NORLINGTON SCHOOL and 6TH FORM
n Wisdom is strength n Easter newsletter 2019
School ranked among finest in the country
Students’ progress ‘truly outstanding’ NORLINGTON has bucked the national trend by scoring among the best GCSE results in the country, according to latest figures released by the government. The school was placed in the top 100 nonselective schools in the country, despite boys falling behind girls, on average, by more than half a grade nationally. Our Progress 8 score of plus 0.8 is well over a grade higher than the average score for boys nationally, which is minus 0.25, according to Department for Education statistics. Norlington is ranked the fourth-best non-selective boys’ school in the entire country and joint second in London for overall progress. Of the top 100 performing schools, a total of 49 are all-girls schools, while 39 are mixed and only 12 are all-boys. The Progress 8 measure charts the progress made between the time students start school in Year 7 to when they leave after GCSEs in Year 11. It is one of the key government benchmarks for measuring success in secondary schools. Headteacher John Hernandez said: “If you look at these outcomes within the national context against the backdrop of boys underperforming, they are truly outstanding results. “Whilst boys results continue to fall behind girls nationally, our safe environment, focus on high expectations, caring family atmosphere, tailored curriculum and exceptional teaching and learning has ensured our boys have not been affected. “What is most pleasing to me as a headteacher is that all of our students have achieved, regardless of their background. “Our disadvantaged students are achieving far better than non-disadvantaged students do nationally. “Whatever their starting point or circumstance, students achieve very strong results. Background is no barrier to success at Norlington School. “We are not only the best-performing school
Excelling: Some of the Norlington students discuss their exam results for boys in the borough but we are also the second best in London and the fourth in the country. “Norlington has never been a school that has
been happy to rest on its laurels. “Fourth in the country is great but we want to provide all of our students with the best possible learning experiences.”
Going flat out for Olympic glory! There were records and medals galore when the annual Norlington Olympics were held in February. See page 3 for a full report.
Norlington School newsletter n Easter 2019