By Martin Walker
Byerley Park School have shot to the top of the class after national statistics ranked them the best primary school in Newton Aycliffe.
Government data published today show 100% of pupils at Byerley Park are attaining their expected level (Level 4) in English and Maths.
All Year 6 pupils are also making the expected amount of progress in both English and Maths, while 29% of Year 6 pupils are classed as ‘higher level’ (reaching Level 5, the level expected of a 14-year-old, in both English and Maths).
St Mary’s School has 92% of pupils at the expected levels for English and Maths, while St Joseph’s School has the best ‘higher level’ percentage on the town, at 32%.
Alison Gargan, head teacher at Byerley Park, told Aycliffe Today: “The school is delighted with the progress that our learners have made.
“The changes that we’ve made over the years are now having a hugely-positive impact on pupils’ education, and we look forward to maintaining and improving standards within the school.”
Secondary Schools in Newton Aycliffe
| Expected levels (%) | English & Maths | English | Maths | Higher level pupils | Progress English | Progress Maths |
| Aycliffe Village | 90 | 90 | 90 | 20 | 90 | 70 |
| Byerley Park | 100 | 100 | 100 | 29 | 100 | 100 |
| St Francis | 80 | 93 | 83 | 20 | 86 | 86 |
| St Joseph’s | 79 | 84 | 84 | 32 | 89 | 89 |
| St Mary’s | 92 | 92 | 92 | 19 | 88 | 92 |
| St’ph’son Way | 53 | 66 | 58 | 8 | 74 | 71 |
| Sugar Hill | 69 | 75 | 85 | 8 | 79 | 81 |
| Vane Road | 61 | 68 | 73 | 14 | 81 | 81 |
| Woodham Burn | 54 | 68 | 65 | 5 | 77 | 61 |
Source: BBC
The statistics in full are available by clicking here
3 Comments
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January 26, 2012 at 4:57 pm[…] Flying colours for Byerley Park School! Click to read more […]
Glyn Stevens
January 26, 2012 at 6:20 pmThis title can only be given if all schools are involved surely.
roxanne
January 26, 2012 at 11:24 pmWell done byerley park, i think thats is all the schools in aycliffe Glyn!