The Department for Education (DfE) has published its Progress 8 scores, used to assess the academic performance of schools and pupils who sat GCSE examinations in 2023, and we have collated the information to show which Newcastle schools made the most progress with pupils.
Each school is given a statistically calculated positive or negative value which is used to assess the progress made by pupils of the same assessed starting point when they sat their Standard Assessment Tests (SATs) in Year 6 and the results then achieved in their GCSEs in Year 11.
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It was introduced in 2016 as a fairer way to assess a school’s academic performance, rather than simply looking at raw grades and outcomes.
A score above zero represents that pupils made more progress, on average, than pupils across England who got similar results at the end of Year 6 while a score below means, on average, they made less.
1. St Mary's Catholic School
St Mary’s Catholic School on Benton Park Road has a score of 0.48, which is considered above average in the UK.
2. Gosforth Academy
Gosforth Academy has a Progress 8 score of 0.43, which is also considered above average.
3. Sacred Heart Catholic High School
Sacred Heart Catholic High School has a Progress 8 score of 0.22.
4. Jesmond Park Academy
Jesmond Park Academy has a score of 0.02, very slightly over the UK average.