Provisional GCSE results for high schools have been released.
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The results show that schools which have converted to academies due to receiving “outstanding” or “performing well” Ofsted reports are performing an average of 7.2 per cent better than the national average, with 63.3 per cent of pupils achieving over five A* to C GCSEs including English and maths.
However, a Knowsley council spokesman pointed out that was actually an improvement on the 35.4% of past year.
“Manchester is a world class city and we have a clear commitment to working with schools to ensure our young people get an education that reflects this”.
The two grammar schools gained the best results in Berkshire, while pupils at Ranelagh School in Bracknell scored the third best results in the county.
An extra 170 Essex pupils achieved the standard this year compared to 2014.
Across Greater Manchester, other boroughs were below the national result of 52.8pc – including Salford, Rochdale and Oldham.
As well as this, he expressed concern that the performance measures which are being published focus too much on exam grades and make “no reference to the progress made by pupils”, adding: “Parents need a rounded picture when they choose a secondary school”.
The area is also home to one of the top state schools in England.
Schools minister Nick Gibb said: ‘Converter academies are leading the way in strong academic standards and over time we will see the excellence and expertise of strong sponsors spread.
At Reading School 100 per cent of GCSE pupils passed with at least five A* to C grades including English and Maths and 92 per cent of pupils who took the EBacc passed.
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The county figure for five or A*-C grades including maths and English at GCSE is the same as the previous year, but a significant drop from years before where over 60 per cent of pupils were getting the grades.
