Schools that boost the basics

The table below shows the 102 state secondary schools in England which have most improved their GCSE-level performance on the new measure, including English and maths.

The columns show the percentage of students who attained the equivalent of at least five GCSEs at grade C or above, including English and maths GCSEs, in the four years from 2001 to 2004, and the overall rise.

The key to inclusion is consistency: a school's results have to have improved each year between 2001 and 2004 (or at least stayed the same). Other schools might have had a greater absolute rise but with a dip along the way.

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SCHOOL, LEA	01	02	03	04	rise
St Benedict's Catholic High School, Warwickshire	46	55	63	76	30
Dunraven School, Lambeth	32	42	44	61	29
St Katherine's School, North Somerset	24	30	39	51	27
The Downs School, West Berkshire	45	58	59	71	26
The Cottesloe School, Buckinghamshire	25	30	42	51	26
Barnwood Park High School for Girls, Gloucestershire	16	29	29	42	26
The North School, Kent	6	8	8	31	25
St Richard's Catholic College, East Sussex	51	52	55	75	24
St Augustine's Roman Catholic School, Scarborough, North Yorkshire	27	31	31	51	24
The Ockendon School, Thurrock	15	20	21	39	24
South Wirral High School, Wirral	10	24	25	34	24
St Angela's Ursuline Convent School, Newham	59	63	74	81	22
Wade Deacon High School, Halton	48	55	55	70	22
Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Language College, Lancashire	43	57	60	65	22
Ashdown School, Poole	19	27	31	41	22
Bishop Walsh Catholic School, Birmingham	41	58	60	62	21
The Northampton School for Girls, Northamptonshire	32	53	53	53	21
Parliament Hill School, Camden	27	37	41	48	21
Glenthorne High School, Sutton	26	27	32	47	21
Kelvin Hall School, Kingston Upon Hull	16	29	35	37	21
Walton-le-Dale High School, Lancashire	8	21	23	29	21
Dixons City Technology College, Bradford	56	65	70	76	20
Chancellor's School, Hertfordshire	51	61	68	71	20
Rydens School, Surrey	22	37	41	42	20
Notre Dame Roman Catholic Girls' School, Southwark	43	53	59	62	19
Penrice Community College, Cornwall	40	48	50	59	19
St George's RC High School, Salford	23	28	31	42	19
Marshalls Park School, Havering	20	33	34	39	19
Eastbrook Comprehensive School, Barking and Dagenham	19	31	33	38	19
Central Foundation Boys' School, Islington	17	28	31	36	19
Burnage High School, Manchester	12	21	22	31	19
Graveney School, Wandsworth	63	64	73	81	18
Beverley High School, East Riding of Yorkshire	60	61	62	78	18
St John The Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School,Woking, Surrey	56	68	73	74	18
The Sacred Heart Roman Catholic High School, Harrow	47	53	59	65	18
St Catherine's Roman Catholic School for Girls, Bexley	46	49	50	64	18
The Weald School, West Sussex	46	50	64	64	18
Thomas Keble School, Gloucestershire	27	31	38	45	18
Crompton House CofE School, Oldham	60	67	67	77	17
Archbishop Temple Church of England High School and Technology College,Preston, Lancashire	51	64	65	68	17
Prince Henry's High School, Worcestershire	51	55	59	68	17
The Leventhorpe School, Hertfordshire	50	58	58	67	17
Hamstead Hall School, Birmingham	44	46	47	61	17
Stocksbridge High School, Sheffield	40	40	43	57	17
Broomfield School, Enfield	38	43	47	55	17
Rastrick High School, Calderdale	35	40	43	52	17
Colne Valley High School, Kirklees	32	34	36	49	17
Ifield Community College, West Sussex	16	20	23	33	17
Parmiter's School, Hertfordshire	77	83	89	93	16
Stretford Grammar School, Trafford	77	84	93	93	16
The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School, Kensington and Chelsea	74	80	83	90	16
The Thomas Hardye School, Dorset	56	64	68	72	16
Hobart High School, Norfolk	50	51	56	66	16
Abbey Grange Church of England High School, Leeds	43	57	58	59	16
Okehampton College, Devon	37	40	45	53	16
Leiston Community High School, Suffolk	36	39	40	52	16
Springfield School, Portsmouth	36	47	49	52	16
Great Barr School, Birmingham	23	31	36	39	16
Holyhead School, Birmingham	22	35	36	38	16
Little Ilford School, Newham	16	24	26	32	16
Gladesmore Community School, Haringey	13	22	27	29	16
Kingsdown High School, Wigan	5	17	17	21	16
Hinchley Wood School and Sixth Form Centre, Surrey	49	60	60	64	15
Fairfax School, Birmingham	45	57	57	60	15
Toot Hill Comprehensive School, Nottinghamshire	42	45	51	57	15
Hartford High School, Cheshire	41	45	48	56	15
Valentines High School, Redbridge	38	47	51	53	15
The Appleton School, Essex	31	35	39	46	15
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School, Lambeth	25	27	32	40	15
Dartmouth Community College, Devon	20	35	35	35	15
East Bridgwater Community School, Somerset	18	21	27	33	15
The Aveland High School, Lincolnshire	16	16	23	31	15
The Halifax High School, Calderdale	15	25	29	30	15
The Hillcrest School and Community College, Dudley	15	21	28	30	15
The Howard School, Medway	15	17	27	30	15
Beverley Grammar School, East Riding of Yorkshire	56	57	58	70	14
High Storrs School, Sheffield	51	58	62	65	14
Bartholomew School, Oxfordshire	45	56	58	59	14
Faringdon Community College, Oxfordshire	45	47	48	59	14
Queensmead School, Hillingdon	38	45	49	52	14
St Cuthbert Mayne School, Torbay	38	41	43	52	14
London Nautical School, Lambeth	31	33	43	45	14
The Blake School, Somerset	17	24	29	31	14
Archbishop Michael Ramsey Technology College, Southwark	15	16	25	29	14
Sir John Cass Foundation and Redcoat Church of England Secondary School, Tower Hamlets	13	13	22	27	14
The Buckpool School, Dudley	12	18	22	26	14
Brownhills High School, Stoke-on-Trent	9	18	20	23	14
The King David High School, Manchester	70	77	78	83	13
Davenant Foundation School, Essex	68	74	74	81	13
Wymondham High School, Norfolk	52	57	60	65	13
Lutterworth Grammar School and Community College, Leicestershire	42	52	55	55	13
Stratford School, Newham	35	35	47	48	13
The Clere School, Hampshire	35	38	42	48	13
Canons High School, Harrow	33	39	40	46	13
Edmonton County School, Enfield	33	33	39	46	13
Liskeard School and Community College, Cornwall	31	39	43	44	13
Astley Community High School, Northumberland	30	35	39	43	13
Sydenham School, Lewisham	30	33	36	43	13
Flixton Girls' High School, Trafford	24	29	34	37	13
Bircotes and Harworth Community School, Nottinghamshire	19	22	29	32	13
The Sele School, Hertfordshire	19	22	26	32	13
Havelock School, North East Lincolnshire	7	13	14	20	13