NET Primary And Secondary Phases Show Outstanding Year On Year Success

Despite results nationally in both the primary and secondary phase remaining relatively stable from last year, students and staff are celebrating the seismic improvements in results for 2018 across the 10 primary and 10 secondary academies sponsored by NET.

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In the primary phase, Year 6 children reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths improved by 12 percentage points to 64%, a significant increase of 28 percentage points since 2016.

Six NET schools, Abbey Park Academy, Frederick Nattrass Primary Academy, Merlin Top Primary Academy, Norton Primary Academy, The Ferns Primary Academy and The Oak Tree Academy all reported results above the national average. Additionally, six academies saw improvements in one year of more than 10 percentage points, with Norton Primary Academy and Merlin Top Primary Academy improving by 20 or more.

Frederick Nattrass Primary Academy is in the top 5% of all primary schools nationally for maths progress made between the ages of 7 and 11; whilst 6 other NET primary academies are in the top 25%. In writing, there are also 6 NET primary academies in
the top 25% and there are 3 in the top 25% for reading.