Paul Goggins Visits St Paul's: Manchester's Most Improved School - 15/01/2010 |
 Wythenshawe and Sale East MP Paul Goggins has visited St Paul’s Catholic High School following recent news that it is one of the 100 most improved schools in the whole country.
Official school by school results for the whole of England published this week show that the number of St Paul’s pupils getting five or more GCSEs at A*-C grade including English and Maths substantially increased. In 2006, 17% pupils achieved five good GCSEs whereas in 2009, 40% of pupils hit this target.
Paul Goggins today spent time with pupils at the school in a ‘Question Time’ event, answering questions about his views on topics as varied as the recent cold weather to the criminal justice system, and took time to congratulate the school on its fantastic results.
Paul Goggins MP said: "I am delighted that St Paul’s has seen such a big improvement in its results – not just last year but over the last three years. It is the one of the largest sustained increases in the country and a testament to the hard work and dedication of all the pupils and staff at the school.”
“Thanks to the extra investment and the hard work of teachers and pupils Wythenshawe’s schools are making big progress. All four high schools in the area – including St Paul’s - have been rebuilt and I am sure that the new buildings will help improve exam results further in the future”.
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