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Since 2019, the school's GCSE performance has been well below the average of other schools in Somerset, [4] however during its first full year as an academy, performance increased from 44% to 56% of students achieving five or more A* to C GCSE grades including English and mathematics. [4]
The incorporation of GCSE awards into school league tables, and the setting of targets at school level at above national average levels of attainment, has been criticised. At the time of introduction, the E grade was intended to be equivalent to the CSE grade 4, and so obtainable by a candidate of average/median ability. [ 56 ]
The school has experienced rapid declines in GCSE performance. [1] Between 2017 and 2019, the percentage of students who obtained Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs fell from 60% to 45%. [ 1 ] Performance in Progress 8, a metric of how much improvement was made by students between KS2 and KS4, was below the national average. [ 2 ]
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The unitary authority has not excelled in recent years, but seemed to have elevated marginally in the results league tables. Unfortunately when the exam league tables were reformed (removing modules, and disallowing repeated re-sits) in 2014, to reveal the true extent of GCSE results, [ 2 ] the LEA was fourth from bottom (148th) in England (out ...
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The UK Government introduced a new performance indicator called the English Baccalaureate, which measures the percentage of students in a school who achieve 5+ A*-C grades (now five Grades 4 to 9 since the GCSE Reforms) in English, mathematics, two sciences, a foreign language and history or geography at GCSE level. [3]
In March 2023, the school announced its plans to "transform" into an integrated school. The parent/guardian ballot took place between 6 May and 6 June 2023. [6] Almost 80% of parents and guardians at Bangor Academy who voted supported the plans. [7] The plans were rejected by Northern Ireland education minister Paul Givan. [8]