Strong exam performance from schools in the area
The recently published league tables for schools have shown a generally strong performance from pupils who took their GCSEs and A Levels last year.
At GCSE results in Ealing borough as a whole were well ahead of the national average although for A levels there was a fall in performance against a countrywide improvement.
Cardinal Wiseman performed exceptionally well with 97% of pupils getting 5 GCSEs at C grade or better. Their GCSE point score was ahead of some of the top private schools in London although at A Level the performance was less distinguished.
Drayton Manor performed solidly at both GCSE and A level with two thirds of pupils getting the required standard at GCSE. Ellen Wilkinson School also continue to do well although A level results were down on last year. Similarly Twyford School's results were good although slightly below last year's performance.
Acton High continued its steady improvement with over half of pupils achieving 5 or more GCSE passes at higher grades.
In the private sector St. Augustine's results stood out with a particular strong improvement over last year at A Level.
| Local Secondary Schools | ||||||||||
| School | GCSE Point Score | % 5+ A*-C passes at GCSE/GNVQ |
A/AS level Average Point Score per exam |
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| 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | |||
| Acton High School | Comp | M | 342.2 | 318.4 | 319.2 | 52 | 46 | 43 | - |
- |
| Barbara Speake | Ind | M | 353.1 | 313.2 | 354.7 | 73 | 50 | 67 | - |
- |
| Cardinal Vaughan | RC | B | 549.7 | 552.8 | 509.8 | 96 | 95 | 98 | 247.8 |
238.8 |
| Cardinal Wiseman | RC | M | 523.3 | 491.0 | 494.8 | 97 | 94 | 96 | 181.6 |
189.4 |
| Chiswick Comm | Comp | M | 333.5 | 330.5 | 326.2 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 209.3 |
207.2 |
| Drayton Manor | Comp | M | 400.6 | 386.0 | 418.8 | 66 | 66 | 72 | 208.1 |
210.3 |
| Ealing College Upper School | Ind | M | 372.4 | 351.2 | 396.2 | 65 | 50 | 72 | 150.3 |
187.7 |
| Ealing Independent College | Ind | M | 255.0 | 299.1 | 444.7 | 42 | 80 | 70 | 213.1 |
222.5 |
| Ellen Wilkinson School | Comp | G | 427.2 | 427.1 | 409.8 | 73 | 75 | 70 | 194.4 |
211.4 |
| Elthorne Park | Comp | M | 385.6 | 347.5 | 369.4 | 60 | 60 | 60 | - |
- |
| Featherstone High | Comp | M | 372.6 | 334.0 | 342.2 | 57 | 47 | 47 | - |
- |
| Godolphin and Latymer | Ind | G | 419.6 | 443.1 | 494.1 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 248.4 |
254.7 |
| Gumley House | RC | G | 488.3 | 468.5 | 454.3 | 92 | 88 | 82 | 214.2 |
204.1 |
| Gunnersbury | RC | B | 370.3 | 388.8 | 386.8 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 218.3 |
213.2 |
| Harvington School | Ind | G | 506.9 | 503.7 | 457.4 | 100 | 100 | 100 | - |
- |
| King Fahad Academy | Ind | M | 117.0 | 422.4 | 409.6 | 19 | 84 | 86 | - |
201.9 |
| Latymer Upper | Ind | M | 512.4 | 524.0 | 505.1 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 249.3 |
248.3 |
| London Oratory | RC | B | 528.5 | 514.3 | 517.8 | 92 | 99 | 89 | 230.7 |
227.5 |
| Notting Hill and Ealing | Ind | G | 484.2 | 493.2 | 513.5 | 100 | 99 | 100 | 251.1 |
252.5 |
| St. Paul's School | Ind | B | 542.0 | 603.5 | 601.3 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 265.6 |
263.4 |
| St. Augustine's Priory | Ind | G | 512.8 | 524.7 | 483.8 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 237.4 |
217.5 |
| St. Benedict's School | Ind | M | 471.8 | 456.5 | 508.3 | 98 | 98 | 100 | 233.1 |
228.5 |
| St. Paul's Girls | Ind | G | 546.0 | 539.8 | 558.9 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 267.4 |
265.2 |
| Twyford CofE High | CofE | M | 459.4 | 474.8 | 450.9 | 79 | 85 | 84 | 213.1 |
223.7 |
| Westminster School | Ind | M | 568.1 | 607.3 | 600.1 | 100 | 99 | 98 | 264.9 |
266.5 |
| LEA Ave (Ealing) | - | - | 391.8 | 379.0 | 374.2 | 62.0 | 61.3 | 59.4 | 195.1 |
203.0 |
| National | - | - | 378.1 | 365.0 | 355.1 | 62.0 | 58.5 | 56.3 | 207.5 |
206.2 |
January 11, 2008