'Pupils are improving'
1:40pm Thursday 24th March 2005 in Where I Live
Haringey's 12 to 14-year-olds are improving faster than ever at school, but the borough's academic results are still well below average in England.
The latest Key Stage Three results released by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) show that the borough's English results rose four per cent faster than the overall average in England from 2001 to 2004.
Haringey's maths results have risen three per cent faster, while its science results have jumped nine per cent faster.
Hornsey Secondary School for Girls, in Inderwick Road, Hornsey, has shown the greatest consistent improvement in the borough. Its results were 16 or 17 per cent higher in maths, science and English than they were in 2001.
Gladesmore Community School, in Crowland Road, South Tottenham, has also steadily improved, with a 22 per cent improvement in its English results, a 13 per cent rise in science and 12 per cent increase in English.
Greig City Academy, in Hornsey High Street, has improved on its 2003 results in English and maths, but its results have dropped by four per cent in science.
Fortismere School, in Creighton Avenue, Muswell Hill, has seen a steady rise in results over the past four years, and the school remains the most successful in the borough.
The value-added scores for pupils moving from Key Stage Two to Key Stage Three, designed to show how much individual students have improved, are climbing rapidly, with Haringey having the third highest score of all inner-London boroughs.
But the overall figures are still 15 per cent lower than England's average in maths and science, and 12 per cent lower in English.
David Williamson, head of secondary standards at Haringey Council, said a whole raft' of projects were underway to improve results, and the council had successfully targeted specific groups of children who were struggling.
