Poor maths mark hits St Sampson's
STUDENTS under-performing in maths was the cause of St Sampson's High's low GCSE pass rate this year, its head teacher has said.
STUDENTS under-performing in maths was the cause of St Sampson's High's low GCSE pass rate this year, its head teacher has said.
Annabel Bolt, who has just started her second year in the job, defended the school after it emerged that only 20% of pupils achieved five GCSE grades at C or above including maths and English – the benchmark used to judge schools in England.
Schools in England are required to hit a target of 35% to avoid being identified as failing.
Mrs Bolt (pictured) said her school's result could be put down to it being forced to replace four out of its five-strong maths team in the last two years.
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