A new study has revealed the brainiest areas in England – and Wokingham is in second place.
The survey looked at level 8 attainment rates for GCSE and A-Level exams in every local authority in England as well as analysing the percentage of population in each area that have higher education qualifications.
While York was the brain of Britain, Wokingham took silver.
The northern city had the highest percentage of population with a higher education degree, with 59.3% of residents having a degree. Similarly, York ranked seventh when it came to high pass rates amongst A-Level and GCSE exams, with 55.28% attaining a level 8 or higher.
As for Wokingham, it ranked highly for both factors, with the area having the fourth highest percentage of students receiving a level 8 in their GCSE or A-Level exams at 57.55% and the fifth highest percentage of its population possessing a higher education degree at 56.8%.
Trafford was third, while Reading came in fourth.
When broken down, Reading has the sixth highest rate of its exam takers attaining a level 8 or higher with 55.36% as well as 55.4% of Reading’s population having a higher education degree – the eighth highest rate of any area in England.
In fifth place is London. It ranks second when it comes to the percentage of its population with higher education degrees at 58.75%, however it just fails to make the top 10 for the factor of exam takers achieving a level 8 pass rate or higher with a percentage of 54.1%.
New city Milton Keynes is the sixth, and seventh is Windsor.
A spokesperson for SudokuCraze, which compiled the figures, said: “Since the pandemic began, there have been numerous setbacks to education and exams, however these findings highlight the areas in England that have surpassed the national average and are indeed the brainiest areas in the country.”
