Mr Trimmers expensive iPad project has clearly failed with results now falling.
This comes as no surprise to many.
Well done to the whole of the school community, especially students and teachers …and now let’s carry on focussing on what matters and what is obviously working without the distraction and risks of academisation getting in the way.
Well done to the whole of the school community, especially students and teachers …and now let’s carry on focussing on what matters and what is obviously working without the distraction and risks of academisation getting in the way.
Well done ! An excellent set of results given government changes. Thank you Mr Trimmer and all the fabulous staff at Hove Park.
Well done ! An excellent set of results given government changes. Thank you Mr Trimmer and all the fabulous staff at Hove Park.