Boston Grammar makes the grade (2004)

Two schools have shared the spoils in the latest round of Government gradings for the Boston area.
Boston High School topped the GCSE and GNVQ league table, while BGS came first in the local GCE and VCE results round-up.

The figures take into account how many pupils are eligible to work toward the qualifications involved, and in the case of GCSEs and GNVQs students are separated according to how many received grades between A* and C against the number achieving grades from A* to G.

The GCE and VCE results are calculated on the average point scores per pupil and per exam entry.

Lincolnshire's education director Dr Cheryle Berry said: "I am very proud of all the schools' achievements. Hard work, dedication and commitment of everyone involved has brought its just rewards.

"Our emphasis is on every child achieving their best, and our efforts will continue."

BGS has also topped this year's round-up of key stage three results in the area.

Government figures for the tests, sat by pupils who are mostly aged 14, showed it to be the highest-scoring school out of eight across the borough and in neighbouring villages.

Headteacher John Neal said: "On the one hand it's always good to have recognition for what we do, and credit for the pupils and teachers, but I've always said that league tables have to be treated with great care.

"One minute you can be top, and the next you can be bottom with different statistics. It really does show how fickle they are."
Out of 112 eligible pupils, the figure for pupils achieving level five or higher in English was 96 per cent, while in both mathematics and science it was 98 per cent.

Mr Neal said this was an indication of the hard work not only of the pupils, but also of the staff.

He said school staff often received bad press when things went wrong and felt it only fair to sing their praises when news of success came in.