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Year 8
At Assessment Point 6,
5.8%
- of Year 8 students were on track in mathematics, whilst
1%
were already exceeding ex-
pectations with regard to their progress.
8.4%
of students were on track in English, whilst
3.1%
were already exceeding expectations with regard to their pro-
gress.
There was a gap of
0.9%
between the performance of non-disadvantaged and disadvantaged pupils in maths and a gap
of
3.3%
in English.
Year 9
At Assessment Point 6 -
6.8%
(11 student) - of Year 9 students were on track in mathematics whilst
15.4%
(25 students)
were already exceeding expectations with regard to their progress.
10.5%
(17 students) of students were on track in English, whilst
4.9%
(8 students) were already exceeding expectations
with regard to their progress.
There was a gap of
7.7%
between the performance of non-disadvantaged and disadvantaged pupils in maths and a gap
of
0.4%
in English.
Impact – progress and attainment of Pupil Premium pupils in 2016-17:
GCSE
•
33% (40 students)
of disadvantaged pupils achieved the Languages
element of the E-Bacc.
•
89.47% (34 students)
of disadvantaged students entered for ICT
achieved grade A*-C.
•
30.43% (7 students)
of disadvantaged students entered for computing
achieved grade A*-C.
•
4.76% (2 students)
of disadvantaged students entered for Further
Science achieved grade A*.
52.38% (22 students)
of disadvantage stu-
dents entered achieved A* - C grade.
Success Stories from Manchester Academy
•
2015 leavers Mohammed and Mehdi were both Ever 6 and PP. They both achieved high grades in A-level subjects
including Psychology, Computing and Economics. Mehdi is now at Newcastle University studying Computer
Science and Mohammed is now studying Medicine at the University of Manchester. Both universities are part of
the world class Russel Group.
•
Elijah an Ever 6 and PP pupil who left Manchester Academy in 2016, is now studying A-levels in sociology, theology
and politics at Loreto Sixth Form. Elijah is currently working alongside and supporting many organisations aiming
to make social change. Elijah says “No young person should ever be defined by a stereotype, we are defined by
our own identity not the stereotype we are given”. Elijah is also - most notably - an elected and prominent
member of Manchester’s Youth Parliament. Continuing to reflect Manchester Academy’s ethos and values.
