GCSE ACHIEVEMENTS OF SCHOOLS IN CHORLEY

That this House congratulates Albany Science College and Rivington and Blackrod High School for ranking amongst the top-performing schools in secondary Key Stage 4 in 2009; notes that Albany Science College is amongst the top-performing schools nationally, based on the Key Stage 2 to 4 Contextual Value Added measure, and that Rivington and Blackrod High School is amongst the top schools based on sustained improvement in the achievement of five or more GCSEs including mathematics and science; commends the hard work and dedication by the teaching and support staff and the determination of the pupils at both schools; further notes that nationally secondary school results have improved every year since 1997, with the results for 2009 showing the largest annual increase in the number of pupils achieving five or more GCSEs; and calls on the Government to continue to invest in secondary education.