Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy is celebrating a series of academic successes.
The school’s Attainment 8 score is in the top 20% of state secondary schools in Derbyshire, with its outcomes for disadvantaged students ranked second out of 81 schools.
Attainment 8 is a measure of secondary school performance in England, calculated based on the average scores of students across eight key subjects, reflecting their academic achievement at the end of Key Stage 4 (GCSE level).
Maths is a particular area of strength at Saint John Houghton (the school’s grade 5 and above results outperform local and national averages) and overall, they are in the top third of all schools nationally for performance in Maths.
This latest good news comes on the back of a Good rating from Ofsted earlier this year and a Good grading from the Catholic Schools Inspectorate, with two areas rated Outstanding.
Steve Brogan, Headteacher, said: “At Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy, we are delighted with the results achieved by our students and it is great to see these figures now that the national data has been shared.
“The data shows the improvements made in the school in recent years and are the result of the hard work and dedication of the students, staff and parents of the school. We are especially proud of how we are supporting our disadvantaged students and their attainment, which is the second best in Derbyshire.
“There is so much to be proud of and to celebrate about our school, but we recognise there is always more to do and that we can be better today than we were yesterday.”
