GCSE joy in big turnaround
Friday 22nd August 2008, 11:50AM BST.
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One of the biggest GCSE success stories today was The Grange School in Shrewsbury which has smashed the Government’s new GCSE standard just two months after it was branded as failing for missing the key target.
Today The Grange was celebrating a 43 per cent success rate compared to the previous 29.4 per cent.
Headteacher Julia Thomas said: “This is a tribute to staff and pupils, and the support of families.”
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