Brent Council: GCSE results in Brent outperform London and national averages

Secondary schools in Brent have outperformed London and the national average for England at GCSE according to newly published figures.

Data from the Department for Education shows that the proportion of Brent students achieving 9-4 (A*-C) in English and maths is 69.7 per cent which is above the national average (64.4 per cent) and for the first time above the London average (67.9 per cent).

In addition to this, Brent's ‘Progress 8' score, which focuses on how much progress pupils have made between their primary school and GCSE results, shows Brent students making more than half of a grade more progress in each of their eight subjects than students nationally. 

This strong performance has put Brent well above the London and national averages. For the second year running, Brent has the second highest progress score out of 151 local authorities in England. 

Cllr Amer Agha, Cabinet Member for Schools, Employment and Skills said: 

Last year schools in Brent achieved great GCSE results and it is good to see that these have been reflected in the latest performance tables.  

Our pupils and teachers work extremely hard throughout the school year and these results are testament to all their commitment and dedication.  

I'm so pleased that Brent came second in London and England for the Progress 8 scores for the second year in a row. Brent schools are committed to giving the borough's children and young people the best possible start in life and with 96% of our schools rated "good" or "outstanding" by Ofsted I believe we are all doing that. 

In other measures, a higher percentage of students were entered for the five English Baccalaureate subjects (English, mathematics, science, foreign language and history or geography) in Brent than in London as a whole and nationally. Brent's Attainment 8 score is 49.9 which is above both the London average (49.4) and the national average (46.5).