Provisional GCSE results published last week show a rise in achievement in sponsored academies was double the rise in other schools;
In academies the percentage of pupils achieving 5 or more GCSEs including English and maths rose from 40.6% to 45.9%, an increase of 5.3%.
In all maintained schools, including Academies, the percentage of pupils achieving 5 or more GCSEs including English and maths rose from 55.2 % to 57.8%, an increase of 2.6%.
The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) faired marginally better than last year: there was a rise in entry of 0.7%. 16.5% of pupils achieved the award, compared to 15.6% last year.
In maintained schools, including academies, 21.6% entered and 15.2% achieved the EBacc. In City Technology Colleges 42.5% pupils were entered and 33.7% achieved the EBacc while other Academies entered 11.6% pupils and 8% pupils achieved it.
The full publication from DfE can be found here
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