Minority ethnic pupils in Islington surpass the national trend
National figures released last week by Schools Minister Stephen Twigg, showed
that Asian and black pupils made the greatest rate of improvement in GCSEs in
England in 2004.
In Islington schools, the improvement has been even more pronounced, with the
2004 GCSE results of black and minority ethnic pupils in Islington schools
outperforming the national averages.
"In Islington we focus our efforts carefully where we see the greatest need.
So we are delighted to see that African Caribbean, African and Bangladeshi
pupils are doing better here than in the rest of the country. These results
show just how good our secondary schools are." Said Graham Smith, head of
CEA@Islington’s School Improvement Officer, Achievement & Diversity.
For further information please contact:
Caroline Rowe, Communications, CEA@Islington
T: 020 7527 5545
E:
caroline.rowe.cea@islington.gov.uk
Notes
White British pupils in Islington secondary schools are much less likely to
come from affluent backgrounds than in England as a whole. Twice as many
Islington White British pupils in have free school meals, which is a
recognised indicator of deprivation, compared to White British pupils
nationally. The free school meals rates among minority ethnic groups are very
similar to the national figures for those groups. Nonetheless there have been
major improvements in the performance of White British pupils in Islington in
recent years, up from 25% getting five good GCSE grades in 2001 to 44% in 2004.
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