By Press Release
The Isle of Wight has once again found itself at the bottom of a key education league table.
This year, as last year, the Island has been ranked at 47th place out of 47 English counties for A levels at grade C and above. The English average is 83 per cent of pupils achieving the average grade, but the Island achieves only 71 per cent.
The picture is similarly bleak for the higher grades needed to study academic subjects at good universities. The English average for A*/B results in all subjects is 63 per cent, while Island students score just 50 per cent. At this level, the Island has the very worst results in 14 out of 28 subjects and is very near the bottom of the table in a further five subjects.
On the positive side, small numbers of Isalnd students did well in four subjects, Design Technology, French, Law and Music, but each of these subjects had fewer than 25 pupils sitting the exams locally.
The results were published by The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (OFQUAL) and give detailed information on each subject. They can be viewed at iow.life/examresults.
Neither education officers, nor the councillor responsible for education, Cllr Debbie Andre, responded to our requests for a comment on the results.
Pictured: Percentage of pupils getting A*/B results
Mal Butler