The latest performance scores for the south of the county's secondary schools have been revealed.

The latest ‘Progress 8’ figures, which give state schools a positive or negative score, measures the progress that pupils make from the end of key stage 2 – the last year of primary school – to the end of key stage 4 – when they take GCSEs.

The scores show that Nunnery Wood High School in Spetchley Road, Worcester, had the highest ‘Progress 8’ rating among the city’s secondary schools – with an ‘above average’ score of 0.48 meaning that pupils achieved up to half a grade higher in each qualification on average, compared to similar pupils nationally.

But the disparity in progress across the city was evident in the ‘below average’ score of -0.35 at Tudor Grange Academy in Worcester meaning pupils at the school achieved half a grade lower on average using the same metrics.

The higher a pupil's 'Progress 8' score, the more progress they have made in comparison with pupils who started at a similar level according to the Department for Education.

Prince Henry’s High School and the DeMontfort School in Evesham, The Chantry School in Martley, Blessed, Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College in Worcester and Hanley Castle all received ‘above average’ Progress 8 scores.

The remaining schools in the south of the county all received ‘average’ scores.

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Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College in Timberdine Avenue received the highest ‘Attainment 8’ score of 52.3 based on results from the last school year.

‘Attainment 8’ shows the average academic performance of a secondary school and is calculated by adding together the pupils' highest scores across eight subjects.

Steve Powell, headteacher at table-topping Nunnery Wood High School, said: “Everyone in the community is celebrating the amazing progress of our students.

“Although many of our students hit the top grades in all subjects, this government progress score – Progress 8 – is how we should be judged because it includes every single child in every subject. It’s fantastic to see our young people achieve as well as those in the top few schools nationally.

“We have high ambitions for all our students; they are all on unique journeys and we are equally proud of them all. As ever, this is a team effort where staff, families and students come together to support our young people through the examination process.

“Most importantly, these impressive results get our students to the best possible next destinations and on to the interesting careers they deserve. Their values, creativity and positivity reassure us that the future is in good hands.”

The figures, released by the Department for Education, also show how many pupils entered the English Baccalaureate (Ebacc) which means they must have entered qualifications in English, maths, sciences, a language and either history or geography, and the average Ebacc point score for each school.

While it is the county’s state schools that are graded on the list, some figures were made available for independent schools – such as RGS which had the highest ‘Attainment 8’ score in the city at 52.7 and the highest Ebacc average at 4.88

The figures also show how many students achieved a grade five or above in English and maths GCSEs.

GCSEs are graded between a ‘low’ one and the ‘highest’ nine. Grade five is a similar level to a ‘high’ grade C or ‘low’ grade B under the old system.