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Oldham school celebrates impressive results
Students at the Oldham Academy North make good progress
The Oldham Academy North has achieved not only the highest Progress 8 score in Oldham, but the fifth best score in Greater Manchester in the 2016-17 academic year - an achievement all the more impressive given that the four schools that have placed above TOAN are all selective schools.
Progress 8 measures the progress that students have made between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4, and with an impressive score of +0.818, TOAN has placed well above the national average.
In order to achieve a positive score for Progress 8, schools and academies must ensure
that pupils of all abilities are progressing. In fact, par t of the reason for Progress 8 is to stop schools and academies from targeting a disproportionate amount of resources at pupils on the C /D grade borderline. TOAN however has progressed by offering support at ever y level, tailoring support to each individual student’s needs.
This tailored approach is all the more impor tant given the diversity of TOAN’s student body, which includes students of var ying ability on entr y to the academy as well as around 80% with English as an additional language.
For example, students with lower at tainment on entr y to the academy are enrolled in the Aspire Pathway, which offers specialised suppor t and a tailored curriculum. Lessons are enquir y-led and in smaller groups so students can be closely suppor ted.
Students with higher prior at tainment are also closely suppor ted by staff so that they
can continue to compete for the top university places when they leave the academy. This approach is working as last year 27% of the cohor t achieved three 8/9 or A*/A grades and 80% of students achieved at least one A*/A or 8/9.
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