WOKINGHAM’S students are celebrating their A-Level success today after it was revealed their results were above the national average.
All of the schools in the borough achieved at least 98% pass rate, with two achieving 100% (Waingels College in Woodley and The Piggott CE in Wargrave).
The proportion of pupils achieving the highest A* to A grades, 27.2%, was well above the national average of 25.8%. Some grades were marginally down on last year, with overall A* to C grades 79.1 per cent compared with 79.9 per cent in 2015.
Despite this Wokingham’s schools continue to perform at a very high level, and the results are well above the figures from 2014 and before.
Cllr Charlotte Haitham Taylor, Wokingham Borough Council’s executive member for children’s services, said: “Congratulations to all our pupils, teachers, support staff, schools, governors, and of course parents and carers, for all your hard work and dedication in the examination process.
“There are marginal shifts in results from 2015, but the strong performance of our schools is sustained. We’re very fortunate to have such great schools and dedicated staff in our borough, working ceaselessly to do the best for our young people.
“We wish all our graduating students the very best for their future endeavours – whatever they decide to do. If your results aren’t quite what you expected, please don’t be disheartened. It is far from being the end of the world. Yes, the path you are going to tread may now be slightly different, but the end destination can still be the same, or maybe even better than what you might have anticipated.”
