Maidenhead & Windsor

Fourteen-year-olds in Maidenhead Royal Borough schools have once again scored well above average in the latest secondary school key stage 3 achievement and attainment tables to be published on Thursday (March 1).

The 2006 national tables showing provisional figures for test results in English, maths and science reinforce the borough's position as a top performing local education authority, with improvements in maths and science and a slight dip – reflecting the national trend – of just 1% in English over 2005.

The tables show the proportion of pupils attaining level 5+ was:

* Maths 85% (up from 82% in 2005) compared to 77% (up from 74%) nationally
* Science 82% (up from 78%) compared to 72% (up from 70%) nationally
* English 81% (down from 82% in 2005) compared to 73% (down from 74%) nationally

For the first time the tables show the proportion of pupils attaining level 6+:

* Maths 68% compared to 57% nationally
* Science 50% compared to 41% nationally
* English 41% compared to 34% nationally

The tables also provide a value added score based on progress between key stages 2 and 3, with the borough's score of 100.4 being above the national average of 100.

Cllr Cynthia Pitteway, lead member for Maidenhead education and lifelong learning, said that yet again borough students had achieved well above average results in national curriculum tests.

She added: "These excellent rewards for hard work are richly deserved and reflect the dedication and comitment of the students and their teachers in their first years in secondary education. Everyone involved is to be congratulated and we wish all the students well as they carry on their studies towards GCSEs and beyond."

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead