GCSE Students in Merton Among Country's Top Performers

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Sixty per cent achieve benchmark result, more than 6% above average

New figures released by the Government show that GCSE students in Merton's state schools are among the country's highest performers.

The benchmark of five GCSEs ranked A*-C including English and maths was achieved by 60% of Merton pupils, placing them more than 6% above the national average.

But results in the borough have fallen in a year. The exact figures show that the number of GCSE students achieving the target in Merton has gone down from 64.2.% in 2014 to 60% in 2015.

The best performing schools in the borough were in Wimbledon, with 82% Ursuline High School pupils achieving the target, followed by 66% of pupils at both Ricards Lodge High School (below) and Wimbledon College.

The most improved school was Raynes Park High School where 63% achieved the target, compared with 56% in 2014.

school name	% of pupils making expected progress		% achieving 5+ A*-C GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and maths GCSEs				% achieving the English Baccalaureate	% achieving grades A*-C in English and maths GCSEs
	English	Maths	2012	2013	2014	2015
England - all schools	NA	NA	59.4%	59.2%	53.4%	53.8%	22.9%	55.8%
England - state funded schools only	71.1%	66.9%	58.8%	60.6%	56.6%	57.1%	24.3%	59.2%
Merton	78.8%	73.5%	59.1%	62.6%	64.2%	60.0%	29.8%	61.8%
Harris Academy Merton	77%	72%	62%	74%	58%	57%	8%	60%
Harris Academy Morden	51%	78%	NA	NA	56%	40%	5%	40%
Raynes Park High School	81%	74%	44%	44%	56%	63%	21%	64%
Ricards Lodge High School	82%	75%	59%	68%	71%	66%	34%	68%
Rutlish School	82%	81%	74%	64%	70%	64%	44%	64%
St Mark's Church of England Academy	77%	51%	54%	52%	49%	34%	7%	39%
Ursuline High School Wimbledon	89%	90%	84%	75%	87%	82%	68%	82%
Wimbledon College	88%	75%	57%	80%	72%	66%	34%	70%

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February 2, 2016