ULT academies in the North West celebrate GCSE results
27 August 2009
Across the North West, United Learning Trust (ULT) academies are celebrating their successful GCSE results.
At Manchester Academy, 40% of students achieved five or more A* to C grades including English and maths. This is an increase of five percentage points on last year’s results.
At Stockport Academy, the number of students achieving five or more A*-C grades has risen to 47% compared to 22% in 2007, the year before the academy opened and 33% last year. 25.5% of students have achieved five or more A* to C grades at GCSE including English and maths.
At William Hulme’s Grammar School, the former fee paying independent school which also opened as an academy in September 2007, 85.3% of students achieved five or more A* to C grades at GCSE including English and maths.
At Salford City Academy, 33% of students achieved five or more A* to C grades including English and maths. In total, 59% of students have achieved five or more A*-C grades at GCSE, up from 48% last year.
Commenting on the GCSE results achieved by students at these academies Charlotte Rendle-Short, Deputy Chief Executive of the United Learning Trust, which sponsors the academies, said: “Across the North West, ULT academies are giving local children a strong education and encouraging them to consistently outperform themselves. I congratulate all our students and staff on their achievements today.”
