EDUCATION staff at Cumbria County Council are congratulating students and teachers on this year's A-level results as the early indications are that Cumbria has improved on its performance from last year.
Results from 21 secondary schools in the county (81% of the total) show improved initial findings. It must be stressed, however, that these are not final results for the county and are subject to revision as there is a total of 26 local authority sec
ondary schools in Cumbria teaching A-levels.
The percentage of pupils achieving A-C grades is slightly higher than last year. In 2008, 67.2% of pupils in the 21 schools so far measured achieved A-C grades while in 2007 the figure was 66.1%.
The percentage of pupils achieving A-E grades in the county has also improved on last year. In 2008, 95.7% of pupils in the 21 schools so far measured achieved A-E grades – an improvement on the 2007 figure of 95.6%.
Moira Swann, corporate director of children's services at Cumbria County Council, said: "It's too early to have a complete picture of the overall performance in the county, as results are still being collated, but at this early stage the picture looks promising.
"The feedback we're getting from our schools is that there's some outstanding successes and a lot of jubilant young people who are looking forward to higher education at their chosen destination or embarking on their chosen career.
"A-level students in this county have shown a sustained improvement over the last five years and this reflects the hard work put in by pupils, parents, teaching staff and the council's employees who work in schools."
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