~ Glenmoor Academy tops the Progress 8 table in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, whilst The Cornerstone Academy is first on the measure in Poole ~ 

~ The scores put Glenmoor Academy and Avonbourne Girls’ Academy in 12th and 19th place respectively in the country ~ 

Following the release of the Department for Education’s provisional GCSE league tables this week, United Learning schools in Bournemouth and Poole are celebrating their scores for pupil progress. 

This national data now shows schools’ provisional results on the government’s Progress 8 measure, which calculates the average progress students make by the time they sit their GCSEs, compared with other similar schools. A progress score that meets the national average is set at 0 each year, with anything higher reflecting value added to a student’s achievements during their time at school.  

On Progress 8, Glenmoor Academy was top of the table for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, with a score of +1.27 – putting the academy 12th in the country on the measure. Glenmoor’s sister school for boys, Winton Academy, saw a similarly impressive score of +0.92.  

Elsewhere across United Learning’s local cluster, students and staff at The Cornerstone Academy were celebrating their place at the top of the table for Poole, with a Progress 8 score of +0.78.  

Equally, the Avonbourne Girls’ and Boys’ Academies – which joined the Group most recently, in late 2019 – were overjoyed by their Progress 8 scores of +1.17 and +0.45 respectively. For Avonbourne Girls’, this score puts them 19th in the country.  

Stuart Ingram, Regional Director for United Learning’s Bournemouth and Poole cluster, said: 

“These provisional results reflect the fantastic successes these schools have achieved over the past few years and the effort that has gone into making sure every student thrives in their learning after the challenges of the pandemic.  

“I know each of our academies is determined to achieve the very best for all their young people and these well above national average Progress 8 scores reflect that ambition, demonstrating the difference an education with them makes. For Glenmoor Academy and Avonbourne Girls’ Academy in particular, these scores put them 12th and 19th in the country on the measure, which is an exceptional achievement. 

“I would like to congratulate all the students and staff working across our Bournemouth and Poole cluster of schools on not only these results but the hard work they continue to put into driving ongoing improvements, each and every day.”