Month: December 2019

Torquay Boys’ Grammar School is top 10 school nationally!

It is great to be recognised as the top 10 school in the country, out of over 3000 secondary schools.

TBGS regularly celebrates the huge progress students make academically during their time at TBGS, but last week saw further recognition for how well the school compares nationally.  Researchers from Bristol University analysed the 2018 progress scores of all secondary schools across the country and made an adjustment to take into account disadvantage, gender, SEND and English as a foreign language.

Headteacher, Pete Lawrence, said, ‘It is wonderful to see this recognition of the achievements of our students, and due reward for the hard work of everyone involved.’

In the report, published in Schools Week, grammar schools are noted to have their ratings go down in the Fair Secondary School Index, so it is particularly pleasing to have secured such a stellar position.

The findings come from measuring student outcomes at GCSE, but the high performance of TBGS students is testament to the well-rounded nurturing educational experience offered at the school, which leads to students achieving so highly compared to their peers across the country.

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