THE top spot for school performance at GCSE level in the Gazette area has been retaken by Katharine Lady Berkeley’s School (KLB).

Seventy three per cent of its students hit the benchmark of five A*-C grades including English and Maths – up from 68 per cent in 2014.

The Castle School in Thornbury, which did slightly better than KLB (69 per cent) in 2014, did see its results increase for the third year in succession improving to 71 per cent.

At the other end of the scale it was a disappointing year for Marlwood School in Alveston which saw the number of pupils achieving the five GCSE standard plummet by 19 per cent from 65 per cent in 2014 to just 46 per cent.

Yate International Academy (YIA) saw its results improve in the figures released by the Department for Education with 47 per cent of its students reaching the mark – an increase from 39 per cent in 2014.

Its sister school Winterbourne International Academy, saw its GCSE results fall slightly, however, down to 64 per cent from 67 per cent.

Dursley’s Rednock School saw a slight improvement in its results from 56 per cent in 2014 to 59 per cent.

The results were also good for Brimsham Green with an eight per cent increase from 52 per cent to 60 per cent.

However, Chipping Sodbury School performed almost the mirror opposite falling from 60 per cent to 52 per cent.

Results for the last four years (percentage of pupils achieving at least five A*-C GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and maths):
Gloucestershire:


Rednock School
2015 – 59 per cent

2014 – 56 per cent

Katharine Lady Berkeley’s School

2015 – 73 per cent

2014 – 68 per cent
 

South Gloucestershire:


The Castle School

2015 – 71 per cent

2014 – 69 per cent

Marlwood School

2015 – 46 per cent

2014 – 65 per cent

Yate International Academy

2015 – 47 per cent

2014 – 39 per cent

Winterbourne International Academy

2015 – 64 per cent

2014 – 67 per cent

Brimsham Green

2015 – 60 per cent

2014 – 52 per cent

Chipping Sodbury School

2015 – 51 per cent

2014 – 60 per cent