Pupils in Lancashire have once again performed well and chalked up some impressive GCSE results.



Whilst changes continue to be made to the examinations system and, in particular, to the way in which English results are counted this year, provisional results from schools show that around 61% of students have achieved at least five A*-C passes including English and Maths, which is around 2% better than the figure achieved last year.

County Councillor Matthew Tomlinson, Lancashire County Council cabinet member for children, young people and schools, said: "I hope that our students are justifiably proud of themselves. These results are the reward for a great deal of hard work by students and their teachers.

"At this stage we can't make a proper comparison with national statistics until they are released in October, but the fact that our students have beaten last year's results, whilst exams have become increasingly challenging can only be seen as being very positive.

"The results show that standards remain genuinely high in our schools despite the widespread changes in marking and the curriculum.

"Since I became cabinet member I've been constantly impressed by what I see in our schools. I'm so proud of our families, teachers and school staff who have worked very hard to support our pupils.

"I'd also like to congratulate and to thank our students themselves for all their hard work. These results are a credit to them and are a great achievement."