Bracknell

Students at Bracknell Forest's secondary schools are celebrating success in their A-Levels following the publication of this year’s provisional examination results.

Bracknell Schools have reported a number of outstanding individual performances and several have noted a particular improvement in the performance of boys.

Provisional results indicate an overall pass rate of 94% with the average points score for students taking two or more A-Levels of 244 points.

This year some 284 students sat A-Level examinations in the Council’s schools (compared with 304 in 2005) and many have already secured places to study at university in the autumn term.

Allison Fletcher, Assistant Director of Bracknell Education, Children’s Services and Libraries for Bracknell Forest, said: "Well done to all the young people whose hard work has been rewarded with some good results.

"Although we didn't quite match last year's record peak the results nonetheless include some excellent performances.

"I wish the young people well as they move on to the next stage of their career, whether this is at university or in employment.

"We shall continue to work with our schools and the Berkshire Learning and Skills Council to develop the range of courses available at our schools."

Cllr Alan Ward, Executive Member for Bracknell Education and Libraries, said: "These results show our students continue to perform well at A-Level and I congratulate them on their success.

“We shall work closely with our schools to make sure we are once again pushing for another record pass rate next year."

These results are provisional and may still be subject to appeal. A final analysis of A-Level results from the Council’s schools will be published by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) in the autumn term.

Any young person in need of advice or guidance following their examination results should contact their school or call Connexions on 080 800 13 2 19.

Students with queries about funding for higher education courses can get help from Bracknell Council's Student Services team, tel: 01344 354000.

Bracknell Forest Borough Council