Schools in Haringey are in the top ten of the most improved in the country for progress between primary and secondary school, according to the Department for Education.
This is the first year that Progress 8 has been introduced, ranking schools across the country on pupils’ progress from the end of primary school to the end of secondary school across eight GCSE subjects. Statistics show that all of Haringey’s maintained schools had positive progress, well above the national average.
The data shows that the highest-performing local authority areas for Progress 8 are concentrated in London and the south, but Haringey beats both the London average (0.16) and national average (-0.03) with a score of 0.28.
This follows what has been an incredible year for Haringey schools with our best ever exam results in 2016, bucking the national trend, with a 10% increase in the number of students gaining 5 or more GCSEs A*-C.
Woodside High School was the top performing school with a Progress 8 score of 0.49 where each pupil achieved nearly half a grade better in each subject. In second and third place is Alexandra Park School (0.43) and Heartlands High School (0.42), respectively.
Well done to all our children for their outstanding progress and to their teachers, parents and school governors for their commitment and hard work.